GARDASIL AFTER A HYSTERECTOMY? - Clinical Advisor
Should a 30-year-old woman who had carcinoma in situ (CIS) and a transvaginal hysterectomy (TVH) receive the human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV) (Gardasil)?
When to treat high LDL with high HDL - Clinical Advisor
Apr 1, 2009 · What is the best therapeutic approach for asymptomatic patients with zero to two cardiac risk factors, elevated LDL (>130-160 mg/dL), and high HDL
Should we treat non-group A strep? - Clinical Advisor
Apr 25, 2008 · When should we treat non-group A streptococcal pharyngitis, e.g., group B, C, or G? —Jeffrey D. Smith, MD, Lubbock, Tex. To be safe, non-group A strep pharyngitis should always be treated.
Health Awareness Months 2025 - Clinical Advisor
Dec 1, 2024 · Health awareness campaigns occur all throughout the year in a wide variety of medical fields. These are when health awareness days, weeks, and months are happening this year.
CREATINE KINASE LEVELS WHILE ON STATINS - Clinical Advisor
Apr 25, 2008 · What rise in creatine kinase (CK) is considered significant in patients on statin therapy? Does the presence or absence of myalgia symptoms affect significance?
REDUCING THE CLOPIDOGREL DOSE - Clinical Advisor
After a suspected transient ischemic attack, an 81-year-old man who takes 81 mg aspirin daily was placed on clopidogrel (Plavix) 75 mg. Shortly thereafter, he developed easy bruising.
Alternative treatments for patients with lidocaine allergies
Sep 8, 2016 · Clinicians can use alternative anesthesia for patients with lidocaine allergies. Alternative anesthetics can be used for patients who have a lidocaine allergy.
Lithium side effects and management strategies - Clinical Advisor
Jan 18, 2017 · Lithium can cause side effect and toxicity burden and should be monitored. The declining rates for lithium use are linked to the burden of side effects and toxicity associated with the drug.
When is it OK to stop insulin? - Clinical Advisor
Apr 1, 2011 · A man with poorly controlled diabetes (hemoglobin A1c 8.8%) was recently released from jail. The patient had never taken diabetes pills before and was put on insulin while incarcerated.
Creatinine levels in the elderly - Clinical Advisor
Aug 4, 2008 · Some elderly patients show gradual increases in creatinine even when hypertension, blood glucose levels, etc., are well controlled. When should these patients be...