Medical educators push for less memorization and more focus on how to search for information
Why Physicians Don’t Always Follow Best Practices
Lack of information and patient resistance can contribute to physicians not following guidelines
Why Physicians Don’t Always Follow Best Practices
Experts point to a wide variety of reasons why guidelines are sometimes not followed.
Change of Course?: Studies point to antibiotics as optimal treatment for otitis media
The question of how soon to give antibiotics to children with acute otitis media (AOM) is receiving renewed attention with the publication of two studies that show the benefit of immediate treatment over the “wait-and-see” approach recommended in the 2004 guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAP/AAFP).
Closing the Knowledge Gap: New food allergy guidelines provide clarity to some otolaryngologists
Ronald A. Simon, MD, often illustrates a major food allergy misconception by showing a “Peanuts” cartoon of a bleary-eyed Snoopy lying atop his doghouse. “I think I’m allergic to morning,” Snoopy says.
Progress in Chronic Laryngitis: Improvement in diagnosis but continuing debate
Chronic laryngitis is a multifactorial disease with a large differential diagnosis for the patient who presents with hoarseness. Fortunately, the diagnosis of inflamed larynx has improved in recent years.
Quality Medical Care Forms Basis for All Marketing
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