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Clinical Feature Articles

5 nutritional deficiencies and how to correct them

By Steven Masley, MD November 17, 2008

Patients may not be getting all the nutrients they need. You can help them eat their way to better health.

Preoperative evaluation: Step by step

By John R. Holman, MD, MPH May 15, 2008

Identifying patients at higher risk for mortality and morbidity during the perioperative period can lead to strategies to minimize those risks.

Cancer prevention: What to tell patients now

April 23, 2008

A new report offers 10 lifestyle recommendations that will lower your patients' risk of developing cancer.

Chronic fatigue syndrome finally gains respect

By Nelly Edmondson Gupta March 14, 2008

It is a real diagnosis, says the CDC. We interviewed three experts to find out what primary-care clinicians can realistically do to help these patients.

Attacking high BP on many fronts

By Robert F. Raspa, MD February 20, 2008

Hypertension in a 62-year-old woman proved stubborn despite aggressive management. Here's how we finally hit on the right treatment plan.

Preventing PID: The case for routine STD screening

By Sharon Adler, MD, MPH January 23, 2008

Just three months after having a normal physical examination, a young woman complains of intermittent lower abdominal pain. What did her doctor miss during that earlier exam?

Spirometry: A role in primary care?

By Thomas L. Petty, MD November 20, 2007

Recent studies show that many patients are being treated for COPD without confirmatory spirometry. In-office testing is easy and available.

Bugged: What's causing the itching?

By Cedric W. Spak, MD, MPH September 11, 2007

A 54-year-old woman presents with complaints of skin infections during the past two years. She and her husband suffer a debilitating skin condition they believe started when....