Nationwide Patterns of Surveillance Use for Prostate Cancer
This study examined the use of active surveillance and its predictors in prostate cancer treatment, finding that its use is low and should increase to reduce the overtreatment of screening-detected...
View ArticleComputed Tomography Radiation Dose in Suspected Urolithiasis
This study reports that few computed tomographic examinations use an appropriately low dose of radiation among adults with suspected urolithiasis.
View ArticleAllopurinol Use and Risk of Fatal Hypersensitivity Reactions
This retrospective nationwide population study conducted using data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database investigates the incidence of, risk factors for, and mortality associated...
View ArticleComputed Tomography Radiation Dose in Suspected Urolithiasis
This study reports that few computed tomographic examinations use an appropriately low dose of radiation among adults with suspected urolithiasis.
View ArticleUrinary Incontinence Before and After Bariatric Surgery
This observational cohort study at 10 US hospitals examines change in urinary incontinence before and after bariatric surgery and identifies factors associated with improvement and remission among...
View ArticleBariatric Surgery and Urinary Incontinence
About one-quarter of adults in the United States are obese. Among its myriad adverse effects on health, obesity affects the support and function of the pelvic floor. As obesity increases, the pelvic...
View ArticleUrinalysis Orders Among Patients in General Medicine Service
This cohort study of appropriate orders for urinalysis determines whether overuse of urinalysis contributes to misdiagnosis and excessive use of antibiotics among elderly patients admitted to the...
View ArticleAllopurinol Use and Risk of Fatal Hypersensitivity Reactions
This retrospective nationwide population study conducted using data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database investigates the incidence of, risk factors for, and mortality associated...
View ArticleNationwide Patterns of Surveillance Use for Prostate Cancer
This study examined the use of active surveillance and its predictors in prostate cancer treatment, finding that its use is low and should increase to reduce the overtreatment of screening-detected...
View ArticleUrinalysis Orders Among Patients in General Medicine Service
This cohort study of appropriate orders for urinalysis determines whether overuse of urinalysis contributes to misdiagnosis and excessive use of antibiotics among elderly patients admitted to the...
View ArticleMedical Directive for Urinary Catheter Removal
Impacts of a Medical Directive for Urinary Catheter Removal by Nurses
View ArticleImportance of Clinical Context When Interpreting Serum Ammonia Levels
This case report describes a patient whose medical history, clinical presentation, and other known factors should have prompted greater suspicion of false-positive serum ammonia elevation.
View ArticlePresenting Benefits and Harms Information for 3 Low-Value Preventive Services
This clinical trial examines the effect of 3 different presentations of benefits and harms on patients’ intentions to accept low-value or potentially low-value screening services.
View ArticleMedical Directive for Urinary Catheter Removal
Impacts of a Medical Directive for Urinary Catheter Removal by Nurses
View ArticleMisanalysis of Urinalysis
This Teachable Moment discusses the consequences that can arise from antibiotic overuse in the setting of asymptomatic pyuria and misinterpretation of urinalyses.
View ArticleClinician Factors Associated With Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening in...
This study identifies clinician characteristics associated with higher prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening rates in older men with limited life expectancy, for whom there is guideline consensus...
View ArticleUnwarranted Cancer Screening
This Teachable Moment demonstrates the cascade of events that can result from unnecessary testing for malignant disease, especially in patients with dementia.
View ArticleComplications of Indwelling Urinary Catheter Care
This case reported in this Teachable Moment emphasizes the importance of catheter care as the responsibility of physicians as well as nurses.
View ArticleMassive Rectal Hemorrhage After Prostate Biopsy
This Teachable Moment examines the potential risks associated with prostate biopsy procedures.
View ArticleMassive Rectal Hemorrhage After Prostate Biopsy
This Teachable Moment examines the potential risks associated with prostate biopsy procedures.
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