PMID: 29763267May 16, 2018Paper

Top 20 Research Studies of 2017 for Primary Care Physicians

American Family Physician
Mark H Ebell, Roland Grad

Abstract

Based on systematic surveillance of more than 110 medical journals, 247 studies met criteria as POEMs (patient-oriented evidence that matters) in 2017. Members of the Canadian Medical Association identified 20 of these POEMs as most relevant to practice. This article reviews the clinical questions and bottom-line answers from these studies. Blood pressure should be measured after a period of rest, using a bare arm, and orthostatic blood pressure is more predictive when measured after one minute of standing rather than three minutes. Intensive blood pressure lowering results in cardiovascular benefits but also renal harms in high-risk patients with an average age of 68 years. The initiation of a statin for primary prevention does not reduce cardiovascular events in adults 65 years or older. Sterile gloves do not reduce the risk of infection for common outpatient skin procedures, and the preferred approach to managing onychomycosis is empiric oral terbinafine. Routine home glucose monitoring is not needed in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and trying to achieve an A1C target level of 6.0% rather than 7.0% to 7.9% does not improve outcomes and may be harmful. Fasting blood glucose and A1C levels have limited accuracy for i...Continue Reading

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