An elevated white blood cell count has many potential etiologies, including malignant and
nonmalignant causes. It is important to use age- and pregnancy-specific normal ranges for the …

The establishment of eating practices that contribute to lifelong nutritional habits and overall
health begins in toddlerhood. During this time, children acquire the motor skills needed to …

Foreign bodies may be introduced into the skin through lacerations and soft tissue wounds.
Long-term complications of retained foreign bodies include chronic pain and neurovascular …

Background: Physician burnout is an ongoing problem that affects both physician wellbeing
and patient care. Burnout is characterized by emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. …

Pruritus is the sensation of itching; it can be caused by dermatologic and systemic conditions.
An exposure history may reveal symptom triggers. A thorough skin examination, including …

Family physicians are integral in the identification and initial evaluation of childhood speech
and language delays. Parental observations and milestone assessment aid in the …

The article presents a study which examines effectiveness of terbinafine in treatment of
toenail onychomycosis. It highlights adverse events associated with medication such as …

… Jedda Rupert, MD, and Pamela Hughes, MD, Nellis Air Force … Address correspondence to
Jedda Rupert, MD, at jedda.p.rupert. mil@mail.mil. Reprints are not available from the authors. …

Mobile phone–based interventions improve adherence to cardiovascular medication
regimens and may improve blood pressure control, but there is no patient-oriented evidence …

HELPDESK ANSWERS Page 1 A 2011 systematic review and meta-analysis of 33 RCTs and
quasi-RCTs (N513,114) compared intermittent oral iron supplementation (same definition …