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Research Summary
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Research Summary
Do Telehealth Mindfulness Interventions Improve Pain Management for Veterans?
11/12/2024
Miranda Manier, BA
A recent clinical trial demonstrates that both group and self-paced telehealth mindfulness-based interventions can potentially enhance pain-related function and biopsychosocial outcomes in veterans with...
11/12/2024
Research Summary
Acupuncture
Research Summary
Can Acupuncture Ease Pain and Improve Mood for Patients With Dry Eye Disease?
11/08/2024
Miranda Manier, BA
In a pilot study, acupuncture reduced ocular pain and inflammation while improving mental well-being and tear stability in patients with dry eye disease.
11/08/2024
Research Summary
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Research Summary
Virtual Reality as a Nonpharmacologic Therapy for Pain in Patients With Cancer
10/28/2024
Miranda Manier, BA
In a prospective randomized controlled trial, researchers evaluated the effectiveness of virtual reality as a nonpharmacologic therapy for pain in hospitalized patients with cancer.
10/28/2024

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POLL
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POLL
Improving Movement in Osteoarthritis
10/24/2024
Which nondrug therapy do you recommend to patients to improve movement and reduce pain caused by osteoarthritis? Let us know by taking our poll!
10/24/2024
Pop Quiz
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Pop Quiz
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors and Pain
10/15/2024
SNRIs are commonly prescribed to treat depression. W. Clay Jackson, MD, DipTh, asks if you know how serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors are used to reduce pain.
10/15/2024
Photoclinic Challenge
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Photoclinic Challenge
Can You Diagnose These Painful Lesions on the Patient's Right Palm?
09/23/2024
Consultant360’s Photoclinic Challenge is an interactive quiz based on an image featured in a Photoclinic article. View the slideshow for a brief overview of the case, patient history, and a key hint. For...
09/23/2024
Poll
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Poll
Opioid Use and Constipation
09/08/2024
Do you often evaluate defecation function among patients with constipation who are on opioids or were recently on opioids? Let us know by taking the poll!
09/08/2024
Legal Pearl
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Legal Pearl
US Supreme Court Raises Bar for Prosecuting Physicians Who Prescribe Opioids for Pain
05/07/2024
In two lower court trials, two physicians were accused and convicted of prescribing opioid pain medicine in violation of the Controlled Substances Act. Were they at fault?
05/07/2024

Clinical Insights

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Anand Kumthekar
podcast
Management of Difficult-to-Treat Psoriatic Arthritis
10/22/2024
In this podcast, Anand Kumthekar, MD, reviews the challenges and approaches to management of patients with difficult-to-treat psoriatic arthritis, including managing non-skin related manifestations of...
10/22/2024
Video
Matera
Video
The Management of Patients With Chronic Gout vs Acute Gout
10/18/2024
James Matera, DO
In this video, James Matera, DO, discusses guidelines for managing patients with chronic gout vs acute gout, hyperuricemia, and the symptom burden and risk factors of gout. This is part two of a three-part...
10/18/2024
Video
Monica Richey, MSN, ANP-BC/GNP
Video
A Man With Severe Tophaceous Gout, Stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease
09/26/2024

Monica Richey, MSN, ANP-BC/GNP

Monica Richey, MSN, ANP-BC/GNP ...
In this video, Monica Richey, MSN, ANP-BC/GNP, discusses the clinical challenges and strategies in managing a patient with severe tophaceous gout and stage 3 chronic kidney disease, including urate-lowering...
09/26/2024
expert Q&A
Hyon K. Choi, MD, DrPH
expert Q&A
Association of Serum Urate Levels With Subsequent Gout Flares
09/20/2024

Hyon K Choi, MD, DrPH

Hyon K Choi, MD, DrPH
In this expert Q&A, lead study author Hyon K. Choi, MD, DrPH, discusses his team's study examining the association between serum urate levels and the rate of recurrent gout flares among patients with a...
09/20/2024
Conference Coverage
PUPC
Conference Coverage
Wrap-Up: Using the Most Recent Safe Opioid Prescribing and Alternative Therapy Guidelines in Primary Care
09/18/2024

Randall Hudspeth, PhD, MBA, MS, APRN-CNP, FRE, FAANP

Randall Hudspeth, PhD, MBA, MS, ...
In his PUPC 2024 session, "Using the Most Recent Safe Opioid Prescribing and Alternative Therapy Guidelines in Primary Care," Randall Hudspeth, PhD, MBA, MS, APRN-CNP, FRE, FAANP, provided an overview of...
09/18/2024