Ask the Experts: Family Medicine
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Ask the Experts
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- Opioid Contracts in Primary Care
- Do Blood Transfusions Affect the INR?
- Is Red Yeast Rice Effective in Lowering Lipid Levels?
- Antiviral Treatment for Suspected H1N1 Influenza
- Testing for H1N1 Influenza in the Emergency Department
- Are Bioidentical Hormones Safe?
- How Should I Manage Patients With Sickle Cell Anemia and Hepatitis C?
- Which Antidepressants Treat Comorbid Anxiety and Depression?
- How Aggressively Should We Treat Diabetes?
- What Are the Common Causes of Facial Pain?
- What Risks Are Associated With High-Dose Rosuvastatin?
- How Should I Counsel Clients About Condom Use When Both Partners Test Negative on HIV and STI Screening?
- Renal Colic and Dietary Recommendations
- Chronic Pain in Primary Care
- How Should I Manage the Pregnant HBeAg-Positive Woman?
- Do Statins Reduce a Patient's Hormone Levels?
- How Should We Manage Drug Interactions Between Clopidogrel and Proton-Pump Inhibitors?
- Does Coenzyme Q10 Relieve Statin-Induced Myopathy?
- Does HBsAg Clear After Treatment of Hepatitis B Infection?
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Expert Panel
- Christie M. Ballantyne, MD, Steering Committee Chair, Professor, Department of Medicine, Associate Chief, Atherosclerosis and Lipoprotein Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Vera Bittner, MD, MSPH, Professor of Medicine; Section Head, Preventive Cardiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Medical Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation, University Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama
William D. Chey, MD, FACG, FACP, Associate Professor of Medicine; Director of GI Physiology Laboratory and Office of Clinical Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Kenneth R. DeVault, MD, Associate Professor; Associate Chair for Research, Department of Medicine; Director of Research, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida.
W. Perry Dickinson, MD, Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora.
M. Brian Fennerty, MD, Professor and Section Chief of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland.
Bruce Gardner, MD, Department of Family Medicine, Queen Anne Family Medicine, Seattle, Washington.- Henry N. Ginsberg, MD, Irving Professor of Medicine, Director, Irving Center for Clinical Research, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York
Mae Go, MD, Gastrointestinal Section, Veterans Administration Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Ken Grauer, MD Professor of Community Health and Family Medicine and Assistant Director, Family Practice Residency Program, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville.
John M. Inadomi, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director, GI Fellowship Training Program, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, and Chief, Endoscopy Unit; Acting Chief, Gastroenterology Section VA Ann Arbor Healthcare Systems, Ann Arbor, Michigan.- Desiree A. Lie, MD, MSEd, Associate Clinical Professor; Department of Family Medicine, University of California - Irvine, Orange, California.
Harley R. Liker, MD, MBA, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Beverly Hills, California.- Michael Miller, MD, FACC, FAHA, Associate Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Preventive Medicine, Director, Center for Preventive Cardiology, Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
David M. Quillen, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville; Staff Physician, Shands @ Alachua General Hospital, Gainesville, Florida.
Joel E. Richter, MD, Chairman and Professor of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.- Mark E. Williams, MD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine; Chief, Division of General Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville.