Ask the Experts: Internal Medicine
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Ask the Experts
- What Should Patients Do With Unused Narcotics?
- 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?
- 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?
- Can Opioid Tolerance Be Treated by Increasing the Opioid Dose?
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Expert Panel
- Erica Brownfield, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Co-Director, Medicine Clerkship, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
- David R. Haburchak, MD, Professor of Medicine, Program Director Internal Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta.
- Joseph Li, MD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Associate Director, Hospital Medicine Program, Beth Israel Deacones Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Gerald W. Smetana, MD, Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.- Mark E. Williams, MD, Professor of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Chief Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville.