Clinical Guidelines for Primary Care

• HFpEF: New Guidelines Are Pertinent for Primary Care   New effective treatments for this common condition are briefly reviewed by Dr Neil Skolnik.
  Medscape Family Medicine, May 19, 2023
• Osteoporosis and Osteopenia: Latest Treatment Recs   The American College of Physicians' guidelines for osteoporosis treatment are given a quick review by Dr Neil Skolnik.
  Medscape Family Medicine, April 24, 2023
• Treating Depression in Primary Care: The Latest Guidelines   Dr Neil Skolnik summarizes new guidelines for treating patients with depression.
  Medscape Family Medicine, March 21, 2023
• Can Amazon Deliver With 24/7 Primary Care?   Dr Neil Skolnik reflects on what traditional in-person primary care offers that differs from the care subscribers probably will experience with the retailer's new service.
  Medscape Family Medicine, February 28, 2023
• The New Blood Pressure Target in Primary Care   Dr Neil Skolnik discusses the rationale for the new lower blood pressure target for adults with hypertension.
  Medscape Family Medicine, February 02, 2023
• COPD: New, Simplified Treatment Guidelines   Dr Neil Skolnik reviews the new GOLD guidelines for management of COPD.
  Medscape Family Medicine, January 06, 2023
• New Indications for Bariatric Surgery: My Reservations   It's great having updated recommendations for bariatric surgery, but they fail to take new effective weight loss drugs into account, says Dr Neil Skolnik.
  Medscape Family Medicine, December 08, 2022
• New Recommendations for Hyperglycemia Management   Much has changed in this consensus report on the use of glucose-lowering drugs in diabetes and it's relevant to primary care.
  Medscape Family Medicine, November 14, 2022
• Treating the Person: The Mind-Body-Heart Connection   The evidence underscores how psychological health contributes not only in a negative way to cardiovascular disease but also in a positive way to better cardiovascular health and reduced cardiovascular risk.
  Medscape Family Medicine, October 19, 2022
• New Nonstatin Cholesterol Lowering Drugs: How to Use Them   Dr Skolnik gives a quick summary of guidance on incorporating new agents that provide alternatives to statin monotherapy.
  Medscape Family Medicine, September 27, 2022
• Art Makes These Artists Better Doctors   Dr Neil Skolnik talks with a surgeon and a cardiologist about how their art informs their practice and shares some of their stunning work.
  Medscape Family Medicine, September 20, 2022
• Annual Heart Failure Testing in Diabetes: New Rec   All patients with diabetes are at risk and should be followed annually with one of these biomarkers.
  Medscape Family Medicine, August 15, 2022
• How to Prescribe PrEP in Primary Care   Get familiar with which of your patients should be offered one of the three agents now available for PrEP.
  Medscape Family Medicine, July 19, 2022
• Update on Managing Heart Failure in Primary Care   Dr Neil Skolnik highlights new categories of heart failure and the latest treatment guidelines.
  Medscape Family Medicine, June 15, 2022
• Management of Post-COVID Cardiac Symptoms   How primary care physicians can evaluate and counsel patients with persistent cardiovascular symptoms after COVID.
  Medscape Family Medicine, May 20, 2022
• Managing Acne Well   Use one of these fixed-dose combos first. And what about oral contraceptives? Dr Neil Skolnik summarizes the recommendations.
  Medscape Family Medicine, March 23, 2022
• High Triglycerides: The Latest Recommendations   Dr Neil Skolnik discusses the use of icosapent ethyl in the management of hypertriglyceridemia.
  Medscape Family Medicine, February 18, 2022
• Managing the Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms of BPH   Recently released guidelines detail the various classes of pharmacotherapy to use in primary care settings, depending on the patient's symptoms, prostate size, and other factors.
  Medscape Family Medicine, January 20, 2022
• Updates to Guidance on Prevention and Management of VTE   Whom to treat? How long to treat? What to use? Dr Neil Skolnik highlights the new VTE guidance.
  Medscape Family Medicine, December 17, 2021
• The New First-Line Treatment for Adult Insomnia   For those who can relate to these words sung by John Lennon: "Lyin' there and staring at the ceiling. Waiting for a sleepy feeling."
  Medscape Family Medicine, November 10, 2021