Cases in Deprescribing

Are Dementia Drugs Serving This Patient Well? An elderly man with Alzheimer' disease is taking three drugs. Which of these, if any, are good targets for deprescribing?
January 08, 2020
Continue, Stop, or Taper the PPI? He wants to keep taking a PPI to prevent his symptoms from returning. Do you acquiesce to the patient's wishes?
October 25, 2019
Deprescribing Antidiabetic Drugs: The Crowdsourced Opinion Did Medscape readers agree with Dr Vega's plan of care for an elderly woman who is experiencing hypoglycemia?
October 16, 2019
Stop or Switch the Antidiabetic Drug? This woman's hypoglycemia is mild and her diet is poor. Should I change her antidiabetic meds or leave well enough alone?
August 14, 2019
Deprescribing Bisphosphonates: The Crowdsourced Opinion Did readers agree with Dr Vega's recommendation for a bisphosphonate holiday?
July 24, 2019
When to Stop the Bisphosphonate When is the right time to stop a bisphosphonate in a woman who is just tired of taking it? We present a case and ask for the opinion of readers.
Clinical Case, May 31, 2019
Deprescribing SSRIs: The Crowdsourced Response Did readers agree with Dr Vega on whether to deprescribe an SSRI in an older women who doesn't want to stop the drug?
May 03, 2019
Cases in Deprescribing: When to Stop the SSRI Your patient is doing well on an antidepressant and does not want to stop. But what about the risks with long-term use? How would you handle this case?
Clinical Case, March 26, 2019
Statin Deprescribing Follow-up: How You Voted Did readers agree with Dr Vega on whether to deprescribe an elderly patient's statin?
February 26, 2019
Cases in Deprescribing: When to Get Rid of the Statin In this new series, family physician Chuck Vega explores the issue of when to deprescribe a common drug when there is no guideline or consensus to consult. What would you do in this scenario?
Clinical Case, January 31, 2019
Nailing Nail Pathology: Primary Care Case Challenge Can you 'nail' the diagnosis of these nail disorders?
Clinical Case, June 19, 2018
Common and Not-so-Common Rashes in Kids A family physician and a dermatologist talk through the differential diagnosis for two children presenting with a primary complaint of rash.
Clinical Case, May 02, 2018
'What Are These Bumps I See All Over?' How would you approach a patient who comes to the primary care clinician with worries about bumps on her buttocks and knees?
Clinical Case, March 22, 2018
Are Physicians--Let's Face It--Getting Clinically Lazy? Drs Vega and Faustinella discuss evidence of deteriorating history and physical exam skills in clinicians, young and old.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 16, 2018
Listen Carefully During the Medical Interview In this month's Critical Issues in Primary Care, Dr Fabrizia Faustinella describes two cases where critical listening during the patient history revealed 'red flags' that had been previously missed.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 06, 2018
'This Mole Looks Strange' How would you approach a patient who presents to primary care with worries about a changing mole?
Clinical Case, January 31, 2018
Heart Failure: Are Sodium and Fluid Restriction Necessary? Drs Ileana Piña and Charles Vega discuss the latest information on management of heart failure patients in the primary care setting.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 16, 2018
'I Can't Take This Rash Anymore!' Dr Vega and Dr Ogunleye share their thoughts about how best to diagnose and manage dermatology-related symptoms in primary care.
Clinical Case, January 03, 2018
The Latest in Hypertension Guidelines: What Is a PCP to Do? Will the new BP guidelines bring more people under the hypertension umbrella?
Experts And Viewpoints, December 15, 2017
Updates From ENDO 2017: Part 2 In part 2 of their discussion on ENDO 2017, Drs Vega and Anawalt discuss vitamin D use in kids, pyrethroids and puberty onset, and whether levothyroxine can be taken with milk.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 11, 2017

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