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Given the swine flu outbreak, how likely would you be to prescribe an antiviral to a healthy patient who wants a prescription "just in case"?

(1156 total responses)

  • 9%
  • 11%
  • 43%
  • 37%

Poll Closed May 5, 2009

Do you routinely screen your adolescent patients for depression?

(285 total responses)

  • 28%
  • 16%
  • 29%
  • 27%

Poll Closed April 6, 2009

Have you been screening at-risk children for high cholesterol since the AAP released its recent recommendations?

(250 total responses)

  • 19%
  • 23%
  • 12%
  • 12%
  • 33%

Poll Closed February 24, 2009

Have you noticed an increase in overall MRSA infections in your practice?

(330 total responses)

  • 67%
  • 17%
  • 2%
  • 14%

Poll Closed January 27, 2009

Have you been recommending vitamin E, vitamin C, or selenium for prevention of prostate cancer in middle-aged and older men?

(329 total responses)

  • 9%
  • 5%
  • 86%

Poll Closed December 16, 2008

Do your patients ever ask about genetic testing (outside of prenatal testing)?

(464 total responses)

  • 7%
  • 44%
  • 50%

Poll Closed November 26, 2008

What proportion of your postmenopausal patients complain of sexual dysfunction?

(274 total responses)

  • 23%
  • 30%
  • 22%
  • 26%

Poll Closed November 12, 2008

Do you routinely order high-sensitivity CRP testing for your adult patients?

(565 total responses)

  • 10%
  • 45%
  • 45%

Poll Closed November 6, 2008

Having read the candidates' proposals for healthcare reform, whose do you prefer?

(903 total responses)

  • 28%
  • 64%
  • 6%
  • 2%

Poll Closed October 15, 2008

Roughly how many of your female patients aged 9 to 26 have been vaccinated with Gardasil?

(314 total responses)

  • 37%
  • 11%
  • 9%
  • 5%
  • 38%

Poll Closed September 19, 2008

Do you routinely recommend omega-3s to your patients?

(485 total responses)

  • 35%
  • 25%
  • 7%
  • 33%

Poll Closed September 9, 2008

How often do you prescribe methadone for pain in your practice?

(304 total responses)

  • 10%
  • 29%
  • 61%

Poll Closed August 22, 2008

Until now, have you screened men 75 or older for prostate cancer?

(495 total responses)

  • 40%
  • 29%
  • 15%
  • 16%

Poll Closed August 11, 2008

Which type of diet do you most commonly recommend to your patients?

(717 total responses)

  • 31%
  • 14%
  • 49%
  • 7%

Poll Closed July 23, 2008

Will these findings change the way you manage low-risk women with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes?

(240 total responses)

  • 29%
  • 29%
  • 13%
  • 30%

Poll Closed July 8, 2008

Do you routinely screen your adult diabetic patients for depression?

(346 total responses)

  • 23%
  • 45%
  • 18%
  • 15%

Poll Closed June 24, 2008

Have you prescribed aliskiren since its approval in 2007?

(464 total responses)

  • 3%
  • 16%
  • 58%
  • 23%

Poll Closed June 11, 2008

How often do you see patients with vertigo in your practice?

(571 total responses)

  • 47%
  • 35%
  • 14%
  • 4%

Poll Closed June 4, 2008

Do you plan to use ultrasound for breast cancer screening in your practice?

(439 total responses)

  • 20%
  • 48%
  • 9%
  • 24%

Poll Closed May 20, 2008

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