Recommendations for physician-led patient interventions and how physicians can incorporate Health at Every Size principles into clinical practice and health systems advocacy.
Point-of-care ultrasound can be used where consultative diagnostic imaging is not readily available. When performed by trained personnel, it has high sensitivity and specificity comparable to that of duplex ultrasonography.
Diagnosing and promptly initiating treatment of irritable bowel syndrome in the primary care setting should be the standard of care to minimize patients’ pain and suffering.