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Now that spring is here, retail clinicians should be prepared to help patients develop plans to manage their seasonal allergies.

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Clinicians should be diligent when prescribing antibiotics to young children, as the use of antibiotics before age 2 has been linked to an increased risk of early childhood obesity.

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants should inform obese or overweight women taking oral contraceptives that they face an increased risk for cerebral venous thrombosis.

Retail clinicians should be prepared to field questions about strains of so-called “super lice” that have spread throughout 25 US states thus far.

The 3-dose human papillomavirus vaccine series is recommended for all children aged 11 years and older, but miscommunication between health care providers and patients is preventing series completion for many.

When it comes to accurately checking a patient’s blood pressure, retail clinicians are a safer bet than a mobile app.

Retail clinicians should recognize their role in promoting high-quality care for patients with diabetes.

Consuming a moderate amount of peanuts or peanut butter could prevent childhood obesity.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are less likely to visit the emergency room when they receive care from a nurse practitioner or physician assistant than a physician.

Although many retail clinicians treat their patients’ infections by prescribing them the highest tolerable dose of antibiotics, this may not be the best practice for preventing the evolution of drug-resistant diseases.

Obese children and adolescents may be more likely to see dangerously high blood pressure.

New mothers with diabetes who experience difficulty with lactation may have maternal glucose intolerance.

Nearly 20,000 children aged 5 years or younger are hospitalized for influenza-related complications each year, yet many parents remain uncertain of the flu vaccine’s importance or safety.

Retail clinicians should inform patients with active asthma that they may be at greater risk for abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Patients presenting to a retail clinic with acute cough could have one of several conditions.

Retail clinicians looking to prescribe PPIs should make sure to weigh their benefits against potential risks.

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants working in retail clinics may want to encourage their patients to stick to the DASH diet to lose weight, lower cholesterol, and manage or prevent diabetes.

Retail clinicians should use a school calendar to help pinpoint when children with asthma may present with worse symptoms.

Expanding the use of vaccines could provide significant economic benefits that far outweigh the costs of immunization.

Retail clinicians can help alert women of child-bearing age that if they are obese and diabetic prior to getting pregnant, they are more likely to have a baby with autism.

Patients and families believe that acute care improves when nurse practitioners are involved in providing it.

Those planning to watch the Super Bowl with fellow football fans should be aware of the increased risk for catching or transmitting the flu during these parties.

Recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the US Preventive Services Task Force do not give retail clinicians clear direction on whether they should screen children for high cholesterol.

Chronic fatigue syndrome may be far more prevalent among teenagers than previously thought.

In the wake of Winter Storm Jonas, retail clinicians should highlight some of the dangers associated with snow shoveling for their patients with heart disease, hypertension, and high cholesterol.

Retail clinicians should be watchful when prescribing oral medications for pregnant women with yeast infections.

Acute upper respiratory tract infections are among the most common complaints from patients seeking care at retail clinics, but clinicians should exercise caution in prescribing antibiotics to treat these illnesses.

Retail clinicians have their work cut out for them on improving medication adherence among patients with high cholesterol.

Symptoms of infectious mononucleosis are normally mild, so the condition often goes unrecognized.