BACKGROUND Consensus guidelines recommend against testing or treating adults at low risk for group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis. OBJECTIVE To help patients decide when to visit a clinician for the evaluation of sore throat. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING A national chain of retail health clinics. PATIENTS 71 776 patients aged 15 years or older with pharyngitis who visit...

OBJECTIVE To compare the 3-year results of 2 endoscopic surgical approaches in the management of nasal polyposis. DESIGN Retrospective medical record review. SETTING Private or institutional practice. PATIENTS A total of 127 patients with nasal polyposis were operated on by the same surgeon between January 1, 2003, and September 31, 2005. INTERVENTION The patients underwent radical ethm...