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2020 National Residency Match Program Results: Where Does Family Medicine Stand and ...
Aug 15, 2020 - << Previous article Next article >> Aug 15, 2020 Issue Editorials 2020 National Residency Match Program Results: Where Does Family Medicine Stand and What Is Next? Am Fam Physician. 2020 Aug 15;102(4):202-204. Although overshadowed by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic,...
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...Hepatitis A STEPHANIE C. BRUNDAGE, M.D., M.P.H., South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, South Carolina A. NICOLE FITZPATRICK, M.P.H., South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Greenville, South Carolina T argeted use of...
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...Medical Care of Adults with Mental Retardation CHRISTOPHER D. PRATER, M.D., and ROBERT G. ZYLSTRA, ED.D., L.C.S.W. University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga Unit, Chattanooga, Tennessee A pproximately 1 percent of the gen- eral population has mental retar- dation.1 The...
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...Esophageal Cancer: A Review and Update JOHN C. LAYKE, D.O., University of Illinois Metropolitan Group Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois PETER P. LOPEZ, M.D., DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami, Miami, Florida E pithelial...
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...Management of Hip Fracture: The Family Physician’s Role SHOBHA S. RAO, M.D., and MANJULA CHERUKURI, M.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas O f those who survive one year after hip fracture, only 40 percent can perform all routine activities of daily...
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...Indications for Intrapartum GBS Prophylaxis Online figure A. Algorithm for the prophylaxis of GBS during labor. (GBS = group B streptococcus.) *- If amnionitis is suspected, broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy that includes an agent known to be active against GBS should replace GBS...
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...Braces and Splints for Musculoskeletal Conditions JOCELYN R. GRAVLEE, M.D., University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida DANIEL J. VAN DURME, M.D., Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida F amily physicians often must make decisions...
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...Primary Care Issues in Patients with Mental Illness BERNADETTE KIRALY, MD; KAREN GUNNING, PharmD, BCPS; and JENNIFER LEISER, MD, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah S erious mental illness (i.e., schizo- phrenia, nonaffective psychotic dis- orders, bipolar...
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...Amblyopia NIPA R. DOSHI, M.D., and MARIA LOURDES F. RODRIGUEZ, M.D. Drexel University College of Medicine, Warminster, Pennsylvania A mblyopia, often called lazy eye, is a decrease in visual acuity resulting from abnormal visual development in infancy and early childhood. The...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0201/afp20070201p361.pdf
5% Fluorouracil Is the Preferred Treatment for Actinic Keratoses - POEMs - American ...
Aug 15, 2019 - The use of topical 5% fluorouracil is most likely to result in successful elimination of actinic keratoses in a field on the head or face.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0815/p249a.html
50 Years of American Family Physician - Editorials - American Family Physician
Apr 1, 2000 - Advertisement << Previous article Next article >> Apr 1, 2000 Issue Editorials 50 Years of American Family Physician JAY SIWEK, M.D., Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. STANLEY J. SIWEK, M.D., Harrison, New Jersey Am Fam Physician. 2000 Apr 1;61(7):1974-1984....
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...Common Oral Lesions: Part I. Superficial Mucosal Lesions WANDA C. GONSALVES, M.D., ANGELA C. CHI, D.M.D., and BRAD W. NEVILLE, D.D.S. Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina T he Surgeon General’s report on oral health highlights the rela- tionship between...
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...Common Oral Lesions: Part II. Masses and Neoplasia WANDA C. GONSALVES, M.D., ANGELA C. CHI, D.M.D., and BRAD W. NEVILLE, D.D.S. Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina P hysicians regularly encounter oral health issues in practice. Part I of this two-part...
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...Treatment of the Common Cold MADELINE SIMASEK, M.D., and DAVID A. BLANDINO, M.D. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania A cute upper respiratory infection is the second most common diag- nosis in physician offices1 and the most common discharge diagno-...
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...Treatment Options for Atopic Dermatitis LUCINDA M. BUYS, PHARM.D., B.C.P.S., Siouxland Medical Education Foundation, Sioux City, Iowa A topic dermatitis is the most com- mon childhood skin disorder in developed countries.1 The prev- alence of atopic dermatitis has increased two-...
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...Childhood Obesity: Highlights of AMA Expert Committee Recommendations GOUTHAM RAO, MD, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania N ew reports about the obesity epidemic appear in the media almost daily; 13.9 percent of children two to five years of age, 18.8...
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5Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: Recommendation Statement
March 15, 2017: USPSTF
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...Chronic Plaque Psoriasis KELLY M. LUBA, D.O., Phoenix, Arizona DANIEL L. STULBERG, M.D., Rose Family Medical Center, Denver, Colorado T he prevalence of psoriasis in the United States is estimated to be 0.6 to 4.8 percent.1 Psoriasis is slightly more common in men.1 No reliable...
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...Behavior Disorders of Dementia: Recognition and Treatment ABI V. RAYNER, M.D., M.P.H., JAMES G. O’BRIEN, M.D., and BEN SCHOENBACHLER, M.D. University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky V irtually all patients with dementia will develop changes in behav- ior and...
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...Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes: Diagnosis and Management TANYA M. MEDINA, M.D., and D. ASHLEY HILL, M.D. Florida Hospital Family Practice Residency Program, Orlando, Florida P remature rupture of membranes (PROM) is the rupture of the fetal membranes before the onset of...
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...Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Diagnostic Considerations MARVIN DEWAR, M.D., J.D., and R. WHIT CURRY, JR., M.D. University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida T he global burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasing; the disease is...
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70 Years of American Family Physician - Editorials - American Family Physician
Apr 1, 2020 - The mission of providing practical and clinically relevant information to busy physicians has been the force behind AFP's impressive improvements during the past 70 years.
American Family Physician : Editorials
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...Diabetic Foot Infection MAZEN S. BADER, MD, MPH, Memorial University of Newfoundland School of Medicine, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada I n patients with diabetes, any foot infec- tion is potentially serious. Diabetic foot infections range in severity from superficial paronychia to...
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...Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease MARK B. STEPHENS, CDR, MC, USN, and KENNETH S. YEW, CAPT, MC, USN Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland C hronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of chronic disease-...
American Family Physician
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9-Valent HPV Vaccine Offers Only Small Advantage Over Quadrivalent Vaccine - POEMs - ...
Jul 1, 2015 - A new 9-valent HPV vaccine is generally similar in effectiveness to the older quadrivalent vaccine. There is a small benefit of the new vaccine compared with the older vaccine for women who are initially uninfected (2.4 vs. 4.2 cases per 1,000 person-years), but you would have to ...
American Family Physician : POEMs
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...Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy LAWRENCE LEEMAN, MD, MPH, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico PATRICIA FONTAINE, MD, MS, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota H ypertensive disorders represent the most common medical...
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A 'Stages of Change' Approach to Helping Patients Change Behavior - American Family ...
Mar 1, 2000 - Helping patients change behavior is an important role for family physicians. Change interventions are especially useful in addressing lifestyle modification for disease prevention, long-term disease management and addictions. The concepts of
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0301/p1409.html
A "Hopeless" Patient - Curbside Consultation - American Family Physician
Feb 1, 2001 - The title of this case scenario is emphatically appropriate because it describes the intense feelings that obese patients and those with difficult, chronic lifestyle issues evoke in their physicians. The author aptly describes feelings and reactions such as frustration, cynicism about ...
American Family Physician : Curbside Consultation
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0201/p575.html
A 40-Year-Old Man with Chronic Generalized Rash - Photo Quiz - American Family Physician
Aug 1, 2005 - Photo Quiz presents readers with a clinical challenge based on a photograph or other image.
American Family Physician : Photo Quiz
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0801/p491.html
A Battle to Overcome "Diabulimia" - Close-ups - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2009 - The personal side of medicine told from the patient's perspective. The patient's story is followed by commentary from a physician and a list of resources.
American Family Physician : Close-ups
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0215/p263.html
A Better Day Tomorrow
...268 American Family Physician www.aafp.org/afp Volume 86, Number 3 ◆ August 1, 2012 COMMENTARY Understanding R.H.’s personal narrative has helped me provide better care. After learning the struggles R.H. and her family had been through, I began to see that her chronic medical...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0801/afp20120801p268.pdf
A Better Day Tomorrow - Close-ups - American Family Physician
Aug 1, 2012 - The personal side of medicine told from the patient's perspective. The patient's story is followed by commentary from a physician and a list of resources.
American Family Physician : Close-ups
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0801/p268.html
A Bubble Under the Tongue of a Child
...August 15, 2011 ◆ Volume 84, Number 4 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 441 An eight-year-old girl presented with swell- ing in the floor of her mouth that began 10 days prior. She denied any recent fever or illness. Physical examination revealed a nontender, bluish,...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0815/afp20110815p441.pdf
A Bubble Under the Tongue of a Child - Photo Quiz - American Family Physician
Aug 15, 2011 - Photo Quiz presents readers with a clinical challenge based on a photograph or other image.
American Family Physician : Photo Quiz
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0815/p441.html
A Bump on the Gum - Photo Quiz - American Family Physician
Jun 1, 2019 - A child presented with a painful, round, erythematous lesion on the gingiva of the left upper gum above the canine tooth.
American Family Physician : Photo Quiz
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0601/p713.html
A Bump on the Knee
July 15, 2015 Photo Quiz
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0715/afp20150715p149.pdf
A Bump on the Knee - Photo Quiz - American Family Physician
Jul 15, 2015 - A 13-year-old girl presented with a painless bump on her knee that had been present for two weeks; Plain radiography was performed.
American Family Physician : Photo Quiz
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0715/p149.html
A Burn That Keeps Hurting - Close-ups - American Family Physician
Apr 1, 2010 - The personal side of medicine told from the patient's perspective. The patient's story is followed by commentary from a physician and a list of resources.
American Family Physician : Close-ups
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0401/p829.html
A Burning Red Rash
October 15, 2017: Photo Quiz
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/1015/afp20171015p543.pdf
A Burning Red Rash - Photo Quiz - American Family Physician
Oct 15, 2017 - A man presented with a painful rash that began on his left chest and spread to his left back. There are no lesions anywhere else on his body.
American Family Physician : Photo Quiz
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/1015/p543.html
A Cancer-Finding Team - AFP 50 Years Ago - American Family Physician
Jun 15, 2000 - Advertisement << Previous article Next article >> Jun 15, 2000 Issue AFP 50 Years Ago Am Fam Physician. 2000 Jun 15;61(12):3531-3534. This feature is part of a year-long series of excerpts and special commentaries celebrating AFP's 50th year of publication. Excerpts from the two 1950...
American Family Physician : AFP 50 Years Ago
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0615/p3531.html
A Case of Medical Uncertainty
...March 1, 2012 ◆ Volume 85, Number 5 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 501 Case Scenario At the urgent care clinic where I work, a 38-year-old uninsured woman presented while en route from another part of the country. She expressed severe anxiety about muscle twitch- ing in...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0301/afp20120301p501.pdf
A Case of Medical Uncertainty - Curbside Consultation - American Family Physician
Mar 1, 2012 - Medical uncertainty (i.e., not knowing how to proceed with a patient-related problem) can stem from any number of potential situations in daily clinical practice. The causes of uncertainty are many, but the feeling of stress or discomfort it creates is a familiar constant, though it may...
American Family Physician : Curbside Consultation
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0301/p501.html
A Case of Necrotic Toes - Photo Quiz - American Family Physician
Feb 1, 2004 - Photo Quiz presents readers with a clinical challenge based on a photograph or other image.
American Family Physician : Photo Quiz
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0201/p609.html
A Case of Physician Burnout - Curbside Consultation - American Family Physician
Aug 1, 2001 - Monday morning. A waiting room full of walk-in patients. A patient in pain who says, Fix this now. And a physician who wonders if he is going to have to leave clinical practice, defeated by the stress and the hassles. How many things can we find wrong in this everyday picture? More ...
American Family Physician : Curbside Consultation
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0801/p517.html
A Changing Landscape for 'Diary' - Inside AFP - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2001 - Advertisement << Previous article Next article >> Feb 15, 2001 Issue Inside AFP A Changing Landscape for ‘Diary’ Janis Wright Am Fam Physician. 2001 Feb 15;63(4):602. For the past nine years, Diary from a Week in Practice has been written by contributors from a private practice in...
American Family Physician : Inside AFP
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0215/p602.html
A Changing of the Guard for the "Radiologic Decision-Making" Series - Inside AFP - ...
May 1, 2000 - Advertisement << Previous article Next article >> May 1, 2000 Issue Inside AFP A Changing of the Guard for the Radiologic Decision-Making Series JANIS WRIGHT Am Fam Physician. 2000 May 1;61(9):2576. The article on page 2791, Bilious Vomiting in the Newborn: Rapid Diagnosis of...
American Family Physician : Inside AFP
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0501/p2576.html
A Clinical Approach to Diagnosing Wrist Pain - American Family Physician
Nov 1, 2005 - A detailed history alone may lead to a specific diagnosis in approximately 70 percent of patients who have wrist pain. Patients who present with spontaneous onset of wrist pain, who have a vague or distant history of trauma, or whose activities consist of repetitive loading could be ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/1101/p1753.html