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| 1481 | Diagnosis and Treatment of Basal Cell and Squamous Cell
Carcinomas
Rates of nonmelanoma skin cancers are increasing as exposure to ultraviolet radiation increases. Treatment options include excision, electrodesiccation and cautery, imiquimod, 5-fluorouracil, photodynamic therapy, and cryotherapy.  |
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| 1495 | Pneumonia in Older Residents of Long-Term Care
Facilities
 Pneumonia is the leading cause of
morbidity and mortality in residents of long-term care facilities. This article
focuses on recognition of respiratory symptoms and criteria for probable
pneumonia and provides a guide to hospitalization, antibiotics, and prevention.
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| 1505 | Assessment and Management of Personality Disorders
Caring for patients with personality disorders can be problematic and frustrating, often leading to dysfunctional physician-patient relationships and complicating the task of diagnosing and managing medical and psychiatric conditions. Physicians must try to develop a working relationship with these patients to help them receive the best possible care despite their chronic difficulties in interacting with the health care system.
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| 1517 | Pregnancy Prevention in Adolescents
Strategies to prevent adolescent and teenage pregnancies include community programs and education about responsible sexual behavior, including contraceptive counseling. Although many of these strategies are implemented at the community level, family physicians play a key role by engaging teenage patients in open, confidential discussions about reproductive health. |
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Editorial: "Teenage Pregnancy Prevention: What Can We Do?" p. 1457. |
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| 1529 | From the U.S.
Preventive Services Task Force
• Prevention of Dental Caries in Preschool Children: Recommendations and Rationale |
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| 1549 | POEMs and Tips from Other Journals | ||||
| 1591 |
Practice Guidelines
• NCEP Issues Interim Guidelines on Management of Cholesterol • First-Trimester Screening for Genetic Defects • CDC Report on Cancer Mortality Surveillance • School-Based Mental Health Services |
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| 1535 | Point-of-Care
Guides
• Evaluating the Patient with an Ankle or Foot Injury |
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| 1426 | Inside AFP | ||||
| 1448 | Letters
to the Editor
• Thrombophlebitis: A Common Complication of Amiodarone • Definitive Statements Should Only Be Made with Evidence • Suggestions for Performing Aspiration of Breast Cysts • NSAIDs Should Not Be Used in Treatment of Stress Fractures |
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| 1454 | Corrections | ||||
| 1457 |
Editorials
• Teenage Pregnancy Prevention: What Can We Do? |
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| 1433 | Newsletter | ||||
| 1442 | Quantum Sufficit | ||||
| 1474 | Diary from a Week in Practice | ||||
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| 1429 | Strength of Recommendation Taxonomy in AFP | ||||
| 1437 | Clinical Quiz | ||||
| 1461 | CME Calendar | ||||
| 1493 | Levels-of-Evidence Labels in AFP | ||||
| 1541 | Change-of-Address Form | ||||
| 1542 | Patient Information Collection | ||||
| 1562 | Definition of POEMs | ||||
| 1597 | Classified Information | ||||
| Information for Authors |
This
article exemplifies the AAFP 2004 Annual Clinical Focus on aging.
This article is
included as part of this issue's continuing medical education (CME) activity.
See "Clinical Quiz."
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designates clinical content that conforms to AAFP criteria for evidence-based
continuing medical education (EB CME). EB CME is clinical content presented
with practice recommendations supported by evidence that has been
systematically reviewed by an AAFP-approved source.
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Cover photographs © 2004 Utah Valley Family Medicine Residency Program, Provo. |
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