Articles
Commonly Missed Orthopedic Problems
Common musculoskeletal injuries easily missed by physicians include anterior cruciate ligament tears, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, femoral neck stress fractures, scaphoid fractures, ulnar collateral ligament tears, Achilles tendon rupture and posterior tibial tendon tears…
Insulin Lispro: A Fast-Acting Insulin Analog
Insulin lispro, the first commercially available insulin analog, overcomes some of the limitations of regular human insulin.
Advances in the Treatment of Arrhythmias: Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
Family physicians should be familiar with the appropriate and inappropriate functioning of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, devices that are commonly used to treat life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias.
Understanding the Guidelines for Treating HIV Disease
Guidelines for using viral load and antiretroviral drugs in the treatment of patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection are explained.
Family Practice International
(Australia—Australian Family Physician, May 1997, p. 560.) Prader-Willi syndrome is an uncommon genetic disorder of paternal chromosome 15 deletion that results in abnormalities of growth and development, including an insatiable appetite that leads to morbid obesity. The…
Inside AFP
Patient Information
This issue of American Family Physician contains three patient information handouts: “Taking HIV Medicines on Schedule” (page 328), “Using Insulin Lispro” (page 289), and “The Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator” (page 310). These are just some examples of the high-quality…
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Newsletter
Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
Quantum Sufficit
Quantum Sufficit
A midnight snack of leftover pot roast and cherry pie at 3 a.m. isn't likely to do much damage. Indulge too often while most people are nestled in their beds, though, and you may end up with night eating syndrome, according to a study mentioned in Psychology Today. People with…
Editorials
JNC VI: Process, Product and Potential
In November, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) released the latest in its series of documents from the Joint National Committee on Hypertension (JNC). JNC VI, as this one is known, is the first to aim specifically at being an evidence-based clinical policy…
Diary from a Week in Practice
Diary from a Week in Practice
Husbands often give their wives the oddest presents. This year, JRH, after much thought and discussion, purchased a pressure washer that he and his wife had talked about buying for some time. Here in Florida, the uses for such tools are many and varied, because of the high…
Conference Highlights
Conference Highlights
(49th Annual Scientific Assembly of the American Academy of Family Physicians) Although most family physicians do not make extensive use of formal diagnostic criteria in the diagnosis of depression, family practice recognition patterns and management practices for depression…
Tips from Other Journals
Thromboxane Antagonist for ACE Inhibitor–Induced Cough
Significance of Serum Amylase Levels After Pancreatic Injury
Adenoidectomy and Relief of Sinusitis in Children
Benzodiazepines, Automobile Accidents and the Elderly
Guidelines for Low Back Pain and Utilization of Radiographs
Efficacy of Self-Application of Protective Creams
Rates of Death Associated with Use of Bedrails
Value of Follow-up Screening of Patients with Lung Cancer
Pitfalls in Diagnosing Obturator Hernia
Eating Disorders and Diabetic Retinopathy in Young Women
Use of Lovastatin in Blacks with Hypercholesterolemia
Special Medical Reports
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Releases New Guidelines for the Treatment of Hypertension
Nearly half of 50 million persons in the United States who are affected by hypertension do not receive treatment, according to a new report issued by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). “The Sixth Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention…
American Psychiatric Association Issues a Practice Guideline on Dementia
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has released a practice guideline on the treatment of dementia titled “Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias of Late Life.” The guideline is published as a May 1997 supplement to…
Clinical Briefs
Clinical Briefs
Addressing the threefold increase in suicide in adolescents over the past 40 years, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has released a committee opinion on the prevention of adolescent suicide (ACOG Committee Opinion No. 190). The statement discusses methods…
Letters to the Editor
Treating Periungual Warts with Adhesive Tape
Auscultation Method for Diagnosis of Bone Fractures
Video Documentation of Atypical Nevi
Information from Your Family Doctor
Using Insulin Lispro
Insulin lispro (brand name: Humalog) is the newest type of insulin on the market. It's a fast-acting insulin that starts working sooner than other insulins. It also reaches peak activity faster and goes away sooner. Insulin lispro helps keep your blood sugar levels from going…
The Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator system (often called an ICD) includes a pulse generator and one or more leads that are put into (surgically implanted in) your body. The pulse generator, which constantly watches your heart beat, is like a small computer. It runs on a…
Taking HIV Medicines on Schedule
The HIV virus is so strong, it can fight off the effect of HIV medicines if the level of medicine in your body goes down, even for only a few hours. To keep the level of medicine in your body from dropping too low, you have to take all your medicines on an exact schedule. This…