January 15, 2008

Articles

End-of-Life Care: Guidelines for Patient-Centered Communication
Quyen Ngo-Metzger; Kristin J. August; Malathi Srinivasan; Solomon Liao; Frank L. Meyskens, Jr.

Dietary Supplements for Osteoarthritis
Philip J. Gregory; Morgan Sperry; Amy Friedman Wilson

Treating Eating Disorders in Primary Care
Pamela M. Williams; Jeffrey Goodie; Charles D. Motsinger

Peritonsillar Abscess
Nicholas J. Galioto

Departments

Keeping Up to Date

Practice Guidelines

ACCP and AACVPR Release Evidence-Based Guidelines on Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Liz Smith

CDC Reports on Lead Exposure in Women of Childbearing Age
Elizabeth Horsley

ACOG Guidelines on Premature Rupture of Membranes
Carrie Armstrong

STEPS

Levonorgestrel/Ethinyl Estradiol (Lybrel) for Continuous Contraception
Lisa McCarthy; Harvinder Brar

Answering Clinical Questions

Point-of-Care Guides

Predicting Mortality Risk in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
Mark H. Ebell

Photo Quiz

Male Patient with a Genital Ulceration
Barry Coutinho

Curbside Consultation

Combative Delirium
Richard Viken

CME Quiz

Commentary

Inside AFP

AFP to Launch Web-based Manuscript Submission and Review System
Jay Siwek; Sarah Johnson

Editorials

The Role of Family Physicians in Delivering Emergency Medical Care
Kim Bullock; W. Anthony Gerard; Perry A. Pugno

Medicine and Society

AAFP News: AFP Edition

AAFP News Now: AFP Edition

Close-ups

Facing the Truth
Nancy E. Havas

Patient Information

Anorexia and Bulimia: What You Should Know

Peritonsillar Abscess: What You Should Know

Reader Services

CME Course Information

Evidence-Based Medicine Glossary

Strength-of-Recommendation Taxonomy in AFP

Classified Information