August 15, 2014

Articles

Impetigo: Diagnosis and Treatment
Holly Hartman-Adams; Christine Banvard; Gregory Juckett

Dog and Cat Bites
Robert Ellis; Carrie Ellis

Common Questions About Outpatient Care of Premature Infants
Robert Gauer; Jeffrey Burket; Eric Horowitz

Departments

Keeping Up to Date

POEMs

2013 ACC/AHA Cholesterol Guideline Greatly Increases Number Eligible for Statin Treatment
Lauren S. Hughes

Anastrozole Decreases Rate of Breast Cancer in High-Risk Postmenopausal Women
Henry C. Barry

Immunochemical FOBTs Moderately Sensitive and Highly Specific for Colorectal Cancer
Allen F. Shaughnessy

Opioids for Chronic Back Pain: Short-Term Effectiveness, Long-Term Uncertain
Henry C. Barry

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment: Recommendation Statement

Practice Guidelines

ACC/AHA Release Updated Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce ASCVD Risk
Mara Lambert

STEPS

Indacaterol (Arcapta) for COPD
Randi Sokol ; George Maxted

Answering Clinical Questions

Putting Prevention into Practice

Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment
Tina Fan ; Anh Pham

FPIN's Clinical Inquiries

Cardiovascular Effects of NSAIDs
KaityAnn Sherve ; Christopher J. Gerard ; Jon O. Neher ; Leilani St. Anna

Photo Quiz

Chest Pain with Diffuse T-Wave Inversion
Brian Shian ; Joshua Eken

CME Quiz

Commentary

Editorials: Controversies in Family Medicine

Should Family Physicians Follow the New ACC/AHA Cholesterol Treatment Guideline? Yes: Implementing the New ACC/AHA Cholesterol Guideline Will Improve Cardiovascular Outcomes
Patrick McBride ; Neil J. Stone ; Conrad B. Blum

Should Family Physicians Follow the New ACC/AHA Cholesterol Treatment Guideline? Not Completely: Why It Is Right to Drop LDL-C Targets but Wrong to Recommend Statins at a 7.5% 10-Year Risk
Rodney A. Hayward

Medicine and Society

Graham Center Policy One-Pagers

The Continued Importance of Small Practices in the Primary Care Landscape
Robert L. Phillips, Jr. ; Kathleen Klink ; Stephen Petterson ; Noah KoJima ; Andrew Bazemore

AAFP News: AFP Edition

AAFP News: AFP Edition

Patient Information

Impetigo

Reader Services

Correction

CME Course Information

Evidence-Based Medicine Glossary

Strength-of-Recommendation Taxonomy in AFP

Classified Information