June 1, 2020

Procedural anesthesia may be administered by family physicians when managing a variety of conditions, such as neuropathies, fracture reduction, foreign body removals, and complex wounds. Nerve blocks can be guided by bony landmarks, peripheral nerve stimulation, or…

Nerve blocks are used for a variety of procedures involving the lower extremity. Depending on the required area of anesthesia for the procedure, various points throughout the lower extremity can be used to block the lateral femoral cutaneous, common peroneal, saphenous, tibial…

Newborn male circumcision is a common elective surgical procedure for the removal of foreskin covering the glans penis. Performing male circumcision during the neonatal period has several advantages, including a lower risk of complications, faster healing, and lower cost. The…

Although continuous glucose monitoring may benefit patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus, there is limited evidence that it offers similar benefits in patients with type 2 diabetes, regardless of whether they are taking insulin.

Key clinical questions and their evidence-based answers directly from the journal’s content, written by and for family physicians.

Oral mifepristone (Mifeprex), ulipristal (Ella), levonorgestrel-releasing emergency contraception (Plan B One-Step), ethinyl estradiol/levonorgestrel, and the copper intrauterine device (IUD; Paragard) are safe and effective for emergency contraception.

Fetal fibronectin testing may reduce preterm birth, although the evidence is not strong enough to recommend regular testing.

No conclusive evidence demonstrates that routine use of supplemental oxygen therapy is associated with clinical benefit or harm in nonhypoxemic patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI).

A presented with an intensely pruritic rash on both lower legs that coincided with progressive worsening of his chronic atopic dermatitis.

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)and others have published the 5th edition of the preparticipation physical evaluation monograph. Revisions include new mental health and transgender sections and expansion of the female athlete chapter.

Adding a muscle relaxant to treatment with ibuprofen does not improve functional outcomes or pain, or lessen the number of people reporting moderate to severe back pain one week after starting treatment.

Supplemental MRI screening for women with very dense breasts compared with mammography alone every two years significantly reduces the likelihood of an interval cancer, from 5 per 1,000 to 2.5 per 1,000 in the intention-to-treat population and to 0.8 per 1,000 in the per…

Although plain radiographs are often used to diagnose hip OA, the correlation between radiographic indicators of hip arthritis and hip pain is low.

For patients with left main disease, PCI with a drug-eluting stent and CABG had similar all-cause mortality rates at 10 years. For those with three-vessel disease, CABG is associated with lower 10-year mortality.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive lung disease characterized by hyperinflation of the lungs, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Learn more about the benefits and harms of using noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for exacerbation of…

Letters to the Editor from AFP readers regarding previously published articles.