ALAN B. DOUGLASS, JOANNA M. DOUGLASS
Most dental pain is caused by caries, pericoronitis, periodontal disease, or trauma. This article discusses the underlying pathology, diagnosis, and management of dental emergencies.
GREGORY H. TAYLOR
Immunosuppressed patients can experience severe illness caused by reactivation of latent cytomegalovirus. Highly active antiretroviral therapy has decreased the incidence of cytomegalovirus retinitis but has resulted in a new set of ophthalmologic complications induced by...
LANCE C. BRUNNER, LIZA ESHILIAN-OATES, TONY Y. KUO
Early recognition and treatment of hip fracture are important in reducing morbidity and mortality and preserving quality of life. When initial radiographic findings are indeterminate, other imaging modalities, such as magnetic resonance imaging or bone scanning, can be useful...
ADRIENNE Z. ABLES, OTIS L. BAUGHMAN, III
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have become the drugs of choice in the treatment of depression. Selecting an appropriate antidepressant depends on the pharmacologic profile, secondary actions, and tolerability of these agents.
MARY JO WELKER, DIANE ORLOV
The main objective of evaluating thyroid nodules is to exclude malignancy. Laboratory evaluation may include thyroid-stimulating hormone testing and fine-needle aspiration. Surgery remains the primary treatment for malignant lesions, and ablation by postoperative radioactive...
Janis Wright
AFP depends on your feedback to help us understand your needs as readers. We collect your thoughts and ideas from written surveys, structured focus groups or interviews, casual conversations, e-mails, telephone calls, and letters. We appreciate your comments and find your...
Matthew Neff
IOM Report Targets 20 Key Areas for Transforming Health Care System | New AHRQ Fact Sheet Provides Tips for Preventing Medical Errors in Children | CDC Report Indicates Continued Decline in Number of Uninsured Children | Deadline for Medicare Participation Forms Is Feb. 28 |...
Sarah Evans, Heather McNeill
“Oh, boy.” China may soon run out of girls. According to figures published in BMJ, 116.86 boys are born in China for every 100 girls. A normal ratio would be about 102 boys to 100 girls. The Chinese have a traditional preference for male children, especially in rural areas,...
Renate G. Justin
It is likely that foster children will be seen in the family physician's office. Approximately 550,000 children are in foster care in the United States,1(p2) and the number is increasing, especially in children under the age of five years.2 Often, foster children come to the...
The second-year medical student had taken a meticulous history from a 30-year-old man whose chief complaint was headache. When JOH came into the mobile clinic's examination room, however, the story changed. What started out sounding almost like temporal arteritis turned into...
Michael Schooff
A 40-year-old overweight woman seeks advice on weight loss.
RICHARD SADOVSKY
ANNE D. WALLING
BILL ZEPF
SUMI M. SEXTON
BILL ZEPF
KARL E. MILLER
KARL E. MILLER
ANNE D. WALLING
BILL ZEPF
BILL ZEPF
KARL E. MILLER
ANNE D. WALLING
ANNE D. WALLING
ANNE D. WALLING
RICHARD SADOVSKY
BILL ZEPF
BILL ZEPF
KARL E. MILLER
KARL E. MILLER
BILL ZEPF
ANNE D. WALLING
SUMI M. SEXTON
KARL E. MILLER
RICHARD SADOVSKY
RICHARD SADOVSKY
ANNE D. WALLING
ANNE D. WALLING
ANNE D. WALLING
BILL ZEPF
KARL E. MILLER
ANNE D. WALLING
KARL E. MILLER
ANNE D. WALLING
RICHARD SADOVSKY
RICHARD SADOVSKY
PHILIP HAZELL
What are the effects of treatments for depression in children and adolescents?
QUENBY L. ERICKSON, TODD KOBAYASHI, PAULA S. VOGEL
A 69-year-old man presented with severe bilateral lower extremity woody edema, pebbly hyperkeratotic plaques, and a fetid odor (see accompanying figure). Crusts were easily dislodged and left weeping erosions. This condition had progressed over many years of chronic...
Genevieve W. Ressel
The Committee on Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, and Obesity in the Young (AHOY) of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, American Heart Association (AHA), recently published a scientific statement on cardiovascular health in childhood. The full statement was...
Carrie Morantz, Brian Torrey
Folic Acid and Prevention of Neural Tube Defects | ACOG Assessment of Cervical Cytology Screening | Surgeon General's Report on Women and Smoking | ACOG Opinion on Use of Enoxaparin During Pregnancy
SANFORD R. KIMMEL
Some of my young patients have parents who, despite being well educated have, in my opinion, some irrational beliefs. An example of this is a young mother who recently refused to vaccinate her baby. This mother said that she had heard of adverse reactions to vaccines, and she...
William B. Grant, Cedric F. Garland
Robert D. Gillette
Cytomegalovirus (say: “si-toe-meg-ah-low-vi-russ”) or CMV is a virus that infects cells and causes them to become enlarged. Many people are infected with CMV and don't even know it. People are usually infected by the time they are two years old or during their teenaged years....
A thyroid nodule is a lump in the thyroid gland in your neck.
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