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    Diagnosis and Treatment of Streptococcal Pharyngitis

    BETH A. CHOBY

    Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus, the most common bacterial etiology of acute pharyngitis, can be detected with the use of laboratory testing (e.g., throat culture, rapid antigen detection) and clinical decision rules. Although treatment is not necessary, antibiotics can...

    Excessive Daytime Sleepiness

    J.F. PAGEL

    Excessive daytime sleepiness occurs in most patients secondary to sleep deprivation, obstructive sleep apnea, or medications that induce sleepiness. Less frequent causes include primary hypersomnias and other medical or psychiatric conditions. A sleep and medical history is...

    Evaluation and Management of Common Childhood Poisonings

    TAMARA McGREGOR, MEHJABIN PARKAR, SHOBHA RAO

    Poisonings in children usually involve oral ingestion and occur in the home. Symptomatic patients should receive emergency stabilization. Although history and physical examination are usually sufficient, selective laboratory studies can confirm some toxins and guide...

    Editorials

    Medical Humanitarian Missions

    SEAN W. MULVANEY, M. JOHN McBETH

    Many family physicians are engaged in medical humanitarian operations throughout the developing world, and many more have considered such participation.1 The term ‘medical mission,’ originally a subset of religious missionary work, is used here to mean any humanitarian...

    Cochrane for Clinicians

    Effectiveness of Brief Alcohol Interventions in Primary Care

    WILLIAM E. CAYLEY, JR

    For men who engage in excessive or hazardous drinking and present to their primary care physician for issues not specifically related to alcohol treatment, an intervention of one to four sessions administered by a physician, nurse, or psychologist is effective in reducing...

    Dipeptidyl-peptidase-4 Inhibitors for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

    CLARISSA KRIPKE

    When used as monotherapy or in conjunction with metformin (Glucophage) or thiazolidinediones, the DPP-4 inhibitor sitagliptin (Januvia) decreases A1C levels by 0.7 percent, but there are no data on patient-oriented outcomes or long-term safety. Until more studies are...

    AAFP News Now: AFP Edition

    AAFP News Now: AFP Edition

    Congress Reauthorizes Children’s Health Insurance Program, Expands Coverage | Access to Community Health Centers Reduces Emergency Department Visits | Salmonellosis Outbreak Reminds Physicians to Report Evidence of Foodborne Illnesses | Hib Disease Cases Linked to Vaccine...

    Photo Quiz

    Pruritic Rash in Pregnancy

    DAPHNE J. KAREL

    Photo Quiz presents readers with a clinical challenge based on a photograph or other image.

    Letters to the Editor

    Case Report: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Woman with Migraines

    GEORGE GUTHRIE, KENYA RIVAS

    Tips from Other Journals

    Effect of Informing Smokers of "Lung Age" on Quit Rates

    Anne D. Walling

    Minimizing Anticholinergic Adverse Effects in Older Patients

    Kenneth T. Moon

    Are Nonsurgical Interventions Effective for Urinary Incontinence?

    AMY CRAWFORD-FAUCHER

    What Is the Optimal Level of Platelet Inhibition Before PCI?

    ANNE D. WALLING

    Information from Your Family Doctor

    Strep Throat

    Strep throat is a bacterial infection of the throat. It causes about one in 10 sore throats in adults and one in four sore throats in children. It is most common in late winter and early spring.

    Accidental Childhood Poisonings

    Most accidental poisonings in children happen at home. You should keep all cleaners and medicines out of your child's reach. Many adult medicines can hurt or kill a child, even when taken in small amounts. Don't take your medicine in front of young children because they may...

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