HIV-Associated Complications: A Systems-Based Approach

CAROLYN CHU, LEALAH C. POLLOCK, PETER A. SELWYN

Persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection often develop complications related directly to the infection, as well as to its treatment. Aging, lifestyle factors, and HIV-associated comorbidities also increase the risk of developing chronic conditions such as...

Probiotics for Gastrointestinal Conditions: A Summary of the Evidence

THAD WILKINS, JACQUELINE SEQUOIA

Probiotics have been widely studied for a variety of conditions because of their role in maintaining immunologic equilibrium in the gastrointestinal tract. High-quality evidence shows that probiotics are effective for treating acute infectious diarrhea, antibiotic-associated...

Pelvic Organ Prolapse

CHERYL B. IGLESIA, KATELYN R. SMITHLING

Pelvic support problems affect as many as one-half of women, although patients with prolapse are commonly asymptomatic. Pelvic floor disorders such as prolapse may be difficult to identify because patients experiencing these conditions may not volunteer information about...

AAFP News: AFP Edition

AAFP, ABFM Team Up to Launch Unified CME Reporting Process | Physician House Members Raising Awareness About Physician Burnout | Free Online Tool Can Connect GME Programs, Save Family Medicine Slots | Executive Summary Available to Inform Family Physicians About QPP Changes

Which Probiotics Should I Take? A Practical Guide for Family Physicians

PATRICK J. HANAWAY

Which probiotics should I take? We have all heard this question from our patients in clinical practice. In 2012, approximately 3.8 million adults1 and 300,000 children2 were using probiotics—a fourfold increase over the previous five years. This question begets many further...

Effects of Yoga in Patients with Asthma

AARON SAGUIL

Does yoga improve quality of life and symptoms in patients with asthma?

Antiplatelet vs. Anticoagulant Therapy for Patients with Heart Failure in Sinus Rhythm

IRBERT L. VEGA

For patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in sinus rhythm, is warfarin (Coumadin) therapy superior to aspirin regarding the risk of cardiac events and mortality?

Painless Nodular Rash in a Young Man

MAYA BASS, KRYS FOSTER, JAMES STUDDIFORD

A 26-year-old man presented with a rash on much of his body that had steadily spread over one year. The rash covered his limbs, including his palms and soles, and his ears (Figures 1 and 2). He did not have associated pain, pruritus, or limb paresthesia. He did not have...

Patients with Disabilities: Avoiding Unconscious Bias When Discussing Goals of Care

CLARISSA KRIPKE

A 58-year-old nonspeaking patient with an intellectual disability was admitted to the hospital for cholecystitis. He also had a well-controlled seizure disorder, secondary parkinsonism from medications he was no longer taking, and diabetes insipidus. His surgery was...

Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in Infants: A Clinical Report from the AAP on Evaluation and Referral

LISA HAUK

Key Points for Practice

Antipsychotics for Fibromyalgia in Adults

DEAN A. SEEHUSEN, RANDY BAIN

Study Population: Adults with fibromyalgia

Common Side Effects of HIV Medicines

HIV infection can cause problems with your nervous system, heart, stomach, liver, kidneys, bones, and metabolism. These problems can also be side effects of medicines used to treat HIV (called antiretroviral therapy, or ART). Side effects can happen when ART is taken with...

What Are Probiotics?

Probiotics are organisms (bacteria and yeasts) that are taken to improve health.

Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Prolapse is when organs in your pelvis, such as the uterus, bladder, or rectum, bulge into or past the opening of your vagina. It may feel like a bulge or a pouch.