Evaluation of the Patient with Chronic Cough - American Family Physician
May 1, 2004 - Patients with chronic cough should avoid exposure to irritants that can trigger cough, and those who smoke should stop smoking. Patients who develop chronic cough in association with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor therapy should be switched to an agent from another drug class. ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0501/p2159.html
Hand and Wrist Injuries: Part II. Emergent Evaluation - American Family Physician
Apr 15, 2004 - Primary care physicians must be able to recognize wrist and hand injuries that require immediate attention. A complete history and physical examination, including assessment of distal limb function, are essential. Hemorrhage control is necessary in patients with vessel lacerations and ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0415/p1949.html
Tips From Other Journals - American Family Physician
Apr 15, 2004 - ...disorders, other diagnoses, and confounders to the children in a cohort receiving thimerosal-based pertussis vaccine (before June 1, 1992) and thimerosal-free pertussis vaccine (after June 1, 1992). During 2,986,654 person-years of follow-up, the authors identified 440 cases of...
American Family Physician : Tip
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0415/p2009.html
Should Doctors Call in Sick? - Curbside Consultation - American Family Physician
Jan 1, 2004 - Many practical factors mitigate against a physician taking a sick day. For physicians in private practice, the economic considerations are great because office overhead and staff payroll costs continue during their absence. Even salaried physicians are subject to the powerful physician ...
American Family Physician : Curbside Consultation
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0101/p219.html
Tips From Other Journals - American Family Physician
Sep 15, 2003 - ...a significant increased risk of febrile seizures within 24 hours of receiving vaccination for diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and whole-cell pertussis, and within eight to 14 days of receiving a measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination. The risk of recurrent febrile seizures is...
American Family Physician : Tip
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0915/p1184.html
A Mother Who Refuses to Vaccinate Her Child - Curbside Consultation - American Family ...
Feb 1, 2003 - Physicians may find it incredible that some parents are reluctant to immunize their children despite the tremendous successes of vaccines in decreasing the morbidity and mortality of childhood diseases.
American Family Physician : Curbside Consultation
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0201/p651.html
Clinical Briefs - Jan 15, 2003 - American Family Physician
Jan 15, 2003 - ...Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Pediarix, a combination vaccine that contains diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine adsorbed (DTaP), hepatitis B vaccine (recombinant), and inactivated polio-virus vaccine (IPV) for administration as one...
American Family Physician : Clinical Briefs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0115/p427.html
Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule, United States, 2003 and ...
Jan 1, 2003 - The 2003 Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule is now available, and includes a harmonized catch-up schedule for children who are behind in immunizations. The catch-up schedule offers specific guidance regarding the minimum time between doses as well as the number ...
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0101/p188.html
The 2003 Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule - Practice Guidelines - American ...
Dec 15, 2002 - The 2003 Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule provides age-based recommendations for routine vaccinations in a color-coded chart. In addition, it summarizes the recommendations and some contraindications of eight vaccines for adults with various medical conditions.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/1215/p2329.html
Vaccine Adverse Events: Separating Myth from Reality - American Family Physician
Dec 1, 2002 - Vaccines have turned many childhood diseases into distant memories in industrialized countries. However, questions have been raised about the safety of some vaccines because of rare but serious adverse effects that have been attributed to them. Pain, swelling, and redness at the ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/1201/p2113.html
Clinical Briefs - Sep 15, 2002 - American Family Physician
Sep 15, 2002 - ...Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis (DTaP) No2 Tetanus and Diphtheria Toxoids (Td) No Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)1 See note3 Inactivated Polio (IPV) No Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) No2 Varicella No Pneumococcal...
American Family Physician : Clinical Briefs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0915/p1110.html
Clinical Briefs - Aug 15, 2002 - American Family Physician
Aug 15, 2002 - ...Supplies of diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine, and measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine in the United States have become sufficient to permit the resumption of the routine schedule for DTaP and MMR use as recommended by the Advisory Committee...
American Family Physician : Clinical Briefs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0815/p690.html
Significant FDA Approvals in 2001 - Practice Guidelines - American Family Physician
Jun 1, 2002 - In 2001, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched numerous initiatives to assure the availability of medical products for the treatment of injuries that could be caused by terrorists using biologic, chemical, or nuclear agents.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0601/p2377.html
Tips From Other Journals - American Family Physician
Jun 1, 2002 - ...seemed to be associated with prophylactic use of erythromycin in children approximately two weeks of age with possible exposure to pertussis. Concern has arisen about the safety of using erythromycin to treat chlamydia and other infections during pregnancy. Because erythromycin can...
American Family Physician : Tip
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0601/p2362.html
Management of Newborns Exposed to Maternal HIV Infection - American Family Physician
May 15, 2002 - The management of infants whose mothers are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) involves minimizing the risk of vertical transmission of HIV, recognizing neonatal HIV infection early, preventing opportunistic infections, and addressing psychosocial issues. Maternal ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0515/p2049.html
Diagnosis and Management of Acute Bronchitis - American Family Physician
May 15, 2002 - Acute bronchitis is one of the top 10 conditions for which patients seek medical care. Physicians show considerable variability in describing the signs and symptoms necessary to its diagnosis. Because acute bronchitis most often has a viral cause, symptomatic treatment with protussives,...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0515/p2039.html
Clinical Briefs - Apr 15, 2002 - American Family Physician
Apr 15, 2002 - ...to extend through the summer of 2002. Vaccines in short supply include varicella; measles, mumps, and rubella; diphtheria/tetanus/acellular pertussis; and pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. According to the CDC, reasons for the shortage include production delays and government...
American Family Physician : Clinical Briefs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0415/p1690.html
Correction - Corrections - American Family Physician
Mar 1, 2002 - ...was used for pertussis vaccine administered at the same time as diphtheria and tetanus toxoids. The correct abbreviation is DTaP. The text should read as follows: When administered at the same time as diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) at a...
American Family Physician : Corrections
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0301/p799a.html
AAFP News - Jan 15, 2002 - American Family Physician
Jan 15, 2002 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0115/p159.html
The 2002 Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule and Progress Toward Elimination of...
Jan 1, 2002 - The 2002 Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule is now available. The format of the 2002 schedule differs somewhat from the 2001 schedule; it is based in large part on the modifications developed by the Minnesota Department of Health.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0101/p127.html
AAFP News - Nov 1, 2001 - American Family Physician
Nov 1, 2001 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/1101/p1513.html
Tips From Other Journals - American Family Physician
Oct 15, 2001 - ...Up-to-date immunization was defined as having four diphtheria and tetanus toxoid and pertussis, three polio, one measles-mumps-rubella, three hepatitis B and three Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccines by 24 months of age. The up-to-date immunization rates increased substantially...
American Family Physician : Tip
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/1015/p1431.html
Appropriate Antimicrobial Prescribing: Approaches that Limit Antibiotic Resistance - ...
Sep 15, 2001 - Since the introduction of antimicrobial agents, there has been an association between antibiotic use and the development of antimicrobial resistance. Antibiotic therapy eradicates not only pathogenic organisms but also the protective normal flora. This so-called
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0915/p999.html
Principles of Appropriate Antibiotic Use: Part V. Acute Bronchitis - Practice ...
Sep 15, 2001 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed guidelines for evaluating and treating adults with acute respiratory disease. Information focusing on the appropriate use of antibiotics for treatment of uncomplicated acute bronchitis is included in these guidelines.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0915/p1098.html
Helping Physicians Make Evidence-Based Decisions - Editorials - American Family Physician
Jun 1, 2001 - ...on perinatal care, the Cochrane Library has grown rapidly and now contains more than 850 reviews on a wide variety of topics from acellular pertussis vaccines to zinc for the comXmon cold. Primary care physicians have played an important role in the Cochrane Collaboration since its...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0601/p2130.html
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine for Young Children - American Family Physician
May 15, 2001 - Streptococcus pneumoniae causes approximately 3,300 cases of meningitis, 100,000 to 135,000 cases of pneumonia requiring hospitalization and 6 million cases of otitis media annually in the United States. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, approved in 2000 for use in the United States, was ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0515/p1991.html
Significant FDA Approvals in 2000 - FDA Perspective - American Family Physician
May 15, 2001 - ...Diptheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine, Adsorbed (Tripedia) Expanded patient population: Include a fifth dose at four to six years after four prior doses of Tripedia Anti-D, Anti-A, Anti-B, Anti-A, B Monoclonal Antibodies First approvals of monoclonal...
American Family Physician : FDA Perspective
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0515/p2061.html
Prevention and Treatment of Dog Bites - American Family Physician
Apr 15, 2001 - Almost one half of all dog bites involve an animal owned by the victim's family or neighbors. A large percentage of dog bite victims are children. Although some breeds of dogs have been identified as being more aggressive than other breeds, any dog may attack when threatened. All dog ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0415/p1567.html
AAFP News - Apr 15, 2001 - American Family Physician
Apr 15, 2001 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0415/p1467.html
AAP Technical Report on the Prevention of Pneumococcal Infections - Practice Guidelines...
Mar 15, 2001 - The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released a technical report on the prevention of pneumococcal infections, including the use of pneumococcal conjugate and polysaccharide vaccines and antibiotic prophylaxis.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0315/p1223.html
Our Role as Family Physicians in Vaccine Safety - Editorials - American Family Physician
Jan 15, 2001 - ...due to the risk of intussusception, and use of acellular diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine instead of whole-cell diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine. Family physicians can take several measures to help with vaccine safety and preserve...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0115/p207.html
The 2001 Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule - Practice Guidelines - American ...
Jan 1, 2001 - The collaboration of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) continues with the 2001 Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0101/p151.html
New Year, New Codes: Highlights From CPT and HCPCS 2001 -- FPM
Jan 1, 2001 - Changes in critical care, care plan oversight, lab services and vaccines are most likely to affect family physicians.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2001/0100/p14.html
Tips From Other Journals - American Family Physician
Jan 1, 2001 - ...Infections: bacterial pneumonia, mycobacterial diseases, fungal infections, tularemia, psittacosis, pertussis Other granulomatous diseases Malignancies: bronchogenic carcinoma, metastatic breast cancer and gastrointestinal cancers, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Hodgkin disease...
American Family Physician : Tip
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0101/p138.html
Leukocytosis: Basics of Clinical Assessment - American Family Physician
Nov 1, 2000 - Leukocytosis, a common laboratory finding, is most often due to relatively benign conditions (infections or inflammatory processes). Much less common but more serious causes include primary bone marrow disorders. The normal reaction of bone marrow to infection or inflammation leads to ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/1101/p2053.html
The Importance of Primary Care Physicians as the Usual Source of Healthcare in the ...
Nov 1, 2000 - Having a usual source of care enhances achieving clinical prevention goals for children and adults. There is room for improvement, and differences between the practices of internists and family physicians suggest that slightly longer visits and having health insurance might contribute ...
American Family Physician : Graham Center Policy One-Pagers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/1101/p1968.html
Tips From Other Journals - American Family Physician
Oct 1, 2000 - ...neutropenia, related to bone marrow suppression or peripheral destruction. Acute bacterial infections, notably salmonellosis, brucellosis, pertussis, tuberculosis and rickettsial infections, can cause neutropenia. Collagen vascular disease can feature neutropenia. Benign...
American Family Physician : Tip
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/1001/p1625a.html
AAFP News - Sep 1, 2000 - American Family Physician
Sep 1, 2000 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0901/p937.html
Clinical Briefs - Jul 1, 2000 - American Family Physician
Jul 1, 2000 - ...influenzae type b vaccine and one dose of measles-containing vaccine. Coverage with four doses of diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis vaccine/diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and three doses of hepatitis B vaccine was the highest ever reported (84 and 87 percent,...
American Family Physician : Clinical Briefs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0701/p241.html
Quantum Sufficit - Jun 15, 2000 - American Family Physician
Jun 15, 2000 - ...Some of the most deadly global infectious diseases and conditions include pneumonia, diarrhea, tuberculosis, malaria, measles and pertussis. It's time to change! Hey doc, relax! Does that seem like an unlikely option for you? The Lancet recently reported that many doctors feel like...
American Family Physician : Quantum Sufficit
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0615/p3552.html
Tips From Other Journals - American Family Physician
Apr 1, 2000 - ...causes may be overlooked. One organism known to produce cough in children with acute infection is Bordetella pertussis. Diagnosis of infection with B. pertussis is problematic in adults because the infection is often not suspected and, even when it is, serologic diagnosis is time...
American Family Physician : Tip
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0401/p2180.html
The 2000 Harmonized Immunization Schedule - Practice Guidelines - American Family ...
Jan 1, 2000 - The collaboration of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) continues with the 2000 harmonized immunization schedule
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0101/p232.html
Tips From Other Journals - American Family Physician
Nov 15, 1999 - ...Other infections included bacteremia in eight infants, meningitis in four and gastroenteritis in two. One patient each was found to have pertussis, peritonitis, osteomyelitis, cellulitis and bullous impetigo. When the Philadelphia protocol was applied retrospectively to each infant...
American Family Physician : Tip
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/1115/p2383.html
Tips From Other Journals - American Family Physician
Nov 1, 1999 - ...Manifestations of Pertussis in Immunized Children and Adults Am Fam Physician. 1999 Nov 1;60(7):2148-2150. Recent epidemiologic studies have shown that the incidence and prevalence of Bordetella pertussis infection in adults are much greater than previously reported. In studies of...
American Family Physician : Tip
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/1101/p2148.html
Monitor - Sep 1999 -- FPM
Sep 1, 1999 - ...Statements, produced by the CDC. The information sheets must be presented prior to each dose of vaccines containing diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, measles, mumps, rubella, polio, hepatitis B, haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) or varicella. The act also requires that providers...
Family Practice Management : News Briefs
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1999/0900/p17.html
Combination Vaccines for Childhood Immunization - American Family Physician
May 1, 1999 - An increasing number of new and improved vaccines to prevent childhood diseases are being introduced. Combination vaccines represent one solution to the problem of increased numbers of injections during single clinic visits. This statement provides general guidance on the use of ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0501/p2565.html
Principles for Using Combination Vaccines - Editorials - American Family Physician
May 1, 1999 - ...from multiple injections and associated safety concerns.2–5 Of note, vaccine combinations of diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis and Haemophilus influenzae type b (TriHIBit) are currently not licensed for use in infants and should not be used in infants until they...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0501/p2422.html
Tips From Other Journals - American Family Physician
Mar 15, 1999 - ...and safety of varicella vaccine administered concurrently at a separate site with MMR and a combination diphtheria, tetanus toxoids and pertussis (DTP)– Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine (DTP-Hib conjugate combination, or DTP/HbOC) as opposed to single administration of...
American Family Physician : Tip
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0315/p1642.html
Tips From Other Journals - American Family Physician
Mar 1, 1999 - ...disease. Markwick and associates evaluated RV-TV coadministered with oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) and a combined diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis and Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine (DTP/Hib) in healthy infants to see if it would significantly diminish the immunogenicity of the...
American Family Physician : Tip
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0301/p1267.html
AAFP News - Mar 1, 1999 - American Family Physician
Mar 1, 1999 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0301/p1095.html
Book Reviews - Physician's Bookshelf - American Family Physician
Feb 1, 1999 - ...to leave the impression that vaccine-preventable diseases are always ready to reemerge. In fact, recent experience has reminded us that pertussis, measles and even diphtheria have resurged when public health is neglected. For such reasons, measles is important for every clinician to...
American Family Physician : Physician's Bookshelf
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0201/p707.html
Primary Care of Infants and Young Children with Down Syndrome - American Family Physician
Jan 15, 1999 - Down syndrome is caused by triplicate material of chromosome 21. The syndrome has a variable physical expression, but congenital cardiac defects, transient myelodysplasia of the newborn and duodenal atresia are highly specific for this chromosomal disorder. Routine health maintenance is...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0115/p381.html
Poliovirus Vaccine Options - American Family Physician
Jan 1, 1999 - As a result of the success of immunization, indigenous wild poliomyelitis has disappeared from the United States. Of 142 confirmed cases of paralytic poliomyelitis reported in the United States from 1980 to 1996, 134 were classified as vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis (VAPP). ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0101/p113.html
The 1999 Harmonized Immunization Schedule - Special Medical Reports - American Family ...
Jan 1, 1999 - ...In the schedule, DTaP (diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis) now appears where DTaP or DTP (diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis) previously appeared. DTaP has about one fourth to one half of the adverse effects of whole cell DTP and, therefore, is...
American Family Physician : Special Medical Reports
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0101/p203.html
Are Your Patients Getting the Preventive Services They Need? -- FPM
Jan 1, 1999 - The article discusses the importance of preventive services and offers NCQA benchmarks. It also shows the process one practice used to identify its rates for mammograms, childhood immunizations and influenza vaccinations.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1999/0100/p56.html
Clinical Briefs - Dec 01, 1998 - American Family Physician
Dec 1, 1998 - ...combination vaccine containing Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccine and diphtheria and tetanus toxoid and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine is for use in toddlers (ages 15 to 18 months). The FDA emphasizes that the approved Hib conjugate vaccines and DTaP vaccines...
American Family Physician : Clinical Briefs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/1201/p2171.html
Tips From Other Journals - American Family Physician
Dec 1, 1998 - ...to children older than this age. Immunogenicity of the vaccine is not affected by the simultaneous administration of diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type B (DPT-Hib) vaccines, oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV), inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) or hepatitis B...
American Family Physician : Tip
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/1201/p2133.html
ACIP Issues Recommendations to Eliminate Measles, Rubella and Congenital Rubella ...
Nov 1, 1998 - ...ACIP recommends routine simultaneous administration of MMR, diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis (DTaP) or diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and whole-cell pertussis (DTP) vaccine, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine and oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) or...
American Family Physician : Special Medical Reports
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/1101/p1682.html
Appropriate Use of Antibiotics for URIs in Children: Part II. Cough, Pharyngitis and ...
Oct 15, 1998 - This article summarizes the principles of judicious antimicrobial therapy for three of the five conditions--cough, pharyngitis, the common cold--that account for most of the outpatient use of these drugs in the United States. The principles governing the other two conditions, otitis ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/1015/p1335.html
Significant FDA Approvals in 1997 - FDA Perspective - American Family Physician
Jun 1, 1998 - ...Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis (DTaP) adsorbed vaccine (Infanrix) Immunization of infants and children, 6 weeks to 7 years of age, against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis Rabies vaccine (RabAvert) Immunization of children and adults against rabies...
American Family Physician : FDA Perspective
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0601/p2865.html
Office Care of the Premature Infant: Part II. Common Medical and Surgical Problems - ...
May 15, 1998 - Medical problems associated with prematurity are frequently complex, and a multidisciplinary approach is often required. Some common problems include the following: (1) anemia, which can be reduced by iron supplementation, (2) cerebral palsy or mental retardation as a result of ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0515/p2383.html
Care of the Premature Infant: Part I. Monitoring Growth and Development - American ...
May 1, 1998 - When monitoring growth and development in the premature infant, physicians should make adjustments for the estimated due date. With minor exceptions, administration of immunizations is based on the chronologic age. Administration of hepatitis B vaccine should be delayed until the infant...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0501/p2123.html
Diary from a Week in Practice - Apr 1, 1998 - American Family Physician
Apr 1, 1998 - ...If you are still using diphtheria, tetanus, whole cell pertussis vaccine (DTwP) instead of diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP), a recent poster presentation at the Pediatric Academic Society in Washington, D.C., will be of interest to you. This poster...
American Family Physician : Diary from a Week in Practice
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0401/p1526.html
ACIP Releases Recommendations for the Immunization of Health Care Workers - Special ...
Mar 15, 1998 - ...in certain circumstances (i.e., tuberculosis, hepatitis A, meningococcal disease, typhoid fever and vaccinia) or in the future (i.e., pertussis). Those for which immunization of all adults is recommended (i.e., tetanus, diphtheria and pneumococcal disease). View/Print Table...
American Family Physician : Special Medical Reports
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0315/p1426.html
Medical Care for Immigrants and Refugees - American Family Physician
Mar 1, 1998 - Refugees and other immigrants often present with clinical problems that are as varied as their previous experiences. Clinical presentations may range from unusual infectious diseases to problems with transition. This article describes medical conditions associated with immigrants, as ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0301/p1061.html
Family Practice International - Feb 15, 1998 - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 1998 - ...immunodeficiency syndrome, malaria, schistosomiasis and dengue fever. Quadrivalent infant vaccines with diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and hepatitis B are under development, as are vaccines that incorporate injectable polio components. Combined hepatitis A and B vaccines are...
American Family Physician : Family Practice International
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0215/p860.html
AAFP, AAP and ACIP Release 1998 Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule - Special ...
Jan 1, 1998 - ...Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Three acellular pertussis vaccines have been licensed for use in infancy. Acellular pertussis vaccines have 25 to 50 percent fewer instances of the common adverse effects than whole-cell pertussis vaccines and fewer instances of moderate to severe adverse...
American Family Physician : Special Medical Reports
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0101/p153.html
ACIP Updates Pertussis Vaccine Recommendation
During its Oct. 23-24 meeting, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices updated its recommendation for the pertussis vaccine and was briefed on this season's flu activity.
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20191030acip.html
Pertussis Vaccine: Receiving Tdap During Pregnancy
Pregnant women should receive a dose of the TDap vaccine during every pregnancy, ideally between 27 and 36 weeks of gestation.
https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/patient-care/prevention-wellness/immunizations-vaccines/disease-pop-immunization/pertussis-vaccine-receiving-tdap-during-pregnancy.html
Vaccination Gaps Leave Pregnant Moms, Infants Unprotected
According to recent research from the CDC, about 65% of mothers surveyed reported they had not received the seasonal influenza and tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis vaccines before or during pregnancy.
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20191016vaccinpregnancy.html
Try These Techniques to Boost Adolescent Immunizations
Residency programs that won AAFP Foundation Adolescent Immunization Awards share techniques that helped them boost vaccination rates for the following vaccine-preventable diseases: influenza; tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis; HPV infection; and meningitis.
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20180803fdtnimmunawards.html
Vaccines 4 Teens
The Vaccinations 4 Teens resources are an easy-to-use collection of materials that AAFP members, care teams, and office staff can customize and use to help educate parents/guardians and teen patients about four AAFP- and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-recommended ...
https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/patient-care/prevention-wellness/immunizations-vaccines/office-champtions/vaccines-4-teens.html
How to Manage a Pertussis Outbreak in Your Practice -- Family Practice Management
...How to Manage a Pertussis Outbreak in Your Practice A physician shares the lessons he learned after unknowingly exposing patients and staff to whooping cough. Dr. Flanagan practices in State College, Pa., and is an associate professor of family and community medicine with the...
Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2005/0700/fpm20050700p31.pdf
Pertussis: A Reemerging Infection
...Pertussis: A Reemerging Infection JONATHAN M. KLINE, PharmD, BCPS; WILLIAM D. LEWIS, MD; ELEANOR A. SMITH, MD; LLOYD R. TRACY, MD; and SARAH K. MOERSCHEL, MD, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Eastern Division, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia P ertussis, also known as...
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CDC Releases Best Practices for the Use of PCR Testing for Diagnosing Pertussis
...Diagnosing pertussis in the early stages can be difficult, because early signs and symptoms are often nonspecific. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing, a technique used to detect DNA sequences specific for Bordetella pertussis, is used for diagnosis; however, results should be...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/1115/afp20111115p1176.pdf
Pertussis Encounter Form: Community Exposure
...l Review chart l Exposed individual notifies our office of a pertussis exposure in the community. l Exposure Info: By whom: __________________________ Where: ______________________ When: _____________________ Is the exposed individual our established patient? l No: Refer to...
Family Practice Management
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Choosing Wisely: More Good Clinical Recommendations - American Family Physician
Choosing Wisely: More Good Clinical Recommendations to Improve Health Care Quality and Reduce Harm
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AFP Documents with Keyword: Infectious Disease, Bacterial - American Family Physician
...2006 Issue Pertussis: A Disease Affecting All Ages [Article] Bordetella pertussis is a highly contagious bacterium known to cause pertussis (whooping cough) and is transmitted via airborne droplets. Although childhood vaccination has dramatically reduced reported pertussis cases,...
American Family Physician
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Disease- and Population-Specific Immunizations
Immunizations can prevent the spread of contagious and sometimes deadly diseases, particularly among at-risk populations such as young children and older adults. Use AAFP resources to educate parents and patients about the importance of getting immunizations.
https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/patient-care/prevention-wellness/immunizations-vaccines/disease-pop-immunization.html
AFP Documents with Keyword: Upper Respiratory Infections - American Family Physician
...Diagnosing Pertussis [Practice Guidelines] Diagnosing pertussis in the early stages can be difficult, because early signs and symptoms are often nonspecific. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing, a technique used to detect DNA sequences specific for Bordetella pertussis, is...
American Family Physician
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AFP Documents with Keyword: Immunizations - American Family Physician
...1, 2011 Issue Acellular Vaccines for Preventing Pertussis in Children [Cochrane for Clinicians] Multicomponent (i.e., three or more) acellular vaccines are as effective as whole-cell vaccines at preventing pertussis and mild pertussis disease (e.g., cold symptoms, cough without...
American Family Physician
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AFP Documents with Keyword: Infectious Disease - American Family Physician
...Diagnosing Pertussis [Practice Guidelines] Diagnosing pertussis in the early stages can be difficult, because early signs and symptoms are often nonspecific. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing, a technique used to detect DNA sequences specific for Bordetella pertussis, is...
American Family Physician
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AFP Documents with Keyword: Drug Therapy - American Family Physician
...the Treatment and Postexposure Prophylaxis of Pertussis [Practice Guidelines] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released guidelines on antimicrobial agents for the treatment and postexposure prophylaxis of pertussis. May 1, 2006 Issue Testosterone...
American Family Physician
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ACIP Recommends Hep A Vaccine for Homeless Patients
During the Oct. 24-25 meeting of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the group discussed topics including recommending the hepatitis A vaccine for people who are homeless.
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20181031acipmeeting.html
AFP Documents with Keyword: Prenatal Care - American Family Physician
...Mar 15, 2009 Issue ACIP Releases Guideline on Prevention of Pertussis, Tetanus, and Diptheria in Pregnant Women and Newborns [Practice Guidelines] Two tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccines were licensed in 2005 for use in adults and...
American Family Physician
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AFP Documents with Keyword: Immunizations - American Family Physician
...Issue Maternal Pertussis Vaccination During Pregnancy [FPIN's Help Desk Answers] Women should receive the Tdap vaccine during pregnancy regardless of previous immunization history. Infants whose mothers received prenatal immunization had 50% fewer cases of pertussis compared with...
American Family Physician
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AFP Documents with Keyword: Immunizations - American Family Physician
...Mar 15, 2009 Issue ACIP Releases Guideline on Prevention of Pertussis, Tetanus, and Diptheria in Pregnant Women and Newborns [Practice Guidelines] Two tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccines were licensed in 2005 for use in adults and...
American Family Physician
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AFP Documents with Keyword: Immunizations - American Family Physician
...Issue Maternal Pertussis Vaccination During Pregnancy [FPIN's Help Desk Answers] Women should receive the Tdap vaccine during pregnancy regardless of previous immunization history. Infants whose mothers received prenatal immunization had 50% fewer cases of pertussis compared with...
American Family Physician
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AFP Documents with Keyword: Infectious Disease, Bacterial - American Family Physician
...Oct 15, 2013 Issue Pertussis: A Reemerging Infection [Article] Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is an acute respiratory tract infection that has increased in incidence in recent years. The initial catarrhal stage presents with nonspecific symptoms of malaise, rhinorrhea,...
American Family Physician
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April 1, 2019 - American Family Physician
...FPIN's Help Desk Answers: Maternal Pertussis Vaccination During Pregnancy John Waits; Lacy Smith; Daniel J. Hurst Curbside Consultation: Palliative Care in Advanced Dementia Scott Endsley; Rachel Main Practice Guidelines: Mild TBI in Children: Guidance from the CDC for...
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AFP Documents with Keyword: Immunizations - American Family Physician
...years. Find out the latest on these vaccines: pneumococcal conjugate; rotavirus; tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap); meningococcal; influenza; and human papillomavirus. Sep 15, 2015 Issue HPV Vaccination: Overcoming Parental and Physician...
American Family Physician
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AFP Documents with Keyword: Immunizations - American Family Physician
...Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends the routine use of a tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap; Adacel) among adults 19 to 64 years of age who have not already received a dose of Tdap. May 1, 2007 Issue ACIP Releases...
American Family Physician
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August 1, 2006 - American Family Physician
...Pertussis: A Disease Affecting All Ages David S. Gregory Carcinoid Tumors Russell G. Robertson; William J. Geiger; Nancy B. Davis Exercise and Older Patients: Prescribing Guidelines Ann Yelmokas McDermott; Heather Mernitz Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome...
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GSK to Compensate for Merck's Pediatric HepB Vaccine Shortage
In the face of a continuing shortage of Merck's pediatric hepatitis B vaccines, the CDC says GlaxoSmithKline will fill in with sufficient supply to meet full U.S. demand.
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20180411hepbshortage.html
CDC: Vaccination Coverage of Children Remains High
A pair of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports the CDC released Oct. 12 offered an overview of the status of childhood immunizations in the United States that was -- for the most part -- positive.
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20181019kidsvaccs.html
CDC, AAFP Release 2020 Immunization Schedules
The CDC and its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, together with the AAFP and other medical professional organizations, have released the 2020 adult and childhood immunization schedules.
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20200207vaccskeds.html
AAFP Immunization Materials Help Keep FPs Informed
The Academy recently mailed laminated, full-color copies of the 2020 adult, childhood/adolescent and catch-up immunization schedules developed by the ACIP to all active members.
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20200501immschedules.html
ACIP Updates Flu Vaccine Recommendations for 2020-2021
The AAFP has reviewed and agrees with the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' recommendations for the 2020-21 influenza season, which includes guidance for patients who may have COVID-19.
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20200909acipflu.html
November 1, 1999 - American Family Physician
...Manifestations of Pertussis in Immunized Children and Adults Ultrasound Therapy for Calcific Tendonitis of the Shoulder Removal of Aspirated Foreign Bodies in Children and Adults Treatment of Patients with Refractory Seizures Postexposure HIV Prophylaxis After Sexual...
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Choosing Wisely: Avoid prescribing antibiotics for upper respiratory infections. - ...
Avoid prescribing antibiotics for upper respiratory infections.
American Family Physician : Choosing Wisely Recommendations
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