Practice Guidelines - Nov 15, 2006 - American Family Physician
Nov 15, 2006 - The Partnership for Prevention conducted a study to accurately rank 25 preventive health care services. These rankings represent the most valuable preventive services and should be used to help physicians prioritize which services to emphasize with patients.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/1115/p1787.html
Insulin Detemir (Levmir) for Diabetes Mellitus - STEPS - American Family Physician
Jul 15, 2006 - Insulin detemir is suitable as basal insulin in a basal-bolus regimen. In limited research, it has been shown to cause slightly fewer episodes of minor hypoglycemia and no weight gain in patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes, which is a benefit that must be balanced against its higher ...
American Family Physician : STEPS
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0715/p323.html
Diuretics for Treatment of Patients with Heart Failure? - Cochrane for Clinicians - ...
Aug 1, 2006 - Compared with other active medications, diuretics can improve exercise capacity in patients with heart failure by about 30 percent. Withdrawal of diuretic therapy from patients with heart failure may increase the risk of hospital readmission or death. About eight deaths are prevented ...
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0801/p411.html
Are Atypical Antipsychotics Safe in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease? - Cochrane for ...
Aug 1, 2006 - Although the atypical antipsychotic medications risperidone (Risperdal) and olanzapine (Zyprexa) are modestly efficacious in reducing aggression, routine use is not justified. Both drugs are associated with serious adverse cerebrovascular events and extrapyramidal symptoms. Use of ...
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0801/p414.html
How to Answer Your Clinical Questions More Efficiently -- FPM
Aug 1, 2005 - Asking focused questions and knowing where to look can lead to quicker answers.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2005/0700/p37.html
Influenza Vaccination Coverage of Children in the United States - Practice Guidelines -...
Jul 15, 2006 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a report on influenza vaccination coverage of children younger than two years during the 2003 to 2004 influenza season.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0715/p336.html
ACIP Updates Recommendations for Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Transmission - ...
May 15, 2006 - The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its strategy to eliminate hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission in the United States.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0515/p1839.html
The 2006 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule: Reflections at the 50th ...
Jan 1, 2006 - ...The past year brought a notable reemergence of pertussis. Waning immunity from the birth-to-five-years diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis/diphtheria, tetanus toxoids, and acellular pertussis vaccine series likely contributed to epidemic spread, especially in adolescents. The...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0101/p37.html
Practice Guidelines - Jan 15, 2006 - American Family Physician
Jan 15, 2006 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a report on vaccination coverage in children. The report states that coverage levels are notable given the supply shortage of several vaccines between 2001 and 2004.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0115/p346.html
Practice Guidelines - Jan 1, 2006 - American Family Physician
Jan 1, 2006 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) have released the 2006 recommended immunization schedule for children and ...
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0101/p167.html
The 2006 Adult Immunization Schedule: Improving Immunization Rates - Practice ...
Dec 15, 2005 - The 2006 Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule provides a concise tool to help family physicians identify who to vaccinate, when to vaccinate, and which vaccine to use.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/1215/p2545.html
AAFP News - Jun 1, 2015 - American Family Physician
Jun 1, 2015 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0601/p752.html
What Makes a High-Earning Family Physician? -- FPM
Aug 1, 2005 - The author reports the results of an AAFP survey of 730 members conducted to see what factors separated the high earners ($160,000 or more) from the low earners ($100,000 or less). The strongest influence was number of patient visits.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2005/0700/p16.html
AAFP News - Sep 15, 2014 - American Family Physician
Sep 15, 2014 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0915/p366.html
CDC and HICPAC Release Updated Guidelines on the Prevention of Health-Care-Associated ...
Aug 1, 2004 - Recommendations on reducing the incidence of pneumonia and other severe, acute lower respiratory tract infections in acute-care hospitals and in other health care settings have been released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Healthcare Infection Control ...
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0801/p596.html
Bronchitis (Acute) - Clinical Evidence Handbook - American Family Physician
Aug 1, 2004 - What are the effects of treatment in people without chronic respiratory disease?
American Family Physician : Clinical Evidence Handbook
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0801/p557.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
AAFP News - Mar 15, 2013 - American Family Physician
Mar 15, 2013 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0315/p400.html
Tips From Other Journals - American Family Physician
Sep 15, 2007 - ...Routine immunizations (e.g., hepatitis B, influenza, measles, mumps, pertussis, pneumonia, rubella, tetanus-diphtheria) Should be updated before travel if clinically indicated Hepatitis A Recommended for all travelers, especially if traveling to regions with poor sanitation...
American Family Physician : Tip
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0915/p878.html
AAFP News - Mar 1, 2013 - American Family Physician
Mar 1, 2013 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0301/p312.html
AAFP News - Nov 1, 2012 - American Family Physician
Nov 1, 2012 - Selected policy and health issues news briefs from AAFP News Now.
American Family Physician : AAFP News: AFP Edition
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/1101/p803.html
afp20060801p420.pdf
...Pertussis: A Disease Affecting All Ages DAVID S. GREGORY, M.D., Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency, Lynchburg, Virginia B ordetella pertussis, a highly com- municable gram-negative coccoba- cillus, causes pertussis (whooping cough). B. pertussis is an exclu- sively human...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0801/afp20060801p420.pdf
afp20080601p1561.pdf
...Healthy People 2010 goals: 85.5 percent of preschool children received four or more doses of diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and whole-cell pertussis vaccine (DTP)/diphthe- ria and tetanus toxoids and acellular per- tussis vaccine (DTaP); 91.6 percent received three or more doses of...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0601/afp20080601p1561.pdf
Update on Routine Childhood and Adolescent Immunizations
September 15, 2015 Scientific
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0915/afp20150915p460.pdf
afp20190401p454.pdf
...Maternal Pertussis Vaccination During Pregnancy John B. Waits, MD, FAAFP; Lacy Smith, MD, FAAFP; and Daniel J. Hurst, PhD Cahaba Family Medicine Residency, Centreville, Alabama Clinical Question How effective is prenatal maternal administra- tion of the tetanus toxoid, reduced...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0401/afp20190401p454.pdf