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
Arizona FPs Tackle Threat to Expand Vaccine Exemptions
Arizona legislators recently introduced three bills that would expand vaccine exemptions and create new challenges for health care professionals who administer vaccines.
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20190312vaccexempt.html
Aspirin for CVD, Scabies, Intimate Partner Violence, Maternal Vaccines, Caregiver ...
Nov 15, 2019 - Key clinical questions and their evidence-based answers directly from the journal's content, written by and for family physicians.
American Family Physician : AFP Clinical Answers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/1115/p606.html
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...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0801/
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
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
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...How to Manage a Pertussis Outbreak in Your Practice [Feature] A physician shares the lessons he learned after unknowingly exposing patients and staff to whooping cough. Pages: 1 2 Next Advertisement FPM E-Newsletter Sign up to receive FPM's free, weekly e-newsletter,...
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...How to Manage a Pertussis Outbreak in Your Practice [Feature] A physician shares the lessons he learned after unknowingly exposing patients and staff to whooping cough. Jan 2005 Issue Preparing Your Office for a Medical Emergency [Feature] It needn't be expensive or...
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...How to Manage a Pertussis Outbreak in Your Practice [Feature] A physician shares the lessons he learned after unknowingly exposing patients and staff to whooping cough. Jan 2005 Issue Preparing Your Office for a Medical Emergency [Feature] It needn't be expensive or...
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Carcinoid Tumors - American Family Physician
Aug 1, 2006 - Carcinoid tumors are rare, slow-growing neuroendocrine neoplasms that often are indolent and may not become clinically apparent until there has been metastatic spread or evidence of carcinoid syndrome. Recent evidence has revealed that the overall incidence of carcinoid tumors has been ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0801/p429.html
Care of the College Student
...in college students and can significantly impact perfor- mance. Emphasis on immunization of students for influenza, meningococcus, and pertussis is necessary because of the low rates of compliance. Screening and interventions for obesity, tobacco use, and substance abuse are...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/1101/afp20131101p596.pdf
Care of the College Student - American Family Physician
Nov 1, 2013 - There are approximately 20 million students in U.S. colleges and universities. Although this population is characterized as having good health, 600,000 students report some form of disability or some type of medical problem, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, learning ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/1101/p596.html
Care of the Homeless: An Overview
...population also apply to these patients. Tetanus immu- nization (tetanus and diphtheria toxoids; or tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis) should be updated if the patient’s last immunization was more than 10 years ago. Influenza vaccination should be provided annu- ally, and...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0415/afp20140415p634.pdf
Care of the Homeless: An Overview - American Family Physician
Apr 15, 2014 - Homelessness affects men, women, and children of all races and ethnicities. On any given night, more than 610,000 persons in the United States are homeless; a little more than one-third of these are families. Homeless persons are more likely to become ill, have greater hospitalization ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0415/p634.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
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
CDC Examines California Rotavirus Outbreaks in Post-vaccine Era
The CDC's April 27 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report examined three rotavirus outbreaks in California in 2017 and found mostly mild to moderate illness among vaccinated and unvaccinated children and adults.
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20180509rotavirus.html
CDC Launches #HowIRecommend Vaccination Video Series
The CDC launched a new website for its #HowIRecommend videos series, featuring health care professionals talking about how they recommend vaccines to different types of patients.
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20190813reccvaccvideos.html
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
CDC Releases Best Practices for the Use of PCR Testing for Diagnosing Pertussis - ...
Nov 15, 2011 - 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 : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/1115/p1176.html
CDC Releases Guidelines on Antimicrobial Agents for the Treatment and Postexposure ...
Jul 15, 2006 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released guidelines on antimicrobial agents for the treatment and postexposure prophylaxis of pertussis.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0715/p333.html
CDC Reports Mixed Progress Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
According to a newly released CDC report, on average, someone in the United States develops an antibiotic-resistant infection every 11 seconds, and every 15 minutes, someone dies from such an infection.
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20191126mmwr-antibx.html
CDC Updates Immunization Schedules for 2021
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, together with the AAFP and several other medical organizations, released the 2021 immunization schedules for children, adolescents and adults.
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20210224immschedules.html
CDC, AAFP Release 2019 Immunization Schedules
The CDC and its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, together with the AAFP and other medical professional organizations, have released the 2019 adult and childhood immunization schedules.
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20190211immunskeds.html