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Home Blood Pressure Monitoring - American Family Physician

Sep 1, 2021 - Home blood pressure monitoring provides important diagnostic information beyond in-office blood pressure readings and offers similar results to ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. Home blood pressure monitoring involves patients independently measuring their blood pressure with an ...

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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0900/p237.html

Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders - American Family Physician

Dec 15, 2021 - This collection features AFP content on thyroid and parathyroid disorders and related issues, including hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, and thyroiditis. This collection features AFP content on thyroid and parathyroid disorders and related issues, including hyperthyroidism, ...

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Acute Gout: ACP Provides Guideline on Diagnosis - Practice Guidelines - American Family...

Dec 1, 2017 - The diagnostic standard for acute gout is joint aspiration with synovial fluid analysis for monosodium urate crystals; however, many patients are seen in a primary care or emergency medicine situation where synovial fluid analysis is rarely performed. The American College of Physicians ...

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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/1201/p746.html

Influenza Vaccination Recommendations for 2017-2018: Updates from ACIP - Practice ...

Oct 15, 2017 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has released its recommendations on influenza vaccination for the 2017–2018 season. In this update, ACIP announces the currently available vaccine products, reviews license and labeling ...

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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/1015/p545.html

Menstrual Disorders - American Family Physician

Jan 14, 2022 - This collection features AFP content on menstrual conditions and related issues, including abnormal uterine bleeding, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, endometrial ablation, endometriosis, heavy menstrual bleeding, menorrhagia, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, premenstrual syndrome, and uterine...

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Newly Detected Atrial Fibrillation: AAFP Updates Guideline on Pharmacologic Management ...

Sep 1, 2017 - The American Academy of Family Physicians, with the American College of Physicians, has updated its 2003 guideline to provide guidance on atrial fibrillation treatment via medication in the primary care setting. The guideline focuses on adults with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation as ...

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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0901/p332.html

Reflux-Cough Syndrome: Guidelines from the ACCP - Practice Guidelines - American Family...

Nov 1, 2017 - In their updated guideline, the American College of Chest Physicians offers recommendations addressing: (1) whether treating gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) improves cough in patients with chronic cough, and (2) which clinical criteria suggest that chronic cough will respond to ...

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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/1101/p611.html

Substance Use Disorders - American Family Physician

May 13, 2022 - ...04/01/2017 Management of Chronic Pain and Opioid Misuse: A Position Paper from the AAFP [Practice Guidelines] 03/01/2017 Buprenorphine Maintenance vs. Placebo for Opioid Dependence [Medicine by the Numbers] 01/01/2017 Alpha-adrenergic Agonists for the Management of Opioid...

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Cerumen Impaction: An Updated Guideline from the AAO—HNSF - Practice Guidelines - ...

Aug 15, 2017 - This update from the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO–HNSF) provides guidance for persons older than six months diagnosed with cerumen impaction.

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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0815/p263.html

Fetal Growth Restriction Before and After Birth - American Family Physician

Nov 1, 2021 - Fetal growth restriction, previously called intrauterine growth restriction, is a condition in which a fetus does not achieve its full growth potential during pregnancy. Early detection and management of fetal growth restriction are essential because it has significant clinical ...

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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/1100/p486.html

End-Stage Renal Disease: Medical Management - American Family Physician

Nov 1, 2021 - End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is diagnosed when kidney function is no longer adequate for long-term survival without kidney transplantation or dialysis. Primary care clinicians should refer people at risk of ESRD to nephrology to optimize disease management. Kidney transplantation ...

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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/1100/p493.html

Pneumonia - American Family Physician

Dec 15, 2021 - This collection features AFP content on pneumonia and related issues, including community-acquired pneumonia, and nursing home care. This collection features AFP content on pneumonia and related issues, including community-acquired pneumonia, and nursing home care.

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Human Papillomavirus: Screening, Testing, and Prevention - American Family Physician

Aug 1, 2021 - With more than 200 types identified, human papillomavirus (HPV) commonly causes infections of the skin and mucosa. HPV infection is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. Although most HPV infections are transient and subclinical, some lead to clinical ...

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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0800/p152.html

Current Concepts in Concussion: Initial Evaluation and Management - American Family ...

Apr 1, 2019 - Mild traumatic brain injury, also known as concussion, is common in adults and youth and is a major health concern. Concussion is caused by direct or indirect external trauma to the head resulting in shear stress to brain tissue from rotational or angular forces. Concussion can affect a...

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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0401/p426.html

Pharmacologic Treatment of Hypertension: ACP and AAFP Release Recommendations for ...

May 1, 2017 - The American College of Physicians (ACP) and American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) have made recommendations for all clinicians to treat hypertension in persons 60 years and older, based on the benefits and harms of higher (less than 150 mm Hg) and lower (140 mm Hg or less) ...

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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0501/p588.html

Peanut Allergy Prevention: Guidelines from the NIAID - Practice Guidelines - American ...

Jul 15, 2017 - The NIAID has provided addendum guidelines, which include recommendations based on new evidence for peanut allergy prevention.

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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0715/p130.html

Diagnosis and Treatment of Peptic Ulcer Disease and H. pylori Infection - American ...

Feb 15, 2015 - The most common causes of peptic ulcer disease (PUD) are Helicobacter pylori infection and use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The test-and-treat strategy for detecting H. pylori is appropriate in situations where the risk of gastric cancer is low based on age younger ...

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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0215/p236.html

Arterial Atherosclerosis: Vascular Surgery Interventions - American Family Physician

Jan 1, 2022 - Atherosclerotic vascular disease is a leading cause of death worldwide. Atherosclerotic stenosis of the internal carotid or intracranial arteries causes up to 15% of strokes. Peripheral artery disease affects up to one in five people in the United States who are 60 years and older and ...

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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2022/0100/p65.html

Peripheral Vascular Disease - American Family Physician

Apr 15, 2022 - ...12/15/2013 AHA Releases Recommendation on Ankle-Brachial Index Measurement and Interpretation [Practice Guidelines] Treatment 04/01/2022 Cilostazol for Intermittent Claudication Caused by Peripheral Artery Disease [Cochrane for Clinicians] new 01/01/2022 Arterial...

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Pharmacologic Therapy for Acute Pain - American Family Physician

Jul 1, 2021 - Pharmacologic management of acute pain should be tailored for each patient, including a review of treatment expectations and a plan for the time course of prescriptions. Acetaminophen and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are first-line treatment options for most patients ...

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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0700/p63.html

Stable Coronary Artery Disease: Treatment - American Family Physician

Mar 15, 2018 - Stable coronary artery disease refers to a reversible supply/demand mismatch related to ischemia, a history of myocardial infarction, or the presence of plaque documented by catheterization or computed tomography angiography. Patients are considered stable if they are asymptomatic or ...

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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0315/p376.html

Sepsis: Diagnosis and Management - American Family Physician

Apr 1, 2020 - Guidelines published in 2016 provide a revised definition of sepsis: life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. The guidelines define septic shock as sepsis with circulatory, cellular, and metabolic dysfunction that is associated with a ...

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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0401/p409.html

Use of Media by School-Aged Children and Adolescents: A Policy Statement from the AAP -...

Jul 1, 2017 - Children and adolescents are exposed to a variety of broadcast (e.g., television, movies) and interactive (e.g., social media, video games) media. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released a policy statement on the use of media in children and adolescents five to 18 years of...

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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0701/p56.html

Genetics - American Family Physician

Apr 15, 2022 - This collection features AFP content on genetics and related issues, including family medical history, genetic testing, and specific syndromes (fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, fragile X syndrome, Down Syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, Turner syndrome). This ...

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Nutrition - American Family Physician

Jan 14, 2022 - ...Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025: Recommendations from the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services [Practice Guidelines] 03/01/2020 Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation for Maintaining Cognitive Functioning in Cognitively Healthy Adults [Cochrane...

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