Current Perspectives in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - American Family Physician
Aug 15, 2003 - Polycystic ovary syndrome has been viewed primarily as a gynecologic disorder requiring medical intervention to control irregular bleeding, relieve chronic anovulation, and facilitate pregnancy. A large body of evidence has demonstrated an association between insulin resistance and ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0815/p697.html
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dyplasia - American Family Physician
Apr 15, 2006 - Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) is a disorder in which normal myocardium is replaced by fibrofatty tissue. This disorder usually involves the right ventricle, but the left ventricle and septum also may be affected. Although the exact prevalence of ARVD is unknown, it ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0415/p1391.html
Urinary Tract Infections During Pregnancy - American Family Physician
Feb 1, 2000 - Urinary tract infections are common during pregnancy, and the most common causative organism is Escherichia coli. Asymptomatic bacteriuria can lead to the development of cystitis or pyelonephritis. All pregnant women should be screened for bacteriuria and subsequently treated with ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0201/p713.html
Outdoor Air Pollutants and Patient Health - American Family Physician
Jan 15, 2010 - Almost 160 million persons live in areas of the United States that exceed federal health-based air pollution standards. The two air pollutants that most commonly exceed standards are ozone and particulate matter. Ozone and particulate matter can harm anyone if levels are sufficiently ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0115/p175.html
Management of Varicose Veins - American Family Physician
Dec 1, 2008 - Varicose veins are twisted, dilated veins most commonly located on the lower extremities. Risk factors include chronic cough, constipation, family history of venous disease, female sex, obesity, older age, pregnancy, and prolonged standing. The exact pathophysiology is debated, but it ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/1201/p1289.html
The 2021 Medicare Payment and CPT Coding Update -- FPM
Feb 1, 2021 - This year’s changes bode well for family physicians, with an expected increase in Medicare allowed charges.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0100/oa1.html
Diary of a Family Physician - Oct 15, 2020 - American Family Physician
Oct 15, 2020 - First-person accounts from the front lines of family medicine.
American Family Physician : Diary of a Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1015/p460.html
"Quick, Grab the Naloxone": Overdose Preparedness for Ambulatory Clinics -- FPM
Feb 1, 2021 - With opioid overdoses rising, practices should consider stocking this safe rescue drug alongside other emergency devices and medications.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0100/p17.html
Nonhormonal Therapies for Hot Flashes in Menopause - American Family Physician
Feb 1, 2006 - Numerous reports in the medical literature and popular media have discussed the effectiveness of various nonhormonal agents in reducing menopausal hot flash symptoms. Data for these therapies are limited, and most of the studies have been conducted in women with a history of breast ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0201/p457.html
Prevention of Meningococcal Disease - American Family Physician
Nov 15, 2005 - Invasive disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis has an average annual incidence of one case per 100,000 in the United States. The disease can be rapidly fatal or result in severe neurologic and vascular sequelae despite antibiotic therapy. Antibiotic chemoprophylaxis with rifampin, ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/1115/p2049.html
Fetal Chromosomal Abnormalities: Antenatal Screening and Diagnosis - American Family ...
Jan 15, 2009 - Pregnant women of all ages should be offered screening and invasive diagnostic testing for chromosomal abnormalities before 20 weeks' gestation. New developments in screening methods have increased the number of options for patients. Diagnostic options include chorionic villus sampling ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0115/p117.html
Understanding the High Cost of Insulin: What Family Physicians Can Do to Help Our ...
Apr 1, 2019 - Through clinical and system-level interventions, family physicians can push back against the high cost of insulin and help patients with type 2 diabetes afford these essential medications.
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0401/p416.html
Lithium for Acute Mania - Cochrane for Clinicians - American Family Physician
May 1, 2020 - Lithium is more effective at inducing a reduction of at least 50% on the validated Young Mania Rating Scale compared with placebo (number needed to treat [NNT] = 6; 95% CI, 5 to 8; six studies; n = 1,707).
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0501/p528.html
Common Tinea Infections in Children - American Family Physician
May 15, 2008 - The common dermatophyte genera Trichophyton, Microsporum, and Epidermophyton are major causes of superficial fungal infections in children. These infections (e.g., tinea corporis, pedis, cruris, and unguium) are typically acquired directly from contact with infected humans or animals or...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0515/p1415.html
Green Tea: Potential Health Benefits - American Family Physician
Apr 1, 2009 - Green tea has been used widely and in high doses for centuries as a health tonic in many societies. Evidence suggests that green tea is effective for treating genital warts. There is some supportive evidence for the use of green tea in cancer prevention. Drinking green tea is associated...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0401/p591.html
Updated Guidelines from AASM for the Treatment of Central Sleep Apnea Syndromes - ...
Nov 15, 2012 - The updated guidelines on central sleep apnea from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) includes levels of recommendations (standard or option) based on the overall quality of evidence (high, moderate, low, or very low). Central sleep apnea syndromes are characterized by ...
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/1115/p968.html
Pharmacologic Therapy for Heart Failure - FPIN's Help Desk Answers - American Family ...
Jul 1, 2019 - Compared with monotherapy, the combination of an ACE inhibitor and an ARB has not been shown to improve cardiovascular or overall mortality in patients with symptomatic heart failure. The combination is associated with an increased number of adverse drug effects.
American Family Physician : FPIN's Help Desk Answers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0701/p49.html
Interventions for Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons: ...
Jun 15, 2021 - The USPSTF recommends that clinicians ask all adults about tobacco use, advise them to stop using tobacco, and provide behavioral interventions and U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved pharmacotherapy for cessation to nonpregnant adults who use tobacco.
American Family Physician : U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0615/od1.html
Evaluation and Treatment of Constipation in Infants and Children - American Family ...
Feb 1, 2006 - Constipation in children usually is functional and the result of stool retention. However, family physicians must be alert for red flags that may indicate the presence of an uncommon but serious organic cause of constipation, such as Hirschsprung's disease (congenital aganglionic ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0201/p469.html
Adverse Reactions to Contrast Material. Recognition, Prevention and Treatment - ...
Oct 1, 2002 - Adverse reactions to contrast agents range from a mild inconvenience, such as itching associated with hives, to a life-threatening emergency. Renal toxicity is a well known adverse reaction associated with the use of intravenous contrast material. Other forms of adverse reactions ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/1001/p1229.html
Iron Deficiency Anemia - American Family Physician
Mar 1, 2007 - The prevalence of iron deficiency anemia is 2 percent in adult men, 9 to 12 percent in non-Hispanic white women, and nearly 20 percent in black and Mexican-American women. Nine percent of patients older than 65 years with iron deficiency anemia have a gastrointestinal cancer when ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0301/p671.html
Zinc: An Essential Micronutrient - American Family Physician
May 1, 2009 - Zinc is an essential micronutrient for human metabolism that catalyzes more than 100 enzymes, facilitates protein folding, and helps regulate gene expression. Patients with malnutrition, alcoholism, inflammatory bowel disease, and malabsorption syndromes are at an increased risk of zinc...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0501/p768.html
Developing Standing Orders to Help Your Team Work to the Highest Level -- FPM
Jun 1, 2018 - Use this seven-step plan to create protocols that improve efficiency and reduce physician workloads.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2018/0500/p13.html
Recent Advances in Radiation Therapy - American Family Physician
Dec 1, 2008 - Recent advances have improved the effectiveness, decreased the complications, and expanded the implications of radiation therapy. These advances include three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, stereotactic radiotherapy, brachytherapy, and ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/1201/p1254.html
The Woman with Dysuria - American Family Physician
May 1, 1998 - Bacterial cystitis is the most common bacterial infection occurring in women. Thirty percent of women will experience at least one episode of cystitis during their lifetime. About one third of patients presenting with symptoms of cystitis have upper urinary tract infection. A careful ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0501/p2155.html
Reducing Adverse Effects of Proton Pump Inhibitors - American Family Physician
Jul 1, 2012 - Proton pump inhibitors effectively treat gastroesophageal reflux disease, erosive esophagitis, duodenal ulcers, and pathologic hypersecretory conditions. Proton pump inhibitors cause few adverse effects with short-term use; however, long-term use has been scrutinized for ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0701/p66.html
Prostate Cancer Screening: The Continuing Controversy - American Family Physician
Dec 15, 2008 - Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men, with a lifetime prevalence of 17 percent. Prostate cancer symptoms generally occur in advanced stages, making early detection desirable. Digital rectal examination and prostate-specific antigen testing are the most commonly used ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/1215/p1377.html
Chronic Nonmalignant Pain in Primary Care - American Family Physician
Nov 15, 2008 - A systematic approach to chronic nonmalignant pain includes a comprehensive evaluation; a treatment plan determined by the diagnosis and mechanisms underlying the pain; patient education; and realistic goal setting. The main goal of treatment is to improve quality of life while ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/1115/p1155.html
Drug Treatment of Common STDs: Part I. Herpes, Syphilis, Urethritis, Chlamydia and ...
Oct 1, 1999 - In 1998, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released guidelines for the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases. Several treatment advances have been made since the previous guidelines were published. Part I of this two-part article describes current recommendations for ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/1001/p1387.html
Transient Ischemic Attack: Part II. Risk Factor Modification and Treatment - American ...
Sep 15, 2012 - Interventions following a transient ischemic attack are aimed at preventing a future episode or stroke. Hypertension, current smoking, obesity, physical inactivity, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia are all well-known risk factors, and controlling these factors can have dramatic ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0915/p527.html
Managing Hypertension Using Combination Therapy - American Family Physician
May 1, 2008 - Combination therapy of hypertension with separate agents or a fixed-dose combination pill offers the potential to lower blood pressure more quickly, obtain target blood pressure, and decrease adverse effects. Antihypertensive agents from different classes may offset adverse reactions ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0501/p1279.html
Evaluating and Understanding Articles About Treatment - American Family Physician
Apr 15, 2009 - Each year physicians must decide which of the thousands of newly published articles they will take time to read. To determine which articles are the most clinically useful, physicians should assess their relevance, validity, and clinical importance. Using these criteria can drastically ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0415/p668.html
The Importance of Beta Blockers in the Treatment of Heart Failure - American Family ...
Dec 1, 2000 - Heart failure, the only cardiovascular disease with an increasing incidence, is associated with significant mortality and poses a considerable economic burden. Traditionally, beta blockers have been considered to be contraindicated in patients with heart failure. Recently, however, ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/1201/p2453.html
Osteoporosis in Men - American Family Physician
Sep 1, 2010 - Osteoporosis is an important and often overlooked problem in men. Although the lifetime risk of hip fracture is lower in men than in women, men are twice as likely to die after a hip fracture. Bone mineral density measurement with a T-score of -2.5 or less indicates osteoporosis. The ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0901/p503.html
Encouraging Health Behavior Change: Eight Evidence-Based Strategies -- FPM
Apr 1, 2018 - Using these brief interventions, you can help your patients make healthy behavior changes.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2018/0300/p31.html
Taking Team-Based Care to the Next Level -- FPM
Jun 1, 2022 - The need to delegate tasks to other members of the health care team has never been more urgent. Here’s how to move toward advanced team-based care.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2022/0500/p25.html
Using DaTscan to Diagnose Parkinson Disease - Letters to the Editor - American Family ...
Jun 1, 2021 - ...6. Fox SH, Katzenschlager R, Lim SY, et al.; Movement Disorder Society Evidence-Based Medicine Committee. International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society evidence-based medicine review: update on treatments for the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease [published correction...
American Family Physician : Letter
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0601/p647.html
Dementia With Lewy Bodies: An Emerging Disease - American Family Physician
Apr 1, 2006 - Dementia with Lewy bodies appears to be the second most common form of dementia, accounting for about one in five cases. The condition is characterized by dementia accompanied by delirium, visual hallucinations, and parkinsonism. Other common symptoms include syncope, falls, sleep ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0401/p1223.html
Diverticular Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment - American Family Physician
Oct 1, 2005 - Diverticular disease refers to symptomatic and asymptomatic disease with an underlying pathology of colonic diverticula. Predisposing factors for the formation of diverticula include a low-fiber diet and physical inactivity. Approximately 85 percent of patients with diverticula are ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/1001/p1229.html
Testosterone Treatments: Why, When, and How? - American Family Physician
May 1, 2006 - Testosterone treatment is controversial for men and even more so for women. Although long-term outcome data are not available, prescriptions for testosterone are becoming more common. Testosterone is used primarily to treat symptoms of sexual dysfunction in men and women and hot flashes...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0501/p1591.html
Effectiveness and Safety of Celecoxib for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis - ...
May 1, 2018 - Compared with placebo, celecoxib improves pain (number needed to treat [NNT] = 4) and clinical symptoms (NNT = 7), but it has no effect on physical function in patients with RA.
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0501/p573.html
Disaster-Related Physical and Mental Health: A Role for the Family Physician - American...
Mar 15, 2007 - Natural disasters, technologic disasters, and mass violence impact millions of persons each year. The use of primary health care services typically increases for 12 or more months following major disasters. A conceptual framework for assisting disaster victims involves understanding the...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0315/p841.html
Finding the Bright Spots in Value-Based Care -- FPM
Oct 1, 2017 - Taking one small step at a time, primary care practices can lead the way as the health care system begins to reward value.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2017/0900/p21.html
Appropriate Use of Electrocardiography in Preparticipation Physical Evaluations - Lown ...
Mar 1, 2022 - A collaboration between AFP and the Lown Institute promotes a vision of delivering health care that is based on the evidence, balanced in its approach, and focused on the patient.
American Family Physician : Lown Right Care: Reducing Overuse and Underuse
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2022/0300/p302.html
Supplements and Sports - American Family Physician
Nov 1, 2008 - Use of performance-enhancing supplements occurs at all levels of sports, from professional athletes to junior high school students. Although some supplements do enhance athletic performance, many have no proven benefits and have serious adverse effects. Anabolic steroids and ephedrine ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/1101/p1039.html
A Pedunculated Mass on the Thigh - Photo Quiz - American Family Physician
Dec 15, 2016 - A woman presented with a lesion on her thigh that had gradually increased in size over the previous five years.
American Family Physician : Photo Quiz
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/1215/p1003.html
Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome - American Family Physician
Dec 15, 2005 - Irritable bowel syndrome affects 10 to 15 percent of the U.S. population to some degree. This condition is defined as abdominal pain and discomfort with altered bowel habits in the absence of any other mechanical, inflammatory, or biochemical explanation for these symptoms. Irritable ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/1215/p2501.html
Alcoholism in the Elderly - American Family Physician
Mar 15, 2000 - Alcohol abuse and alcoholism are common but underrecognized problems among older adults. One third of older alcoholic persons develop a problem with alcohol in later life, while the other two thirds grow older with the medical and psychosocial sequelae of early-onset alcoholism. The ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0315/p1710.html
Management of Erectile Dysfunction - American Family Physician
Feb 1, 2010 - Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the most common sexual problem in men. The incidence increases with age and affects up to one third of men throughout their lives. It causes a substantial negative impact on intimate relationships, quality of life, and self-esteem. History and physical ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0201/p305.html
Treatment of Threatened Miscarriage with Progestogens - Cochrane for Clinicians - ...
Sep 1, 2019 - Progestogens reduce the risk of miscarriage when compared with placebo in patients with threatened miscarriage (number needed to treat [NNT] = 10.) Use of progestogens poses no significant risks to mother or baby.
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0901/p279.html