Attenuating Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes - American ...
Dec 15, 2000 - Patients with type 2 diabetes (formerly known as non-insulin-resistant diabetes) have a significantly increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Once clinical cardiovascular disease develops, these patients have a poorer prognosis than normoglycemic patients. By inducing ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/1215/p2633.html
Cushing's Disease: Clinical Manifestations and Diagnostic Evaluation - American Family ...
Sep 1, 2000 - The most common endogenous cause of Cushing's syndrome is Cushing's disease. Frequent clinical findings include weight gain, truncal obesity, striae, hypertension, glucose intolerance and infections. Cranial nerve II may be affected by enlarging pituitary adenomas in Cushing's disease; ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0901/p1119.html
Diabetic Nephropathy: Common Questions - American Family Physician
Jul 1, 2005 - Diabetic nephropathy, or diabetic kidney disease, affects 20 to 30 percent of patients with diabetes. It is a common cause of kidney failure. Diabetic nephropathy presents in its earliest stage with low levels of albumin (microalbuminuria) in the urine. The most practical method of ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0701/p96.html
Diagnosing and Treating Hair Loss - American Family Physician
Aug 15, 2009 - Physicians should be careful not to underestimate the emotional impact of hair loss for some patients. Patients may present with focal patches of hair loss or more diffuse hair loss, which may include predominant hair thinning or increased hair shedding. Focal hair loss can be further ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0815/p356.html
Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus: New Criteria - American Family ...
Oct 15, 1998 - New recommendations for the classification and diagnosis of diabetes mellitus include the preferred use of the terms
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Diagnosis and Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus - American Family Physician
Jul 1, 2009 - Gestational diabetes occurs in 5 to 9 percent of pregnancies in the United States and is growing in prevalence. It is a controversial entity, with conflicting guidelines and treatment protocols. Recent studies show that diagnosis and management of this disorder have beneficial effects ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0701/p57.html
Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis - American Family Physician
Feb 1, 2009 - Osteoporosis affects approximately 8 million women and 2 million men in the United States. The associated fractures are a common and preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in up to 50 percent of older women. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends using dual energy ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0201/p193.html
Educational Guidelines for Achieving Tight Control and Minimizing Complications of Type...
Nov 1, 1999 - Tight glucose control with intensive therapy in patients with type 1 diabetes (formerly known as juvenile-onset or insulin-dependent diabetes) can delay the onset and slow the progression of retinopathy, nephropathy and neuropathy. Optimal blood glucose control is defined by a target ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/1101/p1985.html
Evaluation and Treatment of Galactorrhea - American Family Physician
May 1, 2001 - Galactorrhea, or inappropriate lactation, is a relatively common problem that occurs in approximately 20 to 25 percent of women. Lactation requires the presence of estrogen, progesterone and, most importantly, prolactin. Stress, suckling, sleep, sexual intercourse and medications may ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0501/p1763.html
Facilitating Treatment Adherence With Lifestyle Changes in Diabetes - American Family ...
Jan 15, 2004 - Healthy eating and increased physical activity can prevent or delay diabetes and its complications. Techniques that facilitate adherence to these lifestyle changes can be adapted to primary care. Often, the patient's readiness to work toward change must be developed gradually. To ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0115/p309.html
Home Monitoring of Glucose and Blood Pressure - American Family Physician
Jul 15, 2007 - Home monitoring of blood glucose and blood pressure levels can provide patients and physicians with valuable information in the management of diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Home monitoring allows patients to play an active role in their care and may improve treatment adherence and ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0715/p255.html
Hyperhidrosis: Management Options - American Family Physician
Jun 1, 2018 - Hyperhidrosis is excessive sweating that affects patients’ quality of life, resulting in social and work impairment and emotional distress. Primary hyperhidrosis is bilaterally symmetric, focal, excessive sweating of the axillae, palms, soles, or craniofacial region not caused by other ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0601/p729.html
Hyperparathyroidism - American Family Physician
Apr 15, 1998 - Hyperparathyroidism is a common cause of hypercalcemia. The hypercalcemia usually is discovered during a routine serum chemistry profile. Often, there has been no previous suspicion of this disorder. In most patients initially believed to be asymptomatic, previously unrecognized ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0415/p1795.html
Hyperthyroidism: Diagnosis and Treatment - American Family Physician
Mar 1, 2016 - Hyperthyroidism is an excessive concentration of thyroid hormones in tissues caused by increased synthesis of thyroid hormones, excessive release of preformed thyroid hormones, or an endogenous or exogenous extrathyroidal source. The most common causes of an excessive production of ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0301/p363.html
Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Impaired Fasting Glucose - American Family Physician
Apr 15, 2004 - Impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glucose form an intermediate stage in the natural history of diabetes mellitus. From 10 to 15 percent of adults in the United States have one of these conditions. Impaired glucose tolerance is defined as two-hour glucose levels of 140 to ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0415/p1961.html
Insulin Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes: Rescue, Augmentation, and Replacement of Beta-Cell...
Aug 1, 2004 - Type 2 diabetes is characterized by progressive beta-cell failure. Indications for exogenous insulin therapy in patients with this condition include acute illness or surgery, pregnancy, glucose toxicity, contraindications to or failure to achieve goals with oral antidiabetic ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0801/p489.html
Management of Blood Glucose in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus - American Family Physician
Jan 1, 2009 - Evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus focus on three areas: intensive lifestyle intervention that includes at least 150 minutes per week of physical activity, weight loss with an initial goal of 7 percent of baseline weight, and a low-fat, ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0101/p29.html
Metabolic Syndrome: Time for Action - American Family Physician
Jun 15, 2004 - The constellation of dyslipidemia (hypertriglyceridemia and low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol), elevated blood pressure, impaired glucose tolerance, and central obesity is identified now as metabolic syndrome, also called syndrome X. Soon, metabolic syndrome will ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0615/p2875.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 ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0901/p503.html
Osteoporosis: Part I. Evaluation and Assessment - American Family Physician
Mar 1, 2001 - Osteoporosis afflicts 75 million persons in the United States, Europe and Japan and results in more than 1.3 million fractures annually in the United States. Because osteoporosis is usually asymptomatic until a fracture occurs, family physicians must identify the appropriate timing and ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0301/p897.html
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: It's Not Just Infertility - American Family Physician
Sep 1, 2000 - Recent diagnostic and pharmacologic developments have focused renewed attention on polycystic ovary syndrome. Clinical features of the syndrome include anovulation, hyperandrogenism and menstrual dysfunction, but several other abnormalities, including hyperinsulinemia, luteinizing ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0901/p1079.html
Raloxifene: A Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator - American Family Physician
Sep 15, 1999 - Raloxifene is a selective estrogen receptor modulator that produces both estrogen-agonistic effects on bone and lipid metabolism and estrogen-antagonistic effects on uterine endometrium and breast tissue. Because of its tissue selectivity, raloxifene may have fewer side effects than are...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0915/p1131.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...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0501/p1591.html
Thyroid Nodules - American Family Physician
Aug 1, 2013 - Thyroid nodules are a common finding in the general population. They may present with symptoms of pressure in the neck or may be discovered during physical examination. Although the risk of cancer is small, it is the main reason for workup of these lesions. Measurement of ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0801/p193.html
Tight Control of Type 1 Diabetes: Recommendations for Patients - American Family Physician
Sep 15, 2006 - Tight control of blood glucose levels and risk factors for cardiovascular disease (e.g., hypertension, hypercholesterolemia) can substantially reduce the incidence of microvascular and macrovascular complications from type 1 diabetes. Physicians play an important role in helping ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0915/p971.html
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