Stroke: Part I. A Clinical Update on Prevention - American Family Physician
May 1, 1999 - Clinical trials conducted during the past five years have yielded important results that have allowed us to refine our approach to stroke prevention. Treatment of isolated systolic hypertension prevents stroke and is generally well tolerated. New antiplatelet agents (clopidogrel and the...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0501/p2475.html
Diagnosis and Management of Diastolic Dysfunction and Heart Failure - American Family ...
Mar 1, 2006 - Diastolic heart failure occurs when signs and symptoms of heart failure are present but left ventricular systolic function is preserved (i.e., ejection fraction greater than 45 percent). The incidence of diastolic heart failure increases with age; therefore, 50 percent of older patients...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0301/p841.html
Top 20 Research Studies of 2013 for Primary Care Physicians - American Family Physician
Sep 15, 2014 - In 2013, we performed monthly surveillance of more than 110 English-language clinical research journals, and identified approximately 250 studies that had the potential to change the practice of family physicians. Each study was critically appraised and summarized by a group of primary ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0915/p397.html
Top 20 Research Studies of 2012 for Primary Care Physicians - American Family Physician
Sep 15, 2013 - This is the second annual summary of top research studies in primary care. In 2012, through regular surveillance of more than 100 English-language clinical research journals, seven clinicians identified 270 studies with the potential to change primary care practice, called POEMs, or ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0915/p380.html
The AAP Practice Parameter on Urinary Tract Infections in Febrile Infants and Young ...
Oct 15, 2000 - The Committee on Quality Improvement of the American Academy of Pediatrics developed an evidence-based practice parameter on the diagnosis, treatment and evaluation of the initial urinary tract infection in febrile infants and young children, two months to two years of age. The practice...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/1015/p1815.html
Screening for High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents: U.S. Preventive Services...
Feb 15, 2021 - The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for high blood pressure in children and adolescents.
American Family Physician : U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0215/od1.html
Urinalysis: A Comprehensive Review - American Family Physician
Mar 15, 2005 - A complete urinalysis includes physical, chemical, and microscopic examinations. Midstream clean collection is acceptable in most situations, but the specimen should be examined within two hours of collection. Cloudy urine often is a result of precipitated phosphate crystals in alkaline...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0315/p1153.html
Pertussis: A Reemerging Infection - American Family Physician
Oct 15, 2013 - Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is an acute respiratory tract infection that has increased in incidence in recent years. The initial catarrhal stage presents with nonspecific symptoms of malaise, rhinorrhea, sneezing, lacrimation, and mild cough. During the paroxysmal stage, ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/1015/p507.html
Olmesartan (Benicar) for Hypertension - STEPS - American Family Physician
Aug 15, 2005 - Olmesartan is a safe and effective antihypertensive agent. There is no evidence that olmesartan is more effective than other ARBs or ACE inhibitors. The longest peer-reviewed studies of olmesartan are of two months’ duration; thus, there is no evidence showing olmesartan’s long-term ...
American Family Physician : STEPS
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0815/p673.html
METRIC for Residency Programs
Family medicine residency programs easily meet the ACGME requirements for practice-based learning and improvement with METRIC. Choose from modules on: asthma and hypertension.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/programs/metric/residency.html
METRIC
Fulfill a Performance Improvement Activity of the ABFM's Family Medicine Certification requirement through a streamlined method of evaluating and strengthening your practice functions and systems. Select from topics including: Asthma and Hypertension.
https://www.aafp.org/cme/programs/metric.html
Understanding and Interpreting the Serum Protein Electrophoresis - American Family ...
Jan 1, 2005 - Serum protein electrophoresis is used to identify patients with multiple myeloma and other serum protein disorders. Electrophoresis separates proteins based on their physical properties, and the subsets of these proteins are used in interpreting the results. Plasma protein levels ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0101/p105.html
E/M Changes for 2021: The Beginning, Not the End -- FPM
Feb 1, 2021 - The E/M coding revisions aren’t perfect, but they represent a huge step forward in reducing physicians’ documentation burden, audit risk, and complexity of code selection.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0100/p8.html
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
Diagnosis and Management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - American Family Physician
May 15, 2008 - Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a common condition affecting older men. Typical presenting symptoms include urinary hesitancy, weak stream, nocturia, incontinence, and recurrent urinary tract infections. Acute urinary retention, which requires urgent bladder catheterization, is ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0515/p1403.html
Assessment of Microscopic Hematuria in Adults - American Family Physician
May 15, 2006 - Microscopic hematuria, a common finding on routine urinalysis of adults, is clinically significant when three to five red blood cells per high-power field are visible. Etiologies of microscopic hematuria range from incidental causes to life-threatening urinary tract neoplasm. The lack ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0515/p1748.html
Reducing the Risk of Adverse Drug Events in Older Adults - American Family Physician
Mar 1, 2013 - Adverse drug events occur in 15 percent or more of older patients presenting to offices, hospitals, and extended care facilities. These events are potentially preventable up to 50 percent of the time. Common serious manifestations include falls, orthostatic hypotension, heart failure, ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0301/p331.html
Evaluation and Treatment of Hematospermia - American Family Physician
Dec 15, 2009 - Hematospermia can be a distressing symptom for patients, but most cases are effectively managed by a primary care physician. Although the condition is usually benign, significant underlying pathology must be excluded by history, physical examination, laboratory evaluation, and, in ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/1215/p1421.html
Managing Difficult Encounters: Understanding Physician, Patient, and Situational ...
Mar 15, 2013 - Family physicians commonly find themselves in difficult clinical encounters. These encounters often leave the physician feeling frustrated. The patient may also be dissatisfied with these encounters because of unmet needs, unfulfilled expectations, and unresolved medical issues. ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0315/p419.html
Hearing Loss in Older Adults - American Family Physician
Jun 15, 2012 - Hearing loss affects approximately one-third of adults 61 to 70 years of age and more than 80 percent of those older than 85 years. Men usually experience greater hearing loss and have earlier onset compared with women. The most common type is age-related hearing loss; however, many ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0615/p1150.html
Pharmacologic Treatment of Hyperlipidemia - American Family Physician
Sep 1, 2011 - Pharmacologic treatment of hyperlipidemia in conjunction with therapeutic lifestyle changes can be used for both primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Statins have the most convincing data for primary prevention, especially for higher risk patients. Therefore, risk...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0901/p551.html
Evaluation of First Nonfebrile Seizures - American Family Physician
Aug 15, 2012 - Nonfebrile seizures may indicate underlying disease or epilepsy. The patient history can often distinguish epileptic seizures from nonepileptic disorders by identifying the events directly preceding the convulsion, associated conditions, and details of the seizure, including triggers, ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0815/p334.html
Diary of a Family Physician - Feb 15, 2021 - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2021 - First-person accounts from the front lines of family medicine.
American Family Physician : Diary of a Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0215/p240.html
Diagnosis of Ear Pain - American Family Physician
Mar 1, 2008 - Many patients in primary care present with ear pain (otalgia). When the ear is the source of the pain (primary otalgia), the ear examination is usually abnormal. When the ear is not the source of the pain (secondary otalgia), the ear examination is typically normal. The cause of primary...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0301/p621.html
Medical Management of Stable Coronary Artery Disease - American Family Physician
Apr 1, 2011 - All patients with stable coronary artery disease require medical therapy to prevent disease progression and recurrent cardiovascular events. Three classes of medication are essential to therapy: lipid-lowering, antihypertensive, and antiplatelet agents. Lipid-lowering therapy is ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0401/p819.html