2017 Agenda for the Reference Committee on Health of the Public and Science
...Physician 3 John Nguyen, MD, Minority 4 5 WHEREAS, Physical inactivity increases the relative risk of coronary artery disease, stroke, 6 hypertension, and osteoporosis by 45 percent, 60 percent, 30 percent and 59 percent, 7 respectively, and 8 9 WHEREAS, physical inactivity is...
Events
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/events/alf_ncsc/business/HoPSAgenda2017.pdf
2018
AFP issues for the year 2018.
American Family Physician : American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/journals/afp/issues/2018.html
2018 AFP Peer Reviewers
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/afp/reviewers/peer-reviewers/2018.html
2019
AFP issue for the year 2019.
American Family Physician : American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/journals/afp/issues/2019.html
2019 AFP Peer Reviewers
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/afp/reviewers/peer-reviewers/2019.html
2020
AFP issues for the year 2020.
American Family Physician : American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/journals/afp/issues/2020.html
2020 AFP Peer Reviewers
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/afp/reviewers/peer-reviewers/2020.html
2021
AFP issues for the year 2021.
American Family Physician : American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/journals/afp/issues/2021.html
2021 outpatient office E/M changes FAQ
Documentation and coding requirements for outpatient evaluation and management services will change starting Jan. 1. Here are some answers to common questions about the changes.
Family Practice Management : FPM
https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/em_changes_FAQ.html
2175.pdf
...Cardiovascular: hypertension Neurologic: tumors may develop in the brain, on cranial nerves, or on the spinal cord Orthopedic: enlargement and deformation of bones, scoliosis Prader-Willi syndrome Dermatologic: leg edema or ulceration, lesions on head and anterior legs from...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0615/afp20060615p2175.pdf
515.pdf
...Decongestants Oral: agitation, anorexia, dysrhythmia, dystonic reactions, headache, hypertension, irritability, nausea, palpitations, seizure, sleeplessness, tachycardia, vomiting Topical: drying of nasal membranes, nosebleeds, rebound nasal congestion Dextromethorphan...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0215/afp20070215p515.pdf
56.pdf
...In adults, obesity is strongly associated with type 2 diabetes, hypertension, osteo- arthritis, gout, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease, and biliary tract disease.4 There is also a strong association between obesity and cancers of the colon, breast (in postmeno- pausal women),...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0701/afp20080701p56.pdf
6 Easy Steps to Low-Cost Electronic Medical Record -- Family Practice Management
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Family Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2001/0500/fpm20010500p33.pdf
659.pdf
...9. Ananth CV, Savitz DA, Williams MA. Placental abruption and its associa- tion with hypertension and prolonged rupture of membranes: a meth- odologic review and meta-analysis. Obstet Gynecol 1996;88:309-18. 10. Gonen R, Hannah ME, Milligan JE. Does prolonged preterm premature...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0215/afp20060215p659.pdf
669.pdf
...Midlife to late-life onset; associated with risk factors such as hypertension and coronary artery disease Fatigue, exertional and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, and peripheral edema Decreased DLCO, predominantly used to exclude other diagnoses Tuberculosis Onset at any age;...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0215/afp20060215p669.pdf
93.pdf
...Pressure in Pregnancy defined four categories of hypertension in pregnancy: chronic hypertension, gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, and preeclamp- sia superimposed on chronic hypertension.1 Chronic Hypertension Chronic hypertension is defined as a blood pressure measurement...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0701/afp20080701p93.pdf
A Burning Red Rash
October 15, 2017: Photo Quiz
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/1015/afp20171015p543.pdf
A Burning Red Rash - Photo Quiz - American Family Physician
Oct 15, 2017 - A man presented with a painful rash that began on his left chest and spread to his left back. There are no lesions anywhere else on his body.
American Family Physician : Photo Quiz
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/1015/p543.html
A Common Sense Approach to Perioperative Evaluation - Editorials - American Family ...
Nov 15, 2002 - ...on possible previous or current coronary artery disease (CAD), diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure (CHF), vascular disease, and hypertension, all of which are markers of a long-term adverse prognosis. Physical examination, simple laboratory tests, such as hematocrit, renal...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/1115/p1824.html
A Different Look at Corticosteroids - American Family Physician
Aug 1, 1998 - Systemic corticosteroids have been used in the treatment of numerous medical conditions for approximately 50 years. Short-acting products such as hydrocortisone are the least potent. Prednisone and methylprednisolone, which are intermediate-acting products, are four to five times more ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/0801/p443.html
A Fungating Lesion on the Tongue
March 15, 2016 Photo Quiz
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0401/afp20160401p599.pdf
A Fungating Lesion on the Tongue - Photo Quiz - American Family Physician
Apr 1, 2016 - A man with a history of tobacco and alcohol use presented with a lesion on his tongue that he first noticed six months earlier as small red dots.
American Family Physician : Photo Quiz
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0401/p599.html
A Hearing Problem - Curbside Consultation - American Family Physician
Sep 1, 2002 - This brief vignette raises questions about the biopsychosocial aspects of presbycusis. The answers to these questions can help guide clinical strategies for patients with hearing loss and their family members.
American Family Physician : Curbside Consultation
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0901/p911.html
A Multiple-Service Rule for E/M Services -- FPM
Jun 1, 2008 - A simple rule change could improve access and quality of care while reducing inequities between compensation for E/M services and for procedures.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2008/0600/p9.html
A New View of Occult and Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2004 - Occult gastrointestinal bleeding usually is discovered when fecal occult blood test results are positive or iron deficiency anemia is detected. Fecal occult blood testing methods vary, but all have limited sensitivity and specificity. The initial work-up for occult bleeding typically ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0215/p875.html