2020
AFP issues for the year 2020.
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/journals/afp/issues/2020.html
2020 CME Session Topics
View the CME topics that will be discussed at the 2020 AAFP Family Medicine Experience (FMX) Conference: Chicago, October 13-17.
Events : Family Medicine Experience (FMX) Virtual
https://www.aafp.org/events/fmx/cme/opportunities/session-topics.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
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 Fundamental Asset in Health Care: Valuing Family Physicians
...when it comes to conditions that tend to be underpaid according to the models they developed, which include asthma, obesity, and hypertension. Fifield J, Forrest DD, Martin-Peele M, et al. A randomized, controlled trial of implementing the patient-centered medical home model in...
Practice Management
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/practice_management/payment/Valuing-FPs.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
A New View of Occult and Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding -- American Family Physician
...tion material into bleeding vessels. Complica- tions from vasopressin injection have included myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, hypertension, and unintended thrombosis of arteries other than the target lesion.2 Medical therapies are one of the few options available for diffuse...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0215/afp20040215p875.pdf
A Palmar Rash - Photo Quiz - American Family Physician
Mar 1, 1999 - Photo Quiz presents readers with a clinical challenge based on a photograph or other image.
American Family Physician : Photo Quiz
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0301/p1259.html
A Pelvic Mass - Photo Quiz - American Family Physician
Apr 1, 1999 - Photo Quiz presents readers with a clinical challenge based on a photograph or other image.
American Family Physician : Photo Quiz
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0401/p1919.html
A Practical Approach to Hypercalcemia - American Family Physician
May 1, 2003 - Hypercalcemia is a disorder commonly encountered by primary care physicians. The diagnosis often is made incidentally in asymptomatic patients. Clinical manifestations affect the neuromuscular, gastrointestinal, renal, skeletal, and cardiovascular systems. The most common causes of ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0501/p1959.html
A Practical Approach to Hypercalcemia - American Family Physician
...result- ing from hypercalciuria. Other renal effects include dehydration and nephrocalcinosis. Cardiovascular effects include hypertension, vascular calcification, and a shortened QT interval on the electrocardiogram. Cardiac arrhythmias are rare. Bone pain can occur in patients...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0501/afp20030501p1959.pdf
A Primary Care Approach to Substance Misuse
...There is increasing recognition of the similarities between substance use disorders and other common chronic illnesses such as hypertension and diabetes mellitus.8 Like those illnesses, substance use disorders can be identified early when there have been fewer sequelae and when less...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0715/afp20130715p113.pdf
A Primary Care Approach to Substance Misuse - American Family Physician
Jul 15, 2013 - Substance misuse is common among patients in primary care settings. Although it has a substantial health impact, physicians report low levels of preparedness to identify and assist patients with substance use disorders. An effective approach to office-based treatment includes a coherent...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2013/0715/p113.html
A Rational Approach to the Treatment of Hypertension in Special Populations - American ...
Jul 1, 1999 - Hypertension in blacks is usually characterized by low renin, expanded volume and sensitivity to salt. Diuretics are the preferred initial therapy, but response to calcium channel antagonists is also good. The blood pressure response to monotherapy with beta blockers or ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0701/p156.html