Unintentional Weight Loss in Older Adults - American Family Physician
Jul 1, 2021 - Unintentional weight loss in people older than 65 years is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Nonmalignant diseases are more common causes of unintentional weight loss in this population than malignant causes. However, malignancy accounts for up to one-third of cases of ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0700/p34.html
Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Guidelines from the VA/DoD - ...
Jul 1, 2021 - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense published guidelines for the primary care management of COPD.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0700/p98.html
Once-Weekly Semaglutide Is an Effective Adjunct for Weight Loss in Adults without ...
Jul 1, 2021 - Once-weekly subcutaneous semaglutide used as an adjunct to intensive behavioral therapy significantly improves the likelihood that adults without diabetes who are overweight or obese will lose at least 5% of their baseline body weight compared with placebo.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0700/p96.html
Pharmacogenetic Gene-Drug Associations: FDA Perspective on What Physicians Need to Know...
Jul 1, 2021 - To share its perspective on the state of the science, the FDA has published a table of pharmacogenetic associations related to genetic variants that can affect drug concentrations, therapeutic responses, or adverse events.
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0700/p16.html
Prioritizing Primary Care Can Save the U.S. Health Care System - Editorials - American ...
Jul 1, 2021 - Can prioritizing primary care save the U.S. health care system?
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0700/p14.html
Hypertension: New Guidelines from the International Society of Hypertension - Practice ...
Jun 15, 2021 - The International Society of Hypertension has published summary guidelines based on major international guidelines published between 2017 and 2020 on the control of hypertension. These summary guidelines include essential recommendations and suggestions for optimal care.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0615/p763.html
Poor Physician-Patient Communication and Medical Error - Lown Right Care: Reducing ...
Jun 15, 2021 - 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/2021/0615/p757.html
AFP 2021: Updates, New Fellow, Top 20 Articles, AFP Statistics, and Thanking Peer ...
Jun 15, 2021 - American Family Physician (AFP) continues its annual tradition of updating our readers on changes in the journal, welcoming new members to our editing team, highlighting the top 20 articles from the prior year, sharing print circulation and website statistics, and thanking our peer ...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0615/p716.html
Rapidly Growing Red Nodule on the Scalp - Photo Quiz - American Family Physician
Jun 15, 2021 - A patient presented with a fleshy, erythematous, round, exophytic red nodule over the frontal scalp.
American Family Physician : Photo Quiz
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0615/p755.html
Diary of a Family Physician - Jun 15, 2021 - American Family Physician
Jun 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/2021/0615/p762.html
How to Use Canes and Walkers - American Family Physician
Jun 15, 2021 - ...Previous: Hypertension: New Guidelines from the International Society of Hypertension Next: The Importance of Keeping Patients with Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (Long COVID) Engaged in Work View the full table of contents >> Home / Journals / afp / Vol. 103/No....
American Family Physician : Patient Handout
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0615/p737-s1.html
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Tinnitus: Diagnosis and Management - American Family Physician
Jun 1, 2021 - Tinnitus is the sensation of hearing a sound in the absence of an internal or external source and is a common problem encountered in primary care. Most cases of tinnitus are benign and idiopathic and are strongly associated with sensorineural hearing loss. A standard workup begins with ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0601/p663.html
Polycythemia Vera: Rapid Evidence Review - American Family Physician
Jun 1, 2021 - Polycythemia vera is one of three stem-cell–derived myeloid malignancies commonly known as myeloproliferative neoplasms. It is characterized by erythrocytosis, often with associated leukocytosis and thrombocytosis. It has a significant negative impact on overall mortality and morbidity ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0601/p680.html
Out-of-Hospital Birth - American Family Physician
Jun 1, 2021 - Since the 1970s, most births in the United States have been planned to occur in a hospital. However, a small percentage of Americans choose to give birth outside of a hospital. The number of out-of-hospital births has increased, with one in every 61 U.S. births (1.64%) occurring out of ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0601/p672.html
Ear and Hearing Disorders - American Family Physician
Jun 1, 2021 - This collection features AFP content on ear and hearing disorders and related issues, including hearing loss, otitis externa, otitis media, and tinnitus. This collection features AFP content on ear and hearing disorders and related issues, including hearing loss, otitis ...
- Overview
- Screening, Diagnosis, and Prevention
- Treatment
- Complications and Special Situations
- Patient Education, Self-Care
American Family Physician : AFP By Topic
https://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=98
Chronic Kidney Disease in Diabetes: Guidelines from KDIGO - Practice Guidelines - ...
Jun 1, 2021 - The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) group, an international organization dedicated to nephrology clinical practice guidelines, has developed a new guideline for management of diabetes with chronic kidney disease.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0601/p698.html
Using DaTscan to Diagnose Parkinson Disease - Letters to the Editor - American Family ...
Jun 1, 2021 - ...works only in the central nervous system and does not block amine oxidation in the gut; therefore, it does not provoke malignant hypertension or other excess stimulant adverse effects. Rasagiline has been found by some to slow the progression of Parkinson disease. Kenneth Renwick,...
American Family Physician : Letter
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0601/p647.html
Now More Than Ever, Mental Health Care Needs Family Medicine -- FPM
Jun 1, 2021 - With the stress of the pandemic exacerbating patients’ health issues, primary care physicians have an unparalleled opportunity to address both their physical and their mental health needs.
Family Practice Management : Opinion
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0500/oa1.html
How to Integrate Clinical Pharmacists Into Primary Care -- FPM
Jun 1, 2021 - Clinical pharmacists can take team-based care to the next level.
Family Practice Management : Articles
https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2021/0500/p12.html
USPSTF Recommends Against Supplements for CVD, Cancer
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is accepting comments on a draft recommendation against the use of beta-carotene or vitamin E supplements for the prevention of cardiovascular disease or cancer in community-dwelling, nonpregnant adults.
AAFP News : Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20210524cvdvitamins.html
Task Force Recommends Screening Adults for Hypertension
A new final recommendation statement from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening adults for high blood pressure in the clinic and confirming with measurement outside the clinic.
AAFP News : Patient Care
https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20210520uspstfhypertension.html
Hypothyroidism: Diagnosis and Treatment - American Family Physician
May 15, 2021 - Clinical hypothyroidism affects one in 300 people in the United States, with a higher prevalence among female and older patients. Symptoms range from minimal to life-threatening (myxedema coma); more common symptoms include cold intolerance, fatigue, weight gain, dry skin, constipation,...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0515/p605.html
Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Recommendation Statement - U.S. ...
May 15, 2021 - The USPSTF recommends against screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis in the general adult population.
American Family Physician : U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0515/p614.html
Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis - Putting Prevention into Practice -...
May 15, 2021 - A 67-year-old man comes to your office for a regularly scheduled visit. He has type 2 diabetes mellitus and a 40-pack-year smoking history, but he quit smoking two years ago. He takes lisinopril and atorvastatin (Lipitor); his blood pressure today is normal.
American Family Physician : Putting Prevention into Practice
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0515/p623.html