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Acute Sharp Flank Pain - Photo Quiz - American Family Physician

Jul 1, 2021 - A patient presented with stiffness and pain in his lower back and both thighs and an abnormal CT scan.

American Family Physician : Photo Quiz

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0800/p201.html

Addressing Loneliness and Social Isolation in Older Adults - Curbside Consultation - ...

Jul 1, 2021 - Social isolation and loneliness are increasingly recognized as complex clinical and public health problems, particularly in older adults, leading to adverse mental and physical health outcomes. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to physical distancing policies, which have exacerbated ...

American Family Physician : Curbside Consultation

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0700/p85.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

Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocation: Surgical vs. Conservative Interventions - Cochrane...

Jul 1, 2021 - Surgical treatment for AC joint dislocation of the shoulder does not appear to be superior to conservative management in adults. Surgical therapy increases the risk of hardware complications, infection, and continued discomfort.

American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0700/p28.html

Diary of a Family Physician - Aug 01, 2021 - American Family Physician

Jul 1, 2021 - First-person accounts from the front lines of family medicine.

American Family Physician : Diary of a Family Physician

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0800/p198.html

Prenatal Vitamins, Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Alcohol Misuse, Hernia, Anaphylaxis, ...

Jul 1, 2021 - Key clinical questions and their evidence-based answers directly from the journal’s content, written by and for family physicians.

American Family Physician : AFP Clinical Answers

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0800/p137.html

Physical Activity and the Prevention of Depression - FPIN's Clinical Inquiries - ...

Jul 1, 2021 - Physical activity appears to be associated with a lower risk of developing depression and depressive symptoms.

American Family Physician : FPIN's Clinical Inquiries

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0800/p204.html

Tighter Blood Pressure Control Does Not Increase the Likelihood of Orthostatic ...

Jul 1, 2021 - Orthostatic hypotension, a drop of 20 mm Hg systolic or 10 mm Hg diastolic after moving from sitting to standing, was not associated with more intensive treatment of blood pressure and may be less likely to occur with intensive treatment.

American Family Physician : POEMs

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0800/p208.html

Nontender Rash on the Soles of the Feet in a Febrile Adult - Photo Quiz - American ...

Jul 1, 2021 - A patient with multiple medical conditions presented with nonpurulent cellulitis and MRSA bacteremia.

American Family Physician : Photo Quiz

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0700/p83.html

State-Level Variation in Primary Care Physician Density - Graham Center Policy ...

Jul 1, 2021 - Despite representing only one-third of the physician workforce in the United States, primary care physicians (PCPs) are the first contact with the health care system for most patients. A 2010 report by the Council on Graduate Medical Education recommended that 40% of the physician ...

American Family Physician : Graham Center Policy One-Pagers

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0800/p133.html

Accuracy of Ultrasonography for the Diagnosis of Small Bowel Obstruction - Medicine by ...

Jul 1, 2021 - According to a meta-analysis including prospective observational studies evaluating the accuracy of ultrasonography for the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction, ultrasonography appears to be highly sensitive and specific for this use.

American Family Physician : Medicine by the Numbers

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0800/p135.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

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

Heavy Menstrual Bleeding, Acute Pyelonephritis, Bacteriuria, IgA Vasculitis, Febrile ...

Jul 1, 2021 - Key clinical questions and their evidence-based answers directly from the journal’s content, written by and for family physicians.

American Family Physician : AFP Clinical Answers

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0700/p24.html

Low-Carb Diets May Produce Short-Term Diabetes Remission - POEMs - American Family ...

Jul 1, 2021 - Patients with type 2 diabetes can try cutting out bread and pasta, leaving the skin on chicken, or eating nuts and avocados to lower their blood glucose levels. Six months of a low-carbohydrate diet (less than 26% of calories from carbohydrates) was more likely than other diets or usual...

American Family Physician : POEMs

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0700/p95.html

Graham Center Policy One-Pagers Provide Perspectives on the State of Primary Care - ...

Jul 1, 2021 - Previous Graham Center Policy One-Pagers published in AFP have provided timely perspectives on a range of topics. In 2020, the Graham Center, in collaboration with IBM Watson Health and the American Board of Family Medicine, produced a chartbook of statistics on the current state of ...

American Family Physician : Editorials

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0800/p124.html

Cryoablation Preferred as Initial Therapy for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation - POEMs - ...

Jul 1, 2021 - Initial cryoablation for patients with paroxysmal AF is superior to initial antiarrhythmic drug therapy. Another study in the same issue of New England Journal of Medicine compared cryoablation with medical therapy and had similar findings.

American Family Physician : POEMs

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0700/p97.html

Levonorgestrel-Releasing Intrauterine System for Regression of Endometrial Hyperplasia ...

Jul 1, 2021 - A Cochrane review compared the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system with progesterone for the treatment of endometrial hyperplasia.

American Family Physician : Medicine by the Numbers

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0700/p26.html

Single-Dose Opioid Analgesics Offer No Benefit over Nonopioid Analgesia for ...

Jul 1, 2021 - A single dose of opioid analgesics provides similar acute pain relief compared with a single dose of a combination of acetaminophen and ibuprofen in patients with acute musculoskeletal pain in the emergency department.

American Family Physician : POEMs

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0700/p95a.html

Mild Creatine Kinase Elevations Do Not Necessarily Reflect Rhabdomyolysis - Letters to ...

Jul 1, 2021 - << Previous article Next article >> Jul 01, 2021 Issue Letters to the Editor Mild Creatine Kinase Elevations Do Not Necessarily Reflect Rhabdomyolysis Am Fam Physician. 2021 Jul ;104(1):6-7. Original Article: Case Reports: Rhabdomyolysis Associated with COVID-19 [Letters to the...