Inpatient Medicine - American Family Physician
Mar 1, 2021 - Advertisement AFP BY TOPIC Inpatient Medicine Editors' Choice of Best Available Content This collection features the best content from AFP, as identified by the AFP editors, on inpatient medicine topics, including atrial fibrillation, cancer, cellulitis and soft tissue...
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Cancer
- Cellulitis and Soft Tissue Infections
- Congestive Heart Failure
- COPD Exacerbation
- Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
- Delirium
- Diabetes
- Dyspnea, Acute
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Acute
- Health Care-Associated Infections
- HIV Infection
- Hypertension, Severe
- Hypokalemia and Hyperkalemia
- Hyponatremia and Hypernatremia
- Interventional Radiology
- Kidney Disease
- Meningitis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Osteomyelitis
- Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer
- Pleural Effusion
- Pneumonia
- Pyelonephritis
- Sepsis
- Septic Arthritis
- Stroke
- Syncope
- Transfusions
- Improving Practice
American Family Physician : AFP By Topic
https://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=88
Colonoscopy Follow-up: U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer Updates ...
Mar 1, 2021 - Screening colonoscopy findings define the future risk of colorectal cancer and the need for repeat screening. The U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer updated recommended follow-up intervals after screening colonoscopy in average-risk individuals.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0301/p314.html
Structural MRI for the Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease in Patients with MCI - ...
Mar 1, 2021 - There is insufficient evidence to recommend structural brain magnetic resonance imaging to diagnose Alzheimer disease in patients with mild cognitive impairment.
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0301/p273.html
Alcoholics Anonymous and Other 12-Step Facilitation Programs for Alcohol Use Disorder -...
Mar 1, 2021 - Manualized (standardized and replicable) Alcoholics Anonymous and similar 12-step facilitation programs produce higher rates of continuous abstinence than other established treatments.
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0301/p272.html
Enhancing Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support in Clinical Practice - ...
Mar 1, 2021 - Health systems and family physicians should mobilize to ensure that all people with type 2 diabetes have access to diabetes self-management education and support, including nutritional, physical, and emotional support.
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0301/p265.html
Antiplatelet Agents for Preventing Early Recurrence of Ischemic Stroke or TIA - ...
Mar 1, 2021 - After atherothrombotic ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack, adding clopidogrel to aspirin reduced recurrent strokes but increased major hemorrhages.
American Family Physician : Medicine by the Numbers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0301/od1.html
Bone Mineral Density Testing: One and Done - POEMs - American Family Physician
Mar 1, 2021 - Rechecking bone mineral density (BMD) after three years does not add additional prognostic information. Serial BMD testing is not useful in estimating fracture risk and assessing the need for treatment because BMD does not change much within three years.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0301/p311.html
Low-Dose Edoxaban Effective for Stroke Prevention in Older Patients with Atrial ...
Mar 1, 2021 - A lower dose of edoxaban is effective in decreasing stroke and systemic embolism in older patients with atrial fibrillation compared with placebo.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0301/p312a.html
Health Maintenance for Women of Reproductive Age - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2021 - Health maintenance for women of reproductive age includes counseling and screening tests that have been demonstrated to prevent disease and improve health. This article focuses mainly on conditions that are more common in women or have a unique impact on female patients. Family ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0215/p209.html
Frailty: Evaluation and Management - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2021 - Frailty, which is a geriatric syndrome that affects 5% to 17% of older adults, is a state of increased vulnerability across multiple health domains that leads to adverse health outcomes. Frail older adults are at increased risk of falls, disability, hospitalizations, and death. Frailty ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0215/p219.html
Lemborexant (Dayvigo) for the Treatment of Insomnia - STEPS - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2021 - Lemborexant (Davigo) is labeled for adults with insomnia to improve with sleep onset and maintenance.
American Family Physician : STEPS
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0215/p241.html
Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia: Updated Guidelines from the Wilderness Medical ...
Feb 15, 2021 - The Wilderness Medical Society has published updated guidelines for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of exercise-associated hyponatremia.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0215/p252.html
Dementia - American Family Physician
Feb 1, 2021 - This collection features AFP content on dementia and related issues, including Alzheimer’s, Binswanger’s type, dementia, and dementia with Lewy bodies. This collection features AFP content on dementia and related issues, including Alzheimer’s, Binswanger’s type, dementia, and dementia ...
- Overview and Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Complications and Special Situations
- Editorials and Letters
- Improving Practice
- Patient Education, Self-Care
- Other AFP Content
American Family Physician : AFP By Topic
https://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=5
Occupational Health - American Family Physician
Feb 1, 2021 - Advertisement AFP BY TOPIC Occupational Health Editors' Choice of Best Available Content This collection features the best content from AFP, as identified by the AFP editors, on occupational health, including back pain and injuries, impairment and disability evaluations,...
- Overview
- Screening and Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Editorials and Letters
- Improving Practice
- Patient Education, Self-Care
- Other AFP Content
- Other Resources from AAFP
American Family Physician : AFP By Topic
https://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=89
Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women: ACOG Updates Recommendations - Practice Guidelines - ...
Feb 1, 2021 - The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has new recommendations for managing chronic pelvic pain.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0201/p186.html
Brief Cognitive Testing in the Detection and Diagnosis of Clinical Alzheimer-Type ...
Feb 1, 2021 - In adults with suspected cognitive impairment, what is the utility of brief cognitive testing in detecting clinical Alzheimer-type dementia and distinguishing it from mild cognitive impairment or normal cognition?
American Family Physician : Implementing AHRQ Effective Health Care Reviews
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0201/p183.html
Screening for Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia with Patient-Collected HPV Samples - ...
Feb 1, 2021 - How useful are patient-collected human papillomavirus vaginal swabs as a screening test for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia?
American Family Physician : FPIN's Clinical Inquiries
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0201/p181.html
Hip Pain in Adults: Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis - American Family Physician
Jan 15, 2021 - Adults commonly present to their family physicians with hip pain, and diagnosing the cause is important for prescribing effective therapy. Hip pain is usually located anteriorly, laterally, or posteriorly. Anterior hip pain includes referred pain from intra-abdominal or intrapelvic ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0115/p81.html
Dysphagia: Evaluation and Collaborative Management - American Family Physician
Jan 15, 2021 - Dysphagia is common but may be underreported. Specific symptoms, rather than their perceived location, should guide the initial evaluation and imaging. Obstructive symptoms that seem to originate in the throat or neck may actually be caused by distal esophageal lesions. Oropharyngeal ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0115/p97.html
Osteoarthritis Management: Updated Guidelines from the American College of Rheumatology...
Jan 15, 2021 - The 2019 American College of Rheumatology/Arthritis Foundation guidelines reviewed the effectiveness of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments for OA in the knee, hip, and hand.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0115/p120.html
Icosapent Ethyl (Vascepa) for Hyperlipidemia/Hypercholesterolemia to Reduce Risk of ...
Jan 15, 2021 - Icosapent ethyl is safe, well tolerated and effective in preventing ischemic events including stroke and heart attack.
American Family Physician : STEPS
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0115/p117.html
Triple Inhaled Therapy Provides a Small Reduction in Moderate COPD Exacerbations, No ...
Jan 15, 2021 - Triple inhaled therapy, with budesonide (Pulmicort) in a dose of either 160 mcg or 320 mcg daily plus a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) and a long-acting beta2 agonist (LABA), reduces moderate exacerbations (a need for an antibiotic or steroid for three or more days) more than ...
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0115/od2.html
Twenty-Year Follow-Up of Women's Health Initiative Trials: Lower Breast Cancer ...
Jan 15, 2021 - The cumulative 20-year follow-up report from the Women's Health Initiative hormone therapy trials found significantly lower breast cancer incidence and mortality among postmenopausal women who previously took conjugated equine estrogen (CEE; Premarin) alone (with a prior hysterectomy) ...
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0115/od1.html
Breast Cancer Screening: Common Questions and Answers - American Family Physician
Jan 1, 2021 - Breast cancer is the most common nonskin cancer in women and accounts for 30% of all new cancers in the United States. The highest incidence of breast cancer is in women 70 to 74 years of age. Numerous risk factors are associated with the development of breast cancer. A risk assessment ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0101/p33.html
Medications for Treatment-Resistant Depression in Adults - Cochrane for Clinicians - ...
Jan 1, 2021 - In patients with treatment-resistant depression, augmenting therapy with atypical antipsychotics can be effective.
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0101/p16.html