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Eating Disorders in Primary Care: Diagnosis and Management - American Family Physician

Jan 1, 2021 - Eating disorders are potentially life-threatening conditions characterized by disordered eating and weight-control behaviors that impair physical health and psychosocial functioning. Early intervention may decrease the risk of long-term pathology and disability. Clinicians should ...

American Family Physician : Article

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0101/p22.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

Diagnostic Imaging: Appropriate and Safe Use - American Family Physician

Jan 1, 2021 - The use of diagnostic radiography has doubled in the past two decades. Image Gently (children) and Image Wisely (adults) are multidisciplinary initiatives that seek to reduce radiation exposure by eliminating unnecessary procedures and offering best practices. Patients with an estimated...

American Family Physician : Article

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0101/p42.html

Care of Special Populations - American Family Physician

Jan 1, 2021 - This collection features AFP content on the care of special populations and related issues, including ethnic minorities; gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered persons; homeless and uninsured persons; and mentally retarded persons. This collection features AFP content on the care of ...

American Family Physician : AFP By Topic

https://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=45

Ear and Hearing Disorders - American Family Physician

Jan 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 ...

American Family Physician : AFP By Topic

https://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=98

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

Testosterone Therapy for Age-Related Low Testosterone: Guidelines from the ACP - ...

Jan 1, 2021 - The American College of Physicians published guidelines for testosterone therapy in cis gender men with age-related low testosterone based on a systematic review.

American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0101/p60.html

Treatment of Distal DVT - Cochrane for Clinicians - American Family Physician

Jan 1, 2021 - Vitamin K antagonists reduce the recurrence of DVT and VTE (number needed to treat [NNT] = 17; 95% CI, 13 to 48) but not pulmonary embolism (PE) compared with no anticoagulation or placebo.

American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0101/p18.html

Systemic Racism and Health Disparities: A Statement from Editors of Family Medicine ...

Jan 1, 2021 - The editors of several North American family medicine publications have come together to address a call to action for family medicine to confront systemic racism and health disparities and share resources on racism across our readerships.

American Family Physician : Editorials

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0101/p10.html

Persistent Submandibular Abscess - Photo Quiz - American Family Physician

Jan 1, 2021 - A patient presented with a nonhealing wound on the jaw.

American Family Physician : Photo Quiz

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0101/p51.html

Mammography, Lymphomas, Hypertension in Pregnancy, Dyspepsia - AFP Clinical Answers - ...

Jan 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/2021/0101/p15.html

CT Colonography for Colorectal Cancer Screening - Diagnostic Tests: What Physicians ...

Jan 1, 2021 - Computed tomography colonography performs well for colorectal cancer screening. Long-term studies are needed to demonstrate its impact on patient morbidity and mortality, as well as to determine the risks, benefits, and costs.

American Family Physician : Diagnostic Tests: What Physicians Need to Know

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0101/p55.html

Effectiveness of Alarm Therapy in the Treatment of Nocturnal Enuresis in Children - ...

Jan 1, 2021 - This review concluded that alarm therapy appears to be effective for treating nocturnal enuresis in children, but it is uncertain if it is more effective than other interventions.

American Family Physician : Medicine by the Numbers

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0101/od1.html

Electronic Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation - FPIN's Clinical Inquiries - American ...

Jan 1, 2021 - e-Cigarettes with nicotine can be used to encourage smoking cessation, but continued use after cessation may be a risk factor for relapse.

American Family Physician : FPIN's Clinical Inquiries

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0101/p53.html

Making Recommendations to Reduce Noise Exposure - Curbside Consultation - American ...

Jan 1, 2021 - A 23-year-old patient, M.P., presents to your office with upper respiratory symptoms. When you enter the room, M.P. is using earbuds to listen to music on a personal listening device. The volume is loud enough for you to hear the music but not distinguish details. After addressing the ...

American Family Physician : Curbside Consultation

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0101/p57.html

Increasing Share of Practicing Female Family Physicians, 2010-2020 - Graham Center ...

Jan 1, 2021 - The growing role of women in family medicine is increasingly apparent—more than 50% of U.S. medical students are women, and higher shares of women are entering and graduating from family medicine residency programs.

American Family Physician : Graham Center Policy One-Pagers

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0101/p12.html

Intimate Partner Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Letters to the Editor - ...

Jan 1, 2021 - Jan 1, 2021 Issue Letters to the Editor Intimate Partner Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic Am Fam Physician. 2021 Jan 1;103(1):6-7. To the Editor: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is exacerbating domestic violence in the United States. The term domestic abuse...

American Family Physician : Letter

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0101/p6.html

Beware of the Differing Definitions for the False-Positive Rate - Letters to the Editor...

Jan 1, 2021 - Jan 1, 2021 Issue Letters to the Editor Beware of the Differing Definitions for the False-Positive Rate Am Fam Physician. 2021 Jan 1;103(1):7-8. Original Article: Beware of False-Positive Results with SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Tests [Letter to the Editor] Issue Date: July 1, 2020 Available...

American Family Physician : Letter

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0101/p7.html

Chronic Dyspnea - Letters to the Editor - American Family Physician

Jan 1, 2021 - << Previous article Next article >> Jan 1, 2021 Issue Letters to the Editor Chronic Dyspnea Am Fam Physician. 2021 Jan 1;103(1):8. Original Article: Chronic Dyspnea: Diagnosis and Evaluation Issue Date: May 1, 2020 See additional reader comments at: htt...

American Family Physician : Letter

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0101/p8.html

Corrections - Jan 1, 2021 - American Family Physician

Jan 1, 2021 - << Previous article Next article >> Jan 1, 2021 Issue Reader Services Corrections Am Fam Physician. 2021 Jan 1;103(1):8. Inaccurate statistic. In the Lown Right Care Appropriate Use of Opioids for Chronic Pain, (September 15, 2020, p. 335), the second sentence of the Clinical...

American Family Physician : Corrections

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0101/p8a.html

Corrections - Jan 1, 2021 - American Family Physician

Jan 1, 2021 - << Previous article Next article >> Jan 1, 2021 Issue Reader Services Corrections Am Fam Physician. 2021 Jan 1;103(1):8. Incorrect listing of a state. In the Editorial Closing Primary and Prenatal Care Gaps to Prevent Congenital Syphilis, (July 15, 2020, p. 78), the sixth sentence of...

American Family Physician : Corrections

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0101/p8b.html

Mammogram Screening for Breast Cancer - American Family Physician

Jan 1, 2021 - << Previous article Next article >> Jan 1, 2021 Issue Please note: This information was current at the time of publication. But medical information is always changing, and some information given here may be out of date. For regularly updated information on a variety of health topics,...

American Family Physician : Patient Handout

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2021/0101/p33-s1.html

Who Inspired You to Go to Med School?

Medical school applications are surging as young people draw inspiration from physicians during the pandemic. Accordingly, we asked our new physician bloggers who inspired them to become doctors.

AAFP News : Fresh Perspectives: New Docs in Practice | AAFP News Blog : Blogs

https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20201223fp-inspiration.html

COVID-19: New ICD-10 codes for the new year -- FPM

The new codes will change prior CDC guidelines for reporting certain encounters.

Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home

https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/2021_covid_codes.html

The new Medicare G code: Everything you need to know to take advantage of it -- FPM

On Dec. 21, Congress delayed implementation of the primary care add-on code, G2211, for three years as part of the 2020 Year End Funding Bill and COVID-19 Emergency Funding, and it applied the savings to increase Medicare base payments for all services and specialties by an additional ...

Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home

https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/g2211_summary.html

Anorexia In the Time of COVID

Disordered eating has increased dramatically during the pandemic. Lalita Abhyankar, M.D., M.H.S., offers an example of virtual visits and team-based care that’s making a difference.

AAFP News : Fresh Perspectives: New Docs in Practice | AAFP News Blog : Blogs

https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20201217fp-anorexia.html

Headache - American Family Physician

Dec 15, 2020 - This collection features AFP content on headaches and related issues, including cluster headaches, migraines, tension-type headaches, and treatment of headaches. This collection features AFP content on headaches and related issues, including cluster headaches, migraines, tension-type ...

American Family Physician : AFP By Topic

https://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=10

Peripheral Neuropathy: Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis - American Family Physician

Dec 15, 2020 - Peripheral neuropathy, a common neurologic problem encountered by family physicians, can be classified clinically by the anatomic pattern of presenting symptoms and, if indicated, by results of electrodiagnostic studies for axonal and demyelinating disease. The prevalence of peripheral ...

American Family Physician : Article

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1215/p732.html

Acute Chest Pain in Adults: Outpatient Evaluation - American Family Physician

Dec 15, 2020 - Approximately 1% of primary care office visits are for chest pain, and 2% to 4% of these patients will have unstable angina or myocardial infarction. Initial evaluation is based on determining whether the patient needs to be referred to a higher level of care to rule out acute coronary ...

American Family Physician : Article

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1215/p721.html

Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Recognition and Management - American Family Physician

Dec 15, 2020 - Degenerative cervical myelopathy encompasses a collection of pathologic conditions that result in progressive spinal cord dysfunction secondary to cord compression. Patients are typically male (3: 1 male-to-female ratio), and the average age of presentation is 64 years. The exact ...

American Family Physician : Article

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1215/p740.html

Long COVID: A Primer for Family Physicians - Editorials - American Family Physician

Dec 15, 2020 - As the United States struggles with a prolonged wave of acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; see article recently published in American Family Physician), family physicians need to be prepared to care for patients presenting with postacute (one to three months) or chronic (beyond ...

American Family Physician : Editorials

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1215/p716.html

Preoperative Evaluation and Frailty Assessment in Older Patients - Lown Right Care: ...

Dec 15, 2020 - 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/2020/1215/p753.html

Lasmiditan (Reyvow) for the Treatment of Acute Migraine - STEPS - American Family ...

Dec 15, 2020 - Lasmiditan is a costly alternative to other more extensively studied medications for acute migraine. It should be reserved for those patients who lack relief with other available agents or who cannot tolerate other abortive medications.

American Family Physician : STEPS

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1215/p756.html

Off-Label Use and Misuse of Hormone Supplements: AACE and ACE Position Statement - ...

Dec 15, 2020 - The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American College of Endocrinology developed a summary of known risks of using off-label hormone treatments.

American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1215/p759.html

Blood Lead Levels, Urinary Incontinence, Back Pain, Hemorrhoids, Contraceptives, Lipid ...

Dec 15, 2020 - 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/2020/1215/p718.html

Diary of a Family Physician - Dec 15, 2020 - American Family Physician

Dec 15, 2020 - First-person accounts from the front lines of family medicine.

American Family Physician : Diary of a Family Physician

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1215/p758.html

Penile Swelling - Photo Quiz - American Family Physician

Dec 15, 2020 - << Previous article Next article >> Dec 15, 2020 Issue Photo Quiz Penile Swelling DIANA LADKANY, MD, and JONATHAN E. DAVIS, MD, Georgetown University and MedStar Health, Washington, District of Columbia Am Fam Physician. 2020 Dec 15;102(12):751-752. A 34-year-old patient presented...

American Family Physician : Photo Quiz

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1215/p751.html

Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy - American Family Physician

Dec 15, 2020 - << Previous article Next article >> Dec 15, 2020 Issue Please note: This information was current at the time of publication. But medical information is always changing, and some information given here may be out of date. For regularly updated information on a variety of health topics,...

American Family Physician : Patient Handout

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1215/p740-s1.html

How to talk to your patients about COVID-19: symptoms, exposure, the vaccine, and ...

Especially now, engaging our patients is an even more critical part of our job: dispelling misinformation and giving our patients solid, evidence-based guidance.

Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home

https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/talking_to_patients_about_covid.html

The (Micro) Economics of Health

In the latest blog installment on his pursuit of a master’s degree in public health, Stewart Decker, M.D., explains how microeconomics affects the way patients and politicians take physicians’ advice.

AAFP News : Fresh Perspectives: New Docs in Practice | AAFP News Blog : Blogs

https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20201210fp-mph6.html

2021 Medicare physician fee schedule has good news for family medicine -- FPM

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalized simplified rules for billing and coding E/M visits and increased values for several codes.

Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home

https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/2021_fee_schedule.html

Budget Neutrality, Not Primary Care, Is Subspecialties’ Enemy

The 2021 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule increases E/M payment as planned on Jan. 1, but Congress is weighing action that puts your long-overdue raise at risk.

AAFP News : In the Trenches : Blogs

https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/inthetrenches/entry/20201208itt-mpfs.html

First COVID-19 vaccine CPT codes published -- FPM

The first COVID-19 vaccine and administration codes are for products produced by Pfizer and Moderna.

Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home

https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/covid_vaccine_codes.html

Regulatory relief coming for Stark and anti-kickback self-referral laws -- FPM

The changes include new safe harbor protections for coordinated care and value-based payment arrangements.

Family Practice Management : Getting Paid : FPM Home

https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/regulatory-relief-for-stark-and-anti-kickback-self-referral-laws.html

Four things your team can do to help you save time and avoid burnout -- FPM

While there are many problems in the health care system causing physicians to burn out, one possible solution is to lean on your care team as much as possible.

Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home

https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/prevent_burnout_tips.html

Coding COVID-19 exposure -- FPM

Use this diagnosis code for encounters with patients who have suspected exposure to the coronavirus but do not have symptoms of COVID-19.

Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home

https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/coding_covid_exposure.html

When to speak up: A guiding principle for public advocacy -- FPM

Family physicians have a distinct mission that extends outside the clinic to matters of public concern.

Family Practice Management : Quick Tips : FPM Home

https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/patient_advocacy_principle.html

Telemedicine II: What We’ve Learned So Far

This spring our new physician bloggers told us about their experiences with implementing telemedicine. Several months later, we asked for an update regarding their lessons learned.

AAFP News : Fresh Perspectives: New Docs in Practice | AAFP News Blog : Blogs

https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/freshperspectives/entry/20201203fp-telehealth.html

Abdominal Pain, Acute - American Family Physician

Dec 1, 2020 - This collection features AFP content on acute abdominal pain and related issues, including acute pelvic pain, appendicitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and pancreatitis. This collection features AFP content on acute abdominal pain and related ...

American Family Physician : AFP By Topic

https://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=73

Parkinson Disease - American Family Physician

Dec 1, 2020 - Parkinson disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with significant morbidity and mortality. Most patients consult with their primary care physician about Parkinson disease symptoms before seeking care from a specialist. The diagnosis of Parkinson disease is clinical, and key...

American Family Physician : Article

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1201/p679.html