Outpatient Management of COVID-19: Rapid Evidence Review - American Family Physician
Oct 15, 2020 - Common presenting symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 include fever, dry cough, shortness of breath, and fatigue. However, patients may have a wide range of symptoms representing a spectrum of mild to severe illness. Symptoms in children tend to be milder and may include fever, cough, ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1015/p478.html
Asthma - American Family Physician
Oct 1, 2020 - This collection features AFP content on asthma and related issues, including allergens, beta agonists, chronic cough, exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, inhalers, and wheezing. This collection features AFP content on asthma and related issues, including allergens, beta agonists, ...
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American Family Physician : AFP By Topic
https://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=3
Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism - American Family Physician
Jan 1, 2021 - This collection features AFP content on deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism and related issues, including anticoagulation, heparin therapy, and venous thromboembolism. This collection features AFP content on deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism and related issues, including...
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American Family Physician : AFP By Topic
https://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=69
Pneumonia - American Family Physician
Sep 1, 2020 - This collection features AFP content on pneumonia and related issues, including community-acquired pneumonia, and nursing home care. This collection features AFP content on pneumonia and related issues, including community-acquired pneumonia, and nursing home care.
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American Family Physician : AFP By Topic
https://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=22
Tobacco Abuse and Dependence - American Family Physician
Jan 1, 2021 - This collection features AFP content on tobacco abuse and dependence and related issues, including addiction, behavioral and drug therapies, lifestyle counseling, and smoking cessation. This collection features AFP content on tobacco abuse and dependence and related issues, including ...
- Overview
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- Treatment
- Complications and Special Situations
- 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=28
Sleep Disorders in Adults - American Family Physician
Oct 1, 2020 - Advertisement AFP BY TOPIC Sleep Disorders in Adults Editors' Choice of Best Available Content This collection features the best content from AFP, as identified by the AFP editors, on sleep disorders in adults and related issues, including continuous positive airway pressure...
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American Family Physician : AFP By Topic
https://www.aafp.org/afp/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=83
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
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
Antibiotics for Acute Bronchitis - Medicine by the Numbers - American Family Physician
Nov 1, 2020 - Acute bronchitis is a lower respiratory tract infection, most commonly viral, that accounts for a significant number of health care visits. This review discusses the benefits and harms of antibiotics for acute bronchitis or acute productive cough.
American Family Physician : Medicine by the Numbers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1101/od2.html
VTE in Patients with Cancer: Guidelines from the American Society of Clinical Oncology ...
Aug 1, 2020 - The American Society of Clinical Oncology has updated recommendations for the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with cancer.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0801/p188.html
Lefamulin (Xenleta) for the Treatment of Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia - STEPS...
Sep 15, 2020 - Lefamulin may be considered for patients hospitalized with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia.
American Family Physician : STEPS
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0915/p373.html
Antibiotic and Corticosteroid Treatment Effective for Acute Exacerbations of COPD - ...
Nov 15, 2020 - Short-term antibiotic treatment and short-term systemic corticosteroids are both associated with a faster resolution of COPD symptoms and fewer treatment failures.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1115/od2.html
Watch-and-Wait Strategy Is an Option for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax - POEMs - ...
Nov 15, 2020 - Conservative observation of patients presenting with a first primary spontaneous pneumothorax is as effective as immediate chest tube insertion in achieving full lung re-expansion at eight weeks.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1115/od3.html
Effects of Inhaled Corticosteroids on Growth in Children with Persistent Asthma - ...
Oct 1, 2020 - Inhaled fluticasone (Flovent; 200 mcg per day) is associated with a greater linear growth velocity when compared with beclomethasone (400 mcg per day; an equivalent dose).
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1001/p404.html
Corticosteroids for Hospitalized Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia - Cochrane ...
Sep 1, 2020 - For adults hospitalized with severe CAP, the use of corticosteroids may reduce the likelihood of mortality.
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0901/p272.html
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