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American Family Physician July 15, 2004 |
HIV Infection - How to Lower Your Risk A consumer-oriented brochure discussing the many ways to lower the risk of getting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and where to go for help. |
American Family Physician July 15, 2004 Tracy Aldridge |
Diagnosing Heel Pain in Adults A thorough history and a physical examination of the lower extremity should be conducted to locate the pain, define its attributes, and narrow the differential diagnosis. |
American Family Physician July 15, 2004 Robertson & Montagnini |
Geriatric Failure to Thrive Some elderly patients, including those who do not have acute illness or severe chronic disease, eventually undergo a process of functional decline, progressive apathy, and a loss of willingness to eat and drink that culminates in death. |
American Family Physician July 15, 2004 Noviasky, Masood & Lo |
STEPS Tadalafil is a reversible phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor approved for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. |
American Family Physician July 1, 2004 Paul Gross |
Diary From a Week in Pactice A family practitioner goes to bat for an AIDS patient... Confronts a long-time patient's cataclysmic medical event... Breaks his own rules and gives out his home phone number to a patient in need... etc. |
American Family Physician July 1, 2004 Lo Re & Gluckman |
Travel Immunizations The approach to vaccine recommendations should be based on a thorough assessment of the risks for travel-related diseases, the time available before trip departure, and current knowledge of the epidemiology of vaccine-preventable diseases. |
American Family Physician July 1, 2004 Wilson & Last |
Management of Corneal Abrasions Corneal abrasions result from cutting, scratching, or abrading the thin, protective, clear coat of the exposed anterior portion of the ocular epithelium. Although eye patching traditionally has been recommended in the treatment of corneal abrasions, multiple well-designed studies show that patching does not help and may hinder healing. |
American Family Physician July 1, 2004 Dickerson & King |
Evaluation and Management of Nonulcer Dyspepsia Treatment of the disease can be challenging because of the need to balance medical management strategies with treatments for psychologic or functional disease. |
American Family Physician July 1, 2004 Maggie B. Covington |
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Over the past 20 years, there has been a dramatic increase in the scientific scrutiny of and public interest in omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and their impact on personal health. |
Managed Care June 2004 Martin Sipkoff |
The New Consensus Favoring IOM's Definition of Quality The word "quality" is ubiquitous in health care, but what does it mean to health plan leaders, providers, patients, and payers? |
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