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American Family Physician April 1, 2004	Eating Disorders A general overview of eating disorders including anorexia nervosa and bulimia.
American Family Physician October 15, 2004 Randy K. Ward	Assessment and Management of Personality Disorders Patients with personality disorders are common in primary care settings; caring for them can be difficult. The characteristics of these patients' personalities tend to elicit strong feelings in physicians, lead to the development of problematic physician-patient relationships, and complicate the task of diagnosing and managing medical and psychiatric disorders.
American Family Physician April 1, 2004	Anorexia Nervosa A general overview of anorexia nervosa: how to identify this eating disorder and how it can be treated.
American Family Physician January 1, 2007 Shashi & Subhash Bhatia	Childhood and Adolescent Depression Safe and effective treatment of major depression in this age group requires accurate diagnosis, suicide risk assessment, and use of evidence-based therapies.
Nurse Practitioner October 2010 Dawn Lee Garzon et al.	Providing Optimal Care for Children with Developmental Disorders Given the prevalence of children with developmental disorders, primary care providers need to educate themselves on how to diagnose and monitor this population.
Nurse Practitioner May 2012 Diana L. Wadlund	Meeting the challenge of IBS IBS is the best studied, most common functional GI disorder, and is often characterized by debilitating symptoms without any pathologic findings. The predominant symptoms of IBS are abdominal pain and an alteration in bowel habits with an absence of organic pathology.
American Family Physician November 15, 2000 Son & Kirchner	Depression in Children and Adolescents Depression among children and adolescents is common but frequently unrecognized. It affects 2 percent of prepubertal children and 5 to 8 percent of adolescents...
Nurse Practitioner March 2012 Vanya Hamrin et al.	Evaluation and Management of Pediatric and Adolescent Depression The primary care setting is an appropriate venue for screening and identifying pediatric depression. Nurse practitioners can provide initial management or referral to psychiatric mental health professionals for evidence-based treatments.
American Family Physician February 15, 2002 Grace Brooke Huffman	Evaluating and Treating Unintentional Weight Loss in the Elderly Unintentional weight loss in the elderly patient can be difficult to evaluate. Accurate evaluation is essential, however, because this problem is associated with increased morbidity and mortality...
Nursing October 2011 Elizabeth Heavey	Obesity in pregnancy: Deliver sensitive care This article addresses the health risks of obesity to mother and baby during pregnancy, labor, and delivery and discusses what you can do to mitigate those risks.
American Family Physician October 1, 2000 Michael F. Gliatto, M.D.	Generalized Anxiety Disorder Patients with generalized anxiety disorder experience worry or anxiety and a number of physical and psychologic symptoms...
American Family Physician September 15, 2000 Kim S. Griswold, M.D., M.P.H. & Linda F. Pessar, M.D.	Management of Bipolar Disorder A comprehensive management program, including collaboration between the patient's family physician and psychiatrist, should be implemented to optimize medical care...
Nursing April 2012 Elliott et al.	Managing alcohol withdrawal in hospitalized patients A focused nursing assessment is critical in identifying the potential for alcohol withdrawal symptoms in all hospitalized patients. This article discusses how to assess patients at risk and how to use these assessment findings as a basis for nursing interventions.
American Family Physician April 15, 2001 H. Russell Searight	Conduct Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment in Primary Care Conduct disorder is a common childhood psychiatric problem that has an increased incidence in adolescence. The primary diagnostic features of conduct disorder include aggression, theft, vandalism, violations of rules and/or lying...
Nursing September 2010 Margaret M. Bolton	Sounding the alarm about metabolic syndrome Any health problem that affects a third of American adults is sure to impact your nursing practice. Metabolic syndrome, a growing and commonly silent condition, poses a significant public health crisis.
American Family Physician November 1, 2002 Prater & Zylstra	Autism: A Medical Primer Autistic disorder, a pervasive developmental disorder resulting in social, language, or sensorimotor deficits, occurs in approximately seven of 10,000 persons. Early detection and intervention significantly improve outcome.
American Family Physician November 15, 2005 Haas et al.	Management of the Difficult Patient All physicians must care for some patients who are perceived as difficult because of behavioral or emotional aspects that affect their care. Specific communication techniques and greater patient involvement in the process of care may enhance the relationship.
American Family Physician May 1, 2001 Carla T. Herrerias	The Child with ADHD: Using the AAP Clinical Practice Guideline The American Academy of Pediatrics developed an evidence-based clinical practice guideline that provides recommendations for the assessment and diagnosis of school-aged children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder...
Nursing March 2010 Peg Gray-Vickrey	Gathering pearls of knowledge for assessing older adults If you attended nursing school more than 10 years ago, you may have received limited education about gerontological nursing. But as baby boomers age, this is becoming an increasingly important area of nursing practice.
American Family Physician April 1, 2003 David J. Mersy	Recognition of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Ten percent of the population abuses drugs or alcohol, and 20 percent of patients seen by family physicians have substance-abuse problems, excluding tobacco use. These patients can be identified by relying on regular screening or a high index of suspicion based on "red flags."
AskMen.com August 11, 2015 James Fell	Male Eating Disorders People believe eating disorders, and specifically anorexia, are diseases suffered only by women.
AskMen.com August 1, 2002 Simon McNeil	Male Eating Disorders: A Growing Problem Once thought to be exclusively the domain of women, eating disorders have now started to take their toll on the male population.
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 June 15, 2006 Prater & Zylstra	Medical Care of Adults with Mental Retardation Primary medical care of persons with mental retardation should involve continuity of care, maintenance of comprehensive treatment documentation, routine periodic health screening, and an understanding of the unique medical and behavioral disorders common to this population.
American Family Physician April 15, 2006 Master-Hunter & Heiman	Amenorrhea: Evaluation and Treatment A thorough history and physical examination as well as laboratory testing can help narrow the differential diagnosis of amenorrhea. In patients with primary amenorrhea, the presence or absence of sexual development should direct the evaluation.
Nurse Practitioner December 2011	Managing pain in obese patients Obesity-related pain conditions can limit the patient's efforts at increasing activity and limit quality of life. This article will offer information on these conditions and treatment options.
American Family Physician October 15, 2003 Wanda P. Fremont	School Refusal in Children and Adolescents School refusal is a problem that is stressful for children, families, and school personnel. Failing to attend school has significant short- and long-term effects on children's social, emotional, and educational development.
American Journal of Nursing September 2011 Schmid et al.	Care of the Suicidal Pediatric Patient in the ED: A Case Study At Childrens Hospital Boston, an algorithm-the Risk of Suicidality Clinical Practice Algorithm has been developed to ensure evidence-based care supported by best practice guidelines.
AskMen.com Dustin Driver	Male Body Image Disorders Guys can have body image issues too; in fact, one in every six people diagnosed with anorexia is male. Most men with eating disorders are either misdiagnosed or not diagnosed at all.
Nursing Management March 2012 Yvonne D'Arcy	Pain and obesity It can be a challenge to provide effective pain management for obese patients; however, a multimodal pain management regimen that combines medications and complementary techniques can help increase pain relief.
Nursing November 2011 Lawson & Pruitt	Issues in Obesity, Part 2: Obesity Weighs Heavily on Lung Function A look at the impact of obesity on asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and sleep apnea.
American Family Physician March 15, 2006 Shearer & Gordon	The Patient with Excessive Worry Worry is an effective short-term response to uncertainty that can become self-perpetuating with adverse long-term consequences. Evidence-based treatments for such disorders can assist family physicians in the management of this disorder.
Nursing February 2010 Daniel A. Hussar	New Drugs 2010, PART 1 In this article, you'll learn about 16 new drugs.
American Journal of Nursing November 2011 Christine L. Cutugno	The 'Graying' of Trauma Care: Addressing Traumatic Injury in Older Adults Evidence-based strategies for managing trauma and its complications in this population.
Nursing January 2009 Susan Gallagher Camden	Shedding Health Risks with Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery More obese patients are turning to bariatric weight loss surgery, which is proving its worth by decreasing or eliminating dangerous comorbidities of obesity. Here's how to help prepare your patient for surgery and care for her afterward.
American Family Physician October 1, 2006 Kavan et al.	A Practical Guide to Crisis Management Physicians often are required to assist patients in crisis. An estimated 4% of visits to primary care physicians involve psychiatric or social crises.
Nurse Practitioner May 2010 Townsend-Roccichelli et al.	Managing sleep disorders in the elderly This article will provide an overview of sleep physiology in the aging population, identify common sleep disorders, and suggest pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment options.
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American Journal of Nursing April 2011	Strategies for Feeding Patients with Dementia An overview of the difficulties associated with feeding those with dementia and suggestions for caregivers to help overcome these challenges.
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Nursing June 2010 Daniel A. Hussar	New drugs 2010, part 2 In this article, you'll learn about 14 recently marketed new drugs.
Nursing November 2011 Jeanne Held-Warmkessel	Taming Three High-Risk Chemotherapy Complications A review of three common chemotherapy-associated complications that can be serious enough to require hospitalization: febrile neutropenia, chemotherapy-related nephrotoxicity, and chemotherapy-related enterotoxicity.
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American Journal of Nursing January 2010	Life-Support Interventions at the End of Life: Unintended Consequences Nurses need to be knowledgeable life-support interventions at the end of life and able to communicate what they know about those consequences to patients, family members, and others on the health care team, leading to better decision making at this difficult time.
American Family Physician June 1, 2006 Raghuveer Et Al.	Inborn Errors of Metabolism in Infancy and Early Childhood: An Update Primary care physicians often are the first to be contacted by state and reference laboratories when neonatal screening detects the possibility of an inborn error of metabolism. Physicians must take immediate steps to evaluate the infant and should be able to access a subspecialty center.
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