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American Family Physician April 15, 2001 Lori J. Heim	Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis of Dyspareunia Dyspareunia is genital pain associated with sexual intercourse. Although this condition has historically been defined by psychologic theories, the current treatment approach favors an integrated pain model...
American Family Physician July 1, 2000	Sex Isn't Working for Me. What Can I Do? When you have problems with sex, doctors call it "sexual dysfunction." Men and women can have it. There are four kinds of sexual problems in women.
American Family Physician January 15, 2003 Nusbaum et al.	Chronic Illness and Sexual Functioning Patients who have chronic illness often have difficulties with sexual functioning. With an understanding of the impact that illness can have on sexual functioning and the use of basic management strategies, family physicians can readily enhance quality of life for their patients.
American Family Physician November 1, 2002 Nusbaum & Hamilton	The Proactive Sexual Health History Physicians consistently underestimate the prevalence of sexual concerns in their patients. By allocating time to discuss sexual health during office visits, high-risk sexual behaviors that can cause STDs, unintended pregnancies, and unhealthy sexual decisions may be reduced.
Nurse Practitioner January 2011 Reimer & Johnson	Atrophic vaginitis signs, symptoms, and better outcomes This article reviews physiology, clinical manifestations, signs, symptoms, and treatment methods for atrophic vaginitis.
American Family Physician May 1, 2006 Margo & Winn	Testosterone Treatments: Why, When, and How? Testosterone treatment is controversial for men and even more so for women. Although long-term outcome data are not available, prescriptions for testosterone are becoming more common.
American Family Physician August 15, 2000 Robert L. Phillips, Jr.	Depression and Sexual Desire Asking a depressed patient about libido and sexual function and tailoring treatment to minimize adverse effects on sexual function can significantly increase treatment compliance and improve the quality of the patient's life...
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Nurse Practitioner August 2011 Michelle C. Thomas	Treatment options for Dysfunctional uterine bleeding The diagnosis and treatment of dysfunctional uterine bleeding can be a long emotional journey for the patient and a difficult challenge for the provider.
Nursing January 2009 Ayers & Montgomery	Putting a stop to dysfunctional uterine bleeding Learn how to search for the source of abnormal bleeding and help your patient get back on track.
Nurse Practitioner December 2010 Susanne Quallich	Male infertility: A primer for NPs Practitioners should feel comfortable addressing basic reproductive health questions, and referring men to a male infertility specialist or an andrologist for additional evaluation if the male has additional concerns.
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 November 2010 Dreadin & Mancuso	Diagnostic breast evaluation: When to refer and what the results really mean Diagnostic breast imaging is an important tool in evaluating abnormal physical examination findings and assessing incomplete screening mammographic results.
American Journal of Nursing July 2011 Brodkey et al.	Living Well with Multiple Sclerosis Improvements in magnetic resonance imaging and the advent of disease-modifying therapies in the past 15 years have changed the diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis
American Family Physician March 1, 2001 Sheela L. Lahoti	Evaluating the Child for Sexual Abuse Because the examination findings of most child victims of sexual abuse are within normal limits or are nonspecific, the child's statements are extremely important...
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American Journal of Nursing June 2011 Karen Roush	Menopausal Hormone Therapy: What We Know Now This article describes the findings and limitations of the major research thus far on hormone therapy.
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American Family Physician March 15, 2007 Jose-Miller et al.	Infertility Infertility is defined as failure to achieve pregnancy during one year of frequent, unprotected intercourse. A careful history and physical examination of each partner can suggest a single or multifactorial etiology and can direct further investigation.
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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 October 2009 Yvonne D'Arcy	Overturning barriers to pain relief in older adults This article will describe how to lower the barriers to effective pain control in older patients and provide practical tips for helping them receive the full benefit from pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies.
Nursing January 2011 Carl A. Kirton	HIV: The Changing Epidemic Since its emergence in the early 1980s, HIV infection in the United States has evolved from an acute debilitating condition to a chronic, treatable illness.
Nurse Practitioner May 2009 Yvonne D'Arcy	Is Low Back Pain Getting on Your Nerves? The pain and disability of low back pain are the most common reasons patients seek healthcare. Here are tools for diagnosis and treatment options.
American Family Physician October 15, 2004 As-Sanie, Gantt & Rosenthal	Pregnancy Prevention in Adolescents The family physician plays a key role by engaging adolescent patients in confidential, open, and nonthreatening discussions of reproductive health, responsible sexual behavior, and contraceptive use.
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American Family Physician May 1, 2004 Daniel Knight	Health Care Screening for Men Who Have Sex with Men Recommendations on health care screenings for men who have sex with men, who are at increased risk for STDs such as HIV infection, anal cancer, and psychologic and behavioral disorders.
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.
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 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 October 15, 2002 Zamorski & Albucher	What to Do When SSRIs Fail: Eight Strategies for Optimizing Treatment of Panic Disorder Effective management of panic disorder is a common challenge for family physicians. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the drugs of choice for this condition because of their safety and efficacy. But not all patients have a favorable response to SSRI therapy.
American Family Physician November 15, 2001 Edward R. Feller	Gynecologic Aspects of Crohn's Disease This article reviews the diverse gynecologic spectrum, protean manifestations and diagnostic difficulties of pelvic Crohn's disease...
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Nursing June 2011 Daniel A. Hussar	New Drugs 2011: Part 2 In this article, you'll learn about seven recently approved drugs, including: fingolimod hydrochloride, an oral drug indicated to treat patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis.
American Family Physician April 15, 2001	Dyspareunia: What it Might Mean for You Dyspareunia is painful sexual intercourse. It can have many causes. It is important to talk to your doctor if you have this problem because there are effective treatments for many of the causes...
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American Journal of Nursing June 2012 Karen Roush	Managing Menopausal Symptoms This article reviews the literature on causes and treatments of peri- and postmenopausal symptoms.
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...
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American Family Physician July 15, 2006 Sally A. Mravcak	Primary Care for Lesbians and Bisexual Women Physicians can improve care for lesbians and bisexual women by acknowledging the potential barriers to care (e.g., hesitancy of physicians to inquire about sexual orientation and of patients to disclose their sexual behavior) and working to create a therapeutic physician-patient relationship.
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.
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