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American Family Physician
November 15, 2000 |
Diary from a Week in Practice Researchers disagree about whether attempts should be made to eradicate Helicobacter pylori in patients who have nonulcer dyspepsia... patients frequently neglect to follow the physician's recommendations... hypotension and abdominal pain... etc.   |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2000 |
Diary from a Week in Practice Family physicians need to become skilled at helping patients find the information on the Web that can be beneficial... Antihistamine use during pregnancy... In the case of natural medicines, the time for testing and regulation by FDA is past due... Antidepressants and smoking cessation... |
Nurse Practitioner
April 2012
Chaney & Sheriff |
Evidence-based treatments for smoking cessation Smoking addiction is both physical and mental. The etiology of tobacco dependence is multidimensional and includes physiological, psychological, and social/behavioral factors. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2001 |
Diary from a Week in Practice All the ways to prevent catastrophe are not known... As WLL ages, so does his practice. He is seeing more men and women complaining of hot flushes... Playful interaction with the child always precedes any attempt to embark on the physical examination... etc. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2001
Richard Colgan & John H. Powers |
Appropriate Antimicrobial Prescribing: Approaches that Limit Antibiotic Resistance Physicians should be familiar with the clinical situations in which they should provide antibiotics and those in which they may safely be withheld... |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2001 |
Diary from a Week in Practice Sad to see so many elderly patients living out their final days in isolation from family members who, for whatever reason, choose not to visit them... Anti-smoking poster does its job... etc. |
Nurse Practitioner
April 2010
Benninger & McCallister |
Asthma in pregnancy: Reading between the lines Asthma is one of the most common, chronic medical conditions that can complicate pregnancy, affecting between 4% and 8% of this population. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2001 |
Diary from a Week in Practice Decision on epidural anesthesia... Tobacco cessation... etc. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2001
Thomas Hooton & Stuart Levy |
Antimicrobial Resistance: A Plan of Action for Community Practice Antibiotic resistance was once confined primarily to hospitals but is becoming increasingly prevalent in family practice settings, making daily therapeutic decisions more challenging. |
Nursing
April 2011
Smith & Tasota |
Smoking Out the Dangers of COPD An overview of the guidelines for preventing, diagnosing, and treating COPD. |
American Family Physician
June 15, 2001 |
Diary from a Week in Practice Natural hormonal therapies... How rewarding it is when we happen to be the right person at the right time to meet our patients' needs... A constellation of six symptoms are characteristic of early Alzheimer's disease... Discharging a patient in time for her to cast her vote... etc. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2000 |
Diary from a Week in Practice Doxylamine and vitamin B6 appear to be effective in treating nausea of pregnancy... Treating "trigger fingers"... herbs have the potential to be harmful or to cause interactions with drugs, supplements or even foods... Smokers who quit with bupropion gain less weight... etc. |
American Family Physician
July 1, 2000 |
Diary from a Week in Practice This is one in a series by Walter L. Larimore, M.D., John R. Hartman, M.D., Chad A. Griffin, M.D., and John T. Littell, M.D., four family physicians in private practice in Kissimmee, Fla. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2001 |
Diary from a Week in Practice Emotional aspects of using sildefinil to improve sexual relations... Naming a baby... Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis... etc. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2000 |
Diary from a Week in Practice On the consequences of becoming less involved with patients who require hospitalization... pregnancy-related carpal tunnel syndrome... adolescent obesity... aggressive treatment of dyslipidemia... huperzine A... a medical mission to Honduras... |
American Journal of Nursing
May 2010
Corbridge & Corbridge |
Asthma in Adolescents and Adults This article outlines current guideline recommendations for asthma and reviews what clinicians need to teach patients about its pathophysiology, pharmacotherapy, self monitoring, and environmental control. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2000 |
Diary from a Week in Practice A patient struggles through PCOS with the help of a new treatment... A young man is remorseful after a drunken first sexual experience... Limiting time spent with "drug reps"... |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2000 |
Diary from a Week in Practice Success with benign positional vertigo using the Epley maneuver... Nifedipine-produced infertilit in men no longer a mystery... Diagnosing a peripheral brain lesion... Switch to music of bygone years a soothing influence in a doctor's office... a peaceful death... |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2001 |
Diary from a Week in Practice Some new mothers are so determined to breast-feed that their focus is inspiring... More patients are looking for natural medications for a variety of ailments -- particularly insomnia... When treating hypertension, do you use A, B, C or D as your first-line drug?... |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2000 |
Diary from a Week in Practice Boric acid use should be carefully limited... rain good medicine, too, for wheezing... treating depression during pregnancy... don't kid the patients... alternating ibuprofen and acetaminophen in children may be harmful therapy... the privilege of assisting families with the dying process... |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2006
Okuyemi et al. |
Interventions to Facilitate Smoking Cessation Family physicians, who see many tobacco addicted patients in their offices every year, have an important opportunity to decrease smoking rates with office-based interventions. |
American Family Physician
August 1, 2000 |
Diary from a Week in Practice Medical diary: hand, foot and mouth disease... attempting to achieve their first pregnancy... asthmatic patient... Lidocaine allergy... |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2000
Matthew Neff |
Conference Highlights Family Support Is Strongest Indicator of Self-Care Compliance... Majority of Pregnant Women Want Prenatal Ultrasound... Study Reveals Perceptions of Smoking in a Specific Population... Revised PPIP Flow Sheet Improves Physician Use and Satisfaction... etc. |
Nurse Practitioner
December 2010
Kathy J. Morris |
Management of Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm in Adolescents with Asthma Collaboration between the nurse practitioner and adolescent is essential to develop an asthma management plan that will provide for optimal physical activity and prevent asthma exacerbations while exercising. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2006
Wong et al. |
Guidelines for the Use of Antibiotics in Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections To help physicians with the appropriate use of antibiotics in children and adults with upper respiratory tract infection, a multidisciplinary team evaluated existing guidelines and summarized key practice points. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2000 |
Diary from a Week in Practice Presenting various aspects of the life of a family physician to a first grade class... Co-sleeping with children may be helpful... 38 herbal treatments have the potential to interact with warfarin... ASW joins the practice... Enjoying a livestock fair... |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2000 |
Diary from a Week in Practice Much of what we do is episodic in nature, but the continuity of care family physicians provide can truly count... a potentially disastrous patient encounter can have a positive outcome... "boomeritis" on the rise... Diagnosing panic disorder... |
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. |
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. |
Scientific American
March 2009
Elaine Schattner |
A Chip against Cancer: Microfluidics Scrutinizes T Cells With just a blood sample, a device could determine whether cancer is about to spread or monitor the progress of treatment |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2005
Courtney et al. |
Childhood Asthma: Treatment Update The prevalence of childhood asthma has risen significantly over the past four decades. This article summarizes the treatment of asthma in children, with an emphasis on new modalities and the results of recent studies. |
AskMen.com
March 16, 2003
Mike Davison |
Light Smokers Still Run Cancer Risk Significantly reducing the number of cigarettes you smoke a day may not be as helpful or as healthy as once thought. |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2001
James P. Kemp & Judith A. Kemp |
Management of Asthma in Children The prevalence of asthma in children has increased 160 percent since 1980, and the disease currently affects nearly 5 million children in the United States... |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2000 |
Diary from a Week in Practice Duke's Magic Mouthwash for aphthous ulcers... so-called effective herbal therapies are not all that helpful... Legal changes in some states may make it easier for physicians to apologize for an unintended outcome without fear... etc. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
June 1, 2014
Ben Comer |
Take as Directed: From Force to Finesse in Promoting Adherence Healthcare players tout patient education and engagement as the keys to better drug adherence rates. Patients agree, as long as that translates to convenient and affordable access to therapy. |
Nursing
June 2010
Daniel A. Hussar |
New drugs 2010, part 2 In this article, you'll learn about 14 recently marketed new drugs. |
Nursing
February 2010
Daniel A. Hussar |
New Drugs 2010, PART 1 In this article, you'll learn about 16 new drugs. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2001 |
Diary from a Week in Practice GERD may be common in asthmatic patients... Obtaining bone density screening in patients older than 50 years who suffer a fracture... Potential cardiovascular health benefits of chocolate... Family physicians argue about whether pacifiers are good or bad for infants... etc. |
American Family Physician
June 15, 2002
Kathy Soch |
Diary from a Week in Practice Asking teenaged patients about sensitive subjects... A resident takes charge of a patient with queit confidence and skill... Never a more important house call... etc. |
American Family Physician
August 1, 2000
Terry A. Rustin |
Assessing Nicotine Dependence ...Family physicians can diagnose, evaluate and treat nicotine dependence within the limited time frame of an office visit. This article describes several assessment strategies... |
AskMen.com
June 22, 2003
Mike Davison |
Asthma: Are You At Risk? The recurrent and debilitating effects of asthma sometimes appear suddenly, so it is best to arm yourself with knowledge about this serious and chronic condition. |
American Family Physician
March 1, 2003
James C. Higgins |
The 'Crashing Asthmatic' Asthma is one of the most common chronic disorders managed by family physicians. A "crashing asthmatic" is a patient with asthma who is clinically deteriorating into respiratory failure or arrest despite initial treatment. Managing such a patient can be a major challenge. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
November 1, 2012
Sue Barrowcliffe |
Real World Insights Commercial teams as well as patients can benefit from managed access programs, which are designed to provide access to medicines outside of the clinical and commercial setting, for patients who have no other available treatment options. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2000 |
AAFP Core Educational Guidelines Recommended Core Educational Guidelines For Family Practice Residents... |
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
July 1, 2000 |
Letters to the Editor On whether physicians should be 'Bending the Rules to Get a Medication'... |
Pharmaceutical Executive
August 1, 2011
Jennifer Ringler |
The Adherence Fight: A TKO? Why does the match against medicines compliance always seem to end in an easy knockout? |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2001 |
Diary from a Week in Practice We've long known the importance of a good history for accurate diagnoses; what she didn't know is that even animals can sometimes assist in this process... A lot of talk has been circulating these days about the recertification test we all take every six or seven years... etc. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2007
Mark H. Ebell |
Point-of-Care Guides: Estimating 10-Year Mortality Risks Clinical Question: What is a patient's risk of dying from vascular disease, cancer, infection, an accident, or any cause within the next 10 years?... Evidence Summary... Applying the Evidence... etc. |
BusinessWeek
November 21, 2005
Catherine Arnst |
How To Manage Your Asthma Asthma sufferers can achieve near-perfect freedom from shortness of breath. |
