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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 Journal of Nursing June 2008 Hart et al.	Acute Respiratory Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance It is important that nurses understand antimicrobial resistance and learn how to help patients, family members, and friends manage acute respiratory infections appropriately.
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.
American Family Physician May 15, 2002	Acute Bronchitis What is acute bronchitis?... How do people get acute bronchitis?... How is acute bronchitis treated?... When should I see my doctor again?...How can I keep from getting sick again?...
American Family Physician February 1, 2006 Lutfiyya et al.	Diagnosis and Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia When a patient presents with suspected community-acquired pneumonia, the physician should first assess the need for hospitalization using a mortality prediction tool, such as the Pneumonia Severity Index, combined with clinical judgment.
American Family Physician September 1, 2004 Ostapchuk, Roberts & Haddy	Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Infants and Children When diagnosing community-acquired pneumonia, physicians should rely mainly on the patient's history and physical examination, supplemented by judicious use of chest radiographs and laboratory tests as needed.
American Family Physician January 15, 2004	Acute Bronchitis What is acute bronchitis?... What causes acute bronchitis?... How do people get acute bronchitis?... How is acute bronchitis treated?... etc.
American Family Physician August 15, 2001 Melissa H. Hunter	COPD: Management of Acute Exacerbations and Chronic Stable Disease Outpatient management of patients with stable COPD should be directed at improving quality of life by preventing acute exacerbations, relieving symptoms and slowing the progressive deterioration of lung function...
American Family Physician May 1, 2004 Holmes & Fadden	Evaluation of the Patient with Chronic Cough Diagnostic and treatment options for adults and children with chronic coughs.
Nurse Practitioner November 2011 Jennifer Shoup	Management of Adult Rhinosinusitis Recommendations regarding the diagnosis and treatment of rhinosinusitis.
American Family Physician February 15, 2007 Simasek & Blandino	Treatment of the Common Cold The common cold is a viral illness that affects persons of all ages, prompting frequent use of over-the-counter and prescription medications and alternative remedies. This article helps you sift through all the medications.
American Family Physician January 1, 2001 J. David Osguthorpe	Adult Rhinosinusitis: Diagnosis and Management Rhinosinusitis can be divided among four subtypes: acute, recurrent acute, subacute and chronic, based on patient history and a limited physical examination. In most instances, therapy is initiated based on this classification...
American Family Physician November 1, 2004 Scheid & Hamm	Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Adults: Part I. Evaluation Although acute rhinosinusitis is often caused by viruses, it sometimes is caused by bacteria, a condition called acute bacterial rhinosinusitis. The signs and symptoms are similar, which makes accurate clinical diagnosis difficult.
American Family Physician October 1, 2005 Bidwell & Pachner	Hemoptysis: Diagnosis and Management Hemoptysis is the spitting of blood that originated in the lungs or bronchial tubes. The patient's history should help determine the amount of blood and differentiate between hemoptysis, pseudohemoptysis, and hematemesis.
American Family Physician March 1, 2005 Ramakrishnan & Scheid	Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pyelonephritis in Adults There are approximately 250,000 cases of acute pyelonephritis each year, resulting in more than 100,000 hospitalizations. The most common etiologic cause is infection with Escherichia coli.
American Family Physician April 1, 2004 Thibodeau & Viera	Atypical Pathogens and Challenges in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Atypical organisms such as Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Legionella pneumophila are implicated in up to 40 percent of cases of community-acquired pneumonia.
American Journal of Nursing March 2012 Corbridge et al.	An Evidence-Based Approach to COPD: Part 1 This article, the first in a two-part series on COPD, outlines current guidelines and other evidence-based recommendations on diagnosing and managing stable COPD in the outpatient setting.
American Family Physician November 1, 2004 Scheid & Hamm	Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Adults: Part II. Treatment Even though most patients with acute rhinosinusitis recover promptly without it, antibiotic therapy should be considered in patients with prolonged or more severe symptoms.
Nursing April 2011 Smith & Tasota	Smoking Out the Dangers of COPD An overview of the guidelines for preventing, diagnosing, and treating COPD.
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 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 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.
American Family Physician January 15, 2001 Charles P. Mouton	Common Infections in Older Adults Despite advances in antibiotic therapy, infectious diseases continue to be a major cause of mortality in older adults. The diagnostic and therapeutic nuances of managing infections in older adults create special challenges for physicians...
American Family Physician November 1, 2003 Zoorob & Campbell	Acute Dyspnea in the Office Shortness of breath, or dyspnea, is a common problem in the outpatient primary care setting. Establishing a diagnosis can be challenging because dyspnea appears in multiple diagnostic categories. Underlying disorders range from the relatively simple to the more serious.
American Family Physician July 15, 2006 Mehta et al.	Opportunities to Improve Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease Family physicians play a crucial role in instituting evidence-based preventive sickle cell care strategies, initiating timely treatment of acute illness, recognizing life-threatening episodes, and providing a medical home for multidisciplinary management.
American Family Physician June 15, 2004 Mark H. Ebell	Point-of-Care Guides Clinical Question: What is the best way to manage uncomplicated acute otitis media (AOM) in otherwise healthy children? The answer follows.
Nursing June 2010 Daniel A. Hussar	New drugs 2010, part 2 In this article, you'll learn about 14 recently marketed new drugs.
American Family Physician October 1, 2000	Letter to the Editor Foreign-Body Aspiration, Asthma and Chronic Bronchitis...
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.
Nursing February 2010 Daniel A. Hussar	New Drugs 2010, PART 1 In this article, you'll learn about 16 new drugs.
Nursing March 2010 Delahanty & Myers	3 bad bugs Acinetobacter baumannii, Panton-Valentine leukocidin positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and infections that develop as a result of antimicrobial therapy, such as Clostridium difficile.
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.
Nursing March 2012 Daniel A. Hussar	New Drugs 2012: part I In this article, you'll learn about 11 recently approved drugs.
American Family Physician July 1, 2000 Abilio Munoz	Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pancreatitis Acute pancreatitis usually occurs as a result of alcohol abuse or bile duct obstruction. A careful review of the patient's history and appropriate laboratory studies can help the physician identify the etiology of the condition and guide management.
Nurse Practitioner February 2012 Jennifer M. Belavic	Annual drug update 2011 in review Many new medications were approved throughout 2011. This article will cover a variety of drugs that will be useful in nurse practitioner practice
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American Family Physician November 1, 2006 Lyon & Clark	Diagnosis of Acute Abdominal Pain in Older Patients Acute abdominal pain is a common presenting complaint in older patients, but may be difficult to diagnose. Here are some common causes of abdominal pain in old patients and recommendations for treatment.
American Family Physician November 15, 2005 William E. Cayley	Diagnosing the Cause of Chest Pain Distinguishing between serious and benign causes of chest pain is imperative, and diagnostic and prognostic questions are important in making this determination.
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Managed Care June 2004 Jack McCain	Health Plans Respond as Microbes Develop Resistance Techniques Managed care is having some success discouraging practices that promote the development of "superbugs."
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American Family Physician November 1, 2005 Eddie Needham	Management of Acute Renal Failure Acute renal failure is an acute loss of kidney function that occurs over days to weeks and results in an inability to appropriately excrete nitrogenous wastes and creatinine. In spite of this rapid decline in kidney function, patients with acute renal failure often have few symptoms.
American Family Physician September 15, 2000 Anne D. Walling, M.D.	Family Practice International Notes from international family physicians' journals: Traumatic Coronary Artery Damage... Morton's Neuroma... Diagnosing Acute Dyspnea...
Managed Care April 2000 Tim Olsen	Physician, Tarnish Not Thine Image Doctors who use the news media to criticize others, rather than initiate a constructive dialog about difficult issues such as antibiotic resistance, help erode the profession's influence.