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Medication Options For The Treatment Of Cap

Tags: 2006, American family physician, Community-acquired pneumonia, efficacy, File T M, Gemifloxacin, General & Internal Medicine, Iannini P B, Mandell L A, Safety

Behavioral Factors In The Management Of Back Pain

Tags: 1996, American family physician, General & Internal Medicine, Gillete R D, illness

Contemporary Drugs Of Abuse

Tags: 1986, American family physician, General & Internal Medicine, Giannini A J, Giannini M C, Price W A

Dysphagia In A 58-year-old Man

Tags: 2014, American family physician, Carlson S W, diverticula, Freels M, General & Internal Medicine

Diagnosis And Management Of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Tags: 2008, American family physician, Antigen, Edwards J L, finasteride, General & Internal Medicine, laser enucleation, men, natural-history, resection, Symptoms, therapy, transurethral needle ablation, trial

OFFICE DERMATOLOGICAL TESTING - THE KOH PREPARATION

A potassium hydroxide preparation is used to confirm the diagnosis of a superficial fungal skin infection. Adding black or blue-black ink to the potassium hydroxide solution highlights fungal organisms and distinguishes them from surrounding cellular…

Tags: 1991, American family physician, Brodell R T, General & Internal Medicine, Helms S E, Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication, Snelson M E

OFFICE DERMATOLOGICAL TESTING - THE TZANCK PREPARATION

Whether a vesicobullous disease is intraepidermal or subepidermal is often difficult to determine from the clinical examination. The Tzanck preparation can provide clues that aid in the diagnosis of a number of diseases. It is particularly helpful in…

Tags: 1991, American family physician, Brodell R T, Devine M, General & Internal Medicine, Helms S E, Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication

OFFICE DERMATOLOGICAL TESTING - THE SCABIES PREPARATION

Patients with scabies may present with urticarial, eczematous or excoriated papules, eczematous patches or, occasionally, nodules. It is often difficult to differentiate scabies from eczema, folliculitis, drug eruption or lichen planus. The…

Tags: 1991, American family physician, Brodell R T, General & Internal Medicine, Helms S E, Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication

ACID-BASE-DISORDERS - CLASSIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

Acid-base disorders are common in clinical practice. Simple acid-base disturbances include metabolic acidosis, metabolic alkalosis, respiratory acidosis and respiratory alkalosis. Each can be clearly identified using a common clinical approach.…

Tags: 1995, American family physician, General & Internal Medicine, Journal Article, Willamson J C

The diagnosis of wheezing in children

Wheezing in children is a common problem encountered by family physicians. Approximately 25 to 30 percent of infants will have at least one wheezing episode, and nearly one half of children have a history of wheezing by six years of age. The most…

Tags: 2008, American family physician, asthma, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Disease, General & Internal Medicine, human bocavirus, Infants, Journal Article, NEOMED College of Medicine, Weiss L N

MANAGEMENT OF PCP INTOXICATION

Tags: 1985, American family physician, General & Internal Medicine, Giannini A J, Journal Article, Price W

BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL APPROACH TO PREMENSTRUAL-SYNDROME

Tags: 1986, American family physician, DiMarzio L R, Gardner P R, General & Internal Medicine, Journal Article, Price W A

The heart of women's health

Tags: 2006, American family physician, cardiovascular health, Disease, gender-differences, General & Internal Medicine, Hughes S, Journal Article, Plate D S, Risk, Symptoms

Behavioral factors in the management of back pain.

Most persons with acute back problems recover promptly. Comprehensive evaluation of those who have not significantly improved within two weeks will often reveal significant behavioral factors that may be impeding recovery. These factors may include…

Tags: 1996, American family physician, Back Pain – Psychosocial Factors, Back Pain – Therapy, Gillette R D

Urinary retention in adults: diagnosis and initial management.

Urinary retention is the inability to voluntarily void urine. This condition can be acute or chronic. Causes of urinary retention are numerous and can be classified as obstructive, infectious and inflammatory, pharmacologic, neurologic, or other. The…

Tags: 2008, Adult, American family physician, Diagnosis, Female, Human, Male, Selius BA, Severity of Illness Indices, Subedi R, Treatment Outcomes, Urinary Catheterization – Methods, Urinary Retention – Diagnosis, Urinary Retention – Therapy, Urologic

Trigeminal neuralgia.

Trigeminal neuralgia is an uncommon disorder characterized by recurrent attacks of lancinating pain in the trigeminal nerve distribution. Typically, brief attacks are triggered by talking, chewing, teeth brushing, shaving, a light touch, or even a…

Tags: 2008, American family physician, Analgesics, Carbamazepine – Therapeutic Use, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Diagnosis, Differential, Krafft RM, NEOMED College of Medicine, Nonnarcotic – Therapeutic Use, Physical Examination, Trigeminal Neuralgia – Diagnosis, Trigeminal Neuralgia – Physiopathology, Trigeminal Neuralgia – Therapy

Acid-base disorders: classification and management strategies.

Acid-base disorders are common in clinical practice. Simple acid-base disturbances include metabolic acidosis, metabolic alkalosis, respiratory acidosis and respiratory alkalosis. Each can be clearly identified using a common clinical approach.…

Tags: *Acid-Base Imbalance/classification/etiology/therapy, 1995, Acidosis, Alkalosis, American family physician, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, NEOMED College of Medicine, Williamson J C

Ambulatory management of lower respiratory tract infections.

Clinical manifestations and radiographic findings are unreliable guides to the selection of antimicrobial therapy for lower respiratory infections. Laboratory evaluation is necessary to identify the etiologic agent. Multiple oral antibiotics are…

Tags: 1991, American family physician, Anti-Bacterial Agents/*therapeutic use, Bacterial Infections/drug therapy, Department of Internal Medicine, File T M Jr, Humans, Legionnaires' Disease/diagnosis, Mycoplasma/diagnosis, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pneumonia, Pneumonia/*diagnosis/*drug therapy, Tan J S, Thomson R B Jr

Systematic approach to diagnosis and initial management of stroke.

Stroke is a medical emergency with high rates of mortality and morbidity. Ischemic stroke should be distinguished from hemorrhagic stroke. Indicators of hemorrhagic stroke include coma, vomiting, severe headache, a systolic blood pressure greater…

Tags: 1995, American family physician, Brain Ischemia/complications, Cerebral Hemorrhage/complications, Cerebrovascular Disorders/complications/*diagnosis/etiology/*therapy, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Diagnosis, Differential, Disabato J A, Humans, Krishen A E, NEOMED College of Medicine, Smucker W D

Maximizing function in Alzheimer's disease: what role for tacrine?

As the number of elderly persons continues to increase, family physicians will be caring for more patients with Alzheimer's disease. The treatment plan for patients with this incurable illness should be directed at optimizing their physical and…

Tags: 1996, Alzheimer Disease/blood/diagnosis/*drug therapy, American family physician, Aspartate Aminotransferases/blood, Cholinesterase Inhibitors/pharmacology/*therapeutic use, Cognition/drug effects, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Humans, Liver Function Tests, NEOMED College of Medicine, Smucker W D, Tacrine/pharmacology/*therapeutic use, Treatment Outcome

Urinary retention in adults: diagnosis and initial management.

Urinary retention is the inability to voluntarily void urine. This condition can be acute or chronic. Causes of urinary retention are numerous and can be classified as obstructive, infectious and inflammatory, pharmacologic, neurologic, or other. The…

Tags: *Diagnostic Techniques, 2008, Adult, American family physician, Female, Humans, Male, Selius Brian A, Severity of Illness Index, Subedi Rajesh, Treatment Outcome, Urinary Catheterization/*methods, Urinary Retention/*diagnosis/*therapy, Urological

Gamekeeper's thumb: ulnar collateral ligament injury.

Injury to the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb, once a common chronic occupational injury occurring in British gamekeepers, is now most frequently an acute sports-related injury in skiers, football players and other athletes. Differentiation of…

Tags: *Athletic Injuries/diagnosis/physiopathology/therapy, *Ulna, 1996, Adolescent, American family physician, Collateral Ligaments/*injuries, Humans, Male, Richard J R

Pharmacologic management of eating disorders.

Treatment of eating disorders is difficult regardless of the methods employed. Pharmacologic management in anorexia nervosa and in bulimia nervosa is especially helpful when it is part of a multimodal treatment approach that includes individual,…

Tags: 1988, American family physician, Anorexia Nervosa/*drug therapy/psychology, Antidepressive Agents, Behavior Therapy, Bulimia/*drug therapy/psychology, Combined Modality Therapy, Female, Humans, Male, Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors/therapeutic use, Price W A, Sex Factors, Tricyclic/*therapeutic use

Evaluation of neck masses in children.

Neck masses in children may be inflammatory, neoplastic or congenital. Although most of these masses are benign inflammatory nodes, an asymptomatic neck mass is the most common presentation of head and neck malignancies in children. Cystic lesions…

Behavioral factors in the management of back pain.

Most persons with acute back problems recover promptly. Comprehensive evaluation of those who have not significantly improved within two weeks will often reveal significant behavioral factors that may be impeding recovery. These factors may include…

Tags: *Behavior, 1996, American family physician, Analgesics/therapeutic use, Back Pain/diagnosis/*psychology/*therapy, Depression/psychology, Gillette R D, Humans, Neurotic Disorders/psychology/therapy, Personality, Physician-Patient Relations, Psychotropic Drugs/therapeutic use

A practical approach to hirsutism.

Women often express concern about what they consider to be excess body or facial hair. This surplus of hair may be normal or it may signal hypertrichosis or hirsutism. Hirsutism may be idiopathic, secondary to increased responsiveness of hair…

Tags: *Hirsutism/etiology/physiopathology/therapy, 1995, Algorithms, American family physician, Female, Gilchrist V J, Hecht B R, Humans

Drug abuse: a biopsychiatric model.

The effects of drug abuse are caused by the stimulation or inhibition of different neurotransmitters, chiefly gamma-aminobutyric acid, acetylcholine, norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin and beta-endorphin. The biopsychiatric model focuses on…

Tags: *Models, *Substance-Related Disorders/metabolism, 1989, American family physician, Amphetamines, Biological, Cocaine, Giannini A J, Hallucinogens, Humans, Hypnotics and Sedatives, Miller N S, Narcotics, Neurotransmitter Agents/metabolism/physiology, Phencyclidine, Substance Withdrawal Syndrome/drug therapy

Anorexia and bulimia.

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are eating disorders with distinct clinical presentations. Reduced caloric intake, a hallmark of both disorders, is manifested by self-induced starvation in anorexia and by binge eating and gastrointestinal…

Tags: 1990, Adolescent, Adult, American family physician, Anorexia Nervosa/complications/diagnosis/*therapy, Bulimia/complications/diagnosis/*therapy, Combined Modality Therapy, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Giannini A J, Gold M, Humans, Male, Newman M

A patient seeking disability.

Tags: *Disability Evaluation, *Physician's Role, 2001, American family physician, Demeter S L, Humans, United States

Interpreting thyroid tests.

Thyroid diseases are commonly encountered in family practice and are often suspected on the basis of the history and physical examination. The prevalence of thyroid disease in the general population is 0.5 percent, but it can be much higher in…

Tags: *Thyroid Function Tests, 1995, American family physician, Costa A J, Humans, Thyroid Diseases/*diagnosis/physiopathology, Thyroid Hormones/blood, Thyrotropin/blood

Swelling of the lips.

Tags: *Edema/blood/diagnosis/etiology, 2015, American family physician, Brodell Robert T, Bukavina Laura, Complement C1 Inhibitor Protein/*analysis, Complement C1q/analysis, Complement C3/analysis, Complement C4/analysis, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Lip/*pathology, Male, Medical History Taking, Middle Aged, Rangwani Neil

Office dermatologic testing: the KOH preparation.

A potassium hydroxide preparation is used to confirm the diagnosis of a superficial fungal skin infection. Adding black or blue-black ink to the potassium hydroxide solution highlights fungal organisms and distinguishes them from surrounding cellular…

Tags: *Hydroxides, *Potassium, *Potassium Compounds, 1991, American family physician, Biopsy/methods, Brodell R T, Candidiasis/diagnosis, Dermatomycoses/*diagnosis, Helms S E, Humans, Onychomycosis/diagnosis, Predictive Value of Tests, Snelson M E, Tinea Capitis/diagnosis, Tinea Versicolor/diagnosis

Office dermatologic testing: the scabies preparation.

Patients with scabies may present with urticarial, eczematous or excoriated papules, eczematous patches or, occasionally, nodules. It is often difficult to differentiate scabies from eczema, folliculitis, drug eruption or lichen planus. The…

Tags: *Ink, *Mineral Oil, *Office Visits, 1991, American family physician, Brodell R T, Clinical Protocols/*standards, Dermatology/*methods, Helms S E, Humans, Scabies/*diagnosis/pathology

Office dermatologic testing: the Tzanck preparation.

Whether a vesicobullous disease is intraepidermal or subepidermal is often difficult to determine from the clinical examination. The Tzanck preparation can provide clues that aid in the diagnosis of a number of diseases. It is particularly helpful in…

Tags: *Azure Stains, *Office Visits, 1991, American family physician, Brodell R T, Clinical Protocols/standards, Cytological Techniques/*standards, Devine M, Diagnostic, Giant Cells/pathology, Helms S E, Herpes Simplex/*diagnosis/pathology, Humans, Microscopy, Reagent Kits

Trigeminal neuralgia.

Trigeminal neuralgia is an uncommon disorder characterized by recurrent attacks of lancinating pain in the trigeminal nerve distribution. Typically, brief attacks are triggered by talking, chewing, teeth brushing, shaving, a light touch, or even a…

Tags: *Trigeminal Neuralgia/diagnosis/physiopathology/therapy, 2008, American family physician, Analgesics, Carbamazepine/therapeutic use, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Krafft Rudolph M, NEOMED College of Medicine, Non-Narcotic/therapeutic use, Physical Examination

Cardiovascular complications of cocaine abuse.

Cocaine abuse may lead to serious cardiac complications, including myocardial ischemia and infarction, myocarditis, cardiomyopathy and arrhythmias. With concomitant use of alcohol and cocaine, cocaethylene is produced by hepatic transformation.…

Tags: *Cocaine/adverse effects/analogs & derivatives/metabolism, 1992, Adult, American family physician, Bunn W H, Cardiomyopathies/etiology, Coronary Disease/etiology, Ethanol/metabolism, Giannini A J, Heart Diseases/*etiology, Humans, Myocardial Infarction/etiology, Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors/adverse effects, Substance-Related Disorders/*complications

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