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Gynecomastia: When is treatment indicated?

The article presents a case study of a 57-year-old man with gynecomastia which has been clinically evaluated through an algorithmic approach. It notes that a focused history to determine side effects of medication must be conducted if an examination…

Tags: 2012, BREAST disease diagnosis, CONNECTIVE tissues, Department of Family & Community Medicine, GYNECOMASTIA, Kizy Thomas, MAMMOGRAMS, Morcos Roy N, NEOMED College of Medicine, The Journal of family practice

Pruritic rash.

Managing psoriasis: what's best for your patient?

Whether the symptoms are mild, moderate, or severe, the optimal treatment plan is the one the patient is most likely to follow.

Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance: Using risk stratification to guide follow-up.

Varying combinations of 3 measurable factors determine a patient's risk of progressing toward multiple myeloma and influence monitoring decisions. This review–and accompanying algorithm–can guide your approach. For monoclonal gammopathy of…

Tags: 2015, Blood Protein Electrophoresis, Boltri John M, Connectin/analysis, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Disease Progression, Humans, Maennle Diane, Male, Middle Aged, Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance/*diagnosis/epidemiology/therapy, NEOMED College of Medicine, Prevalence, Risk Assessment, Russell Kimberly, The Journal of family practice, Uddin Zia

Young girl with lower leg rash.

Bilateral axillary pustules.

Tags: 2008, Adult, Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage, Axilla/*microbiology, Brodell Robert T, Community-Acquired Infections, Female, Folliculitis/drug therapy/*microbiology, Humans, Methicillin Resistance, Mupirocin/administration & dosage, Ointments, Plotner Alisha N, Risk Factors, Staphylococcal Skin Infections/diagnosis/*drug therapy/prevention & control, Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects, The Journal of family practice

Getting the hypertension Dx right: Patient positioning matters.

Taking blood pressure with the patient seated on the edge of an exam table led to misclassification of prehypertension or hypertension in 13.2% of patients.

Tags: 2018, AMERICAN Heart Association, Blood Pressure, Carter Kimbroe J, Castro Frank, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Hypertension, Jordan Cary, LOGISTIC regression analysis, Macabobby Thomas D, Morcos Roy N, NEOMED College of Medicine, PATIENT positioning, Rodriguez Angelina, SPHYGMOMANOMETERS, The Journal of family practice, Yu Nathan

Access to medical care among the elderly in rural northeastern Ohio.

BACKGROUND: Conventional wisdom holds that the elderly living in rural areas suffer poor health and have limited access to health care compared with their urban peers. The relation between poor health and limited access, however, has yet to be…

Tags: *Rural Population, 1993, Aged, Buss T F, Female, Gillanders W R, Health Services Accessibility/*statistics & numerical data, Health Services for the Aged/*supply & distribution, Health Status, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Ohio, Reproducibility of Results, The Journal of family practice

Stages of change analysis of smokers attending clinics for the medically underserved.

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether smokers at clinics providing care for the medically underserved can be characterized according to the transtheoretical stages of change model. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, descriptive study. POPULATION: Smokers in the…

The prevalence of osteoporosis risk factors and physician intervention.

To determine the prevalence of osteoporosis risk factors and the probability of physician risk recognition and intervention, the medical records of a cohort of 243 women aged 40 to 65 years were reviewed retrospectively. A historical cohort design…

Correlates of screening mammography in a family practice setting.

The medical records of 243 asymptomatic women aged 50 years or older were reviewed at a community-based family practice center to determine the proportion who had been referred for a screening mammogram and to identify correlates of mammography…

Tags: *Family Practice, *Mammography, *Referral and Consultation, 1988, Aged, Bourguet C C, Breast Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging, Female, Gilchrist V J, Humans, Kandula M, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, The Journal of family practice

The consultation and referral process. A report from NEON. Northeastern Ohio Network Research Group.

BACKGROUND: Consultation and referral are essential components of the practice of primary care. Despite this, little is known about the factors that contribute to the success of a referral. We examined the short-term outcomes of communication between…

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