Nebulized Hypertonic Saline for Bronchiolitis - Medicine by the Numbers - American ...
Jul 1, 2018 - Despite reported benefits associated with the use of hypertonic saline for bronchiolitis, we have chosen a yellow recommendation because the more recent trials and systematic reviews have shown either much smaller effect size or no benefit at all compared with the older trials. Learn more.
American Family Physician : Medicine by the Numbers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0701/p23.html
Initial Management of Patients with HIV Infection - American Family Physician
Nov 1, 2016 - Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has become a treatable chronic disease with near-normal life expectancy when patients receive antiretroviral therapy (ART). Family physicians and other primary care clinicians commonly provide long-term comprehensive care for persons with HIV...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/1101/p708.html
Primary Care for Patients with HIV Infection: It’s Not Who Should Provide It, It’s How ...
Nov 1, 2016 - The major challenge is not to address whether primary care clinicians without substantial HIV experience should provide HIV care, but to create a framework that allows all primary care clinicians to provide the best possible care for their patients living with HIV infection.
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/1101/p687.html
Common Adverse Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Disease - American Family ...
Jun 15, 2011 - Family physicians are treating patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus in their practices more often. Long-term complications of this disease are multifactorial and can be related to the virus itself or to adverse effects of antiretroviral therapy. Each drug class has side ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0615/p1443.html
Updated Guideline on Diagnosis and Treatment of Intra-Abdominal Infections - Practice ...
Sep 15, 2010 - The Surgical Infection Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America recently updated recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of intra-abdominal infections. Intra-abdominal infections are the second most common cause of infectious mortality in intensive care units. Complicated ...
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0915/p694.html
Procalcitonin-Guided Treatment of Respiratory Tract Infections - Point-of-Care Guides -...
Sep 15, 2008 - Procalcitonin is a precursor to calcitonin. The final step in the synthesis of calcitonin is inhibited by cytokines and endotoxin released during bacterial infections; therefore, procalcitonin levels are selectively elevated in patients with bacterial infections.
American Family Physician : Point-of-Care Guides
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0915/p756.html
Practice Guidelines - Sep 15, 2007 - American Family Physician
Sep 15, 2007 - Physicians should consider the increased risks associated with the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors, according to new guidelines issued by the American Heart Association (AHA).
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0915/p894a.html
Treatment of the Common Cold - American Family Physician
Feb 15, 2007 - 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. Treatment focuses on relieving symptoms (e.g., cough, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea). Dextromethorphan may be beneficial ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0215/p515.html
Preventive Counseling, Screening, and Therapy for the Patient with Newly Diagnosed HIV ...
Jan 15, 2006 - The epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continues, and the infection is converting into a treatable chronic disease; therefore, it is increasingly important for family physicians to be current with and comfortable in providing basic care to patients infected with HIV. ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0115/p271.html
Who Should Care for Patients with HIV/AIDS? - Editorials - American Family Physician
Jan 15, 2006 - ...become, as Dr. Khalsa1 points out in this issue of American Family Physician, a chronic, manageable disease, perhaps not unlike diabetes, hypertension, or hyperlipidemia. Unlike these conditions, AIDS is a contagious, infectious disease, that if left untreated, almost invariably...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0115/p215.html
Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia: Prevention and Management - American Family ...
Sep 15, 2005 - The recognizable appearance and the dermatomal distribution of herpes zoster lesions usually enable a clinical diagnosis to be made easily. Herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia occur mainly in older patients. The role of the varicella vaccine in preventing herpes zoster is ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0915/p1075.html
Urinary Tract Infection in Children - Clinical Evidence Handbook - American Family ...
Sep 1, 2005 - What are the effects of treatment of acute urinary tract infection in children? What are the effects of interventions to prevent recurrence?
American Family Physician : Clinical Evidence Handbook
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0901/p858.html
Management of Bacterial Meningitis: New Guidelines from the IDSA - Practice Guidelines ...
May 15, 2005 - Bacterial meningitis is a neurologic emergency; progression to more severe disease reduces the patient’s likelihood of a full recovery. The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has issued new guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of bacterial meningitis.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0515/p2003.html
Delaying Antibiotics for Respiratory Infections - Cochrane for Clinicians - American ...
Feb 1, 2005 - Delayed prescribing appears to be a reasonable and safe option in patients with cough and in those who do not appear very ill, but it cannot be recommended for children with sore throat unless streptococcal pharyngitis has been ruled out. Delayed prescribing of antibiotics results in a ...
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0201/p466.html
Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Adults: Part II. Treatment - American Family Physician
Nov 1, 2004 - Although most cases of acute rhinosinusitis are caused by viruses, acute bacterial rhinosinusitis is a fairly common complication. Even though most patients with acute rhinosinusitis recover promptly without it, antibiotic therapy should be considered in patients with prolonged or more ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/1101/p1697.html
Management of Hepatitis C: Evaluating Suitability for Drug Therapy - American Family ...
Mar 15, 2004 - Chronic hepatitis C virus infection is a common and serious disease. Although an estimated 2.7 million persons in the United States have this disease, most have not yet been diagnosed. Recent advances in treatment provide successful cure in 50 to 80 percent of cases. Current drug ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0315/p1429.html
Appropriate Use of Antibiotics for URIs in Children: Part II. Cough, Pharyngitis and ...
Oct 15, 1998 - This article summarizes the principles of judicious antimicrobial therapy for three of the five conditions--cough, pharyngitis, the common cold--that account for most of the outpatient use of these drugs in the United States. The principles governing the other two conditions, otitis ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/1998/1015/p1335.html
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