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From:American Family Physician (Vol. 105, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedPeanut allergen powder (Palforzia) is an allergen extract for oral immunotherapy. It is labeled for the mitigation of allergic and anaphylactic reactions to accidental exposure to small amounts of peanuts in patients...
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From:American Family Physician (Vol. 105, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedSee related Putting Prevention into Practice on page 73. As published by the USPSTF. This series is coordinated by Kenny Lin, MD, MPH, deputy editor. A collection of USPSTF recommendation statements published in...
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From:American Family Physician (Vol. 105, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedA 59-year-old man presented with a progressive full-body rash. The pruritic rash began on his extremities approximately six months earlier and was initially diagnosed as drug-related exanthem secondary to a calcium...
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From:American Family Physician (Vol. 105, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedDec. 13, 2021--Following months of forceful AAFP advocacy, Congress passed legislation delivering several key payment wins to family physicians on Dec. 9. The Protecting Medicare and American Farmers From Sequester Cuts...
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From:American Family Physician (Vol. 105, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAre positional therapies effective for treating obstructive sleep apnea? Positional therapies for obstructive sleep apnea produce moderate improvements (16% to 40% improvement in Epworth Sleepiness Scale) compared with...
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From:American Family Physician (Vol. 105, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedWhat is pruritus? Pruritus (proo-RYE-tis) is itchy skin or a feeling that you need to scratch. It might hurt and can cause sleep problems and depression if it becomes severe. What causes it? Many conditions cause...
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From:American Family Physician (Vol. 105, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedClinical Question Is the use of hormonal contraception associated with suicide or suicide attempts? Evidence-Based Answer There may be an association between the use of hormonal contraception and suicide. Women...
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From:American Family Physician (Vol. 105, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAdenomyosis is a clinical condition where endometrial glands are found in the myometrium of the uterus. One in three patients with adenomyosis is asymptomatic, but the rest may present with heavy menstrual bleeding,...
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From:American Family Physician (Vol. 105, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedClinical Question Do muscle relaxants provide relief for nonspecific lower back pain? Bottom Line Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are a better choice for the treatment of low back pain. Despite benzodiazepine...
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From:American Family Physician (Vol. 105, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedPrecivityAD is a blood test marketed to aid in the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease in patients 60 years or older with cognitive impairment. It is currently available in 47 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto...
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From:American Family Physician (Vol. 105, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedWhat is a cluster headache? A cluster headache is a rare type of headache that causes pain on one side of the head, often around the eye. These headaches could happen every other day or as often as eight times in a...
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From:American Family Physician (Vol. 105, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedClinical Question Is routine walking an effective way to lower blood pressure? Evidence-Based Answer Walking lowers systolic blood pressure by 4.11 mm Hg (95% CI, 3.01 to 5.22 mm Hg). It lowers diastolic blood...
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From:American Family Physician (Vol. 105, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedOriginal Article: Hypothyroidism: Diagnosis and Treatment Issue Date: May 15, 2021 See additional reader comments at: https://www.aafp.org/ afp/2021/0515/p605.html To the Editor: The article by Dr. Wilson and...
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From:American Family Physician (Vol. 105, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedCase Scenario S.R., a 27-year-old patient with a history of depression, presents to my clinic with a painful outbreak of genital herpes. During the physical examination, I notice what appear to be track marks on the...
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From:American Family Physician (Vol. 105, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedFrom the AFP Editors Stroke is a common source of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Between 20% and 25% of strokes occur in patients with a previous stroke or transient ischemic attack. More than 90% of the...
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From:American Family Physician (Vol. 105, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedDec. 17, 2021--Physicians spend nearly 16 hours, on average, on administrative functions each week. For family physicians, the number is even higher. Is it any wonder, then, that for the past two years the overall...
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From:American Family Physician (Vol. 105, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedOrthostatic hypotension is defined as a decrease in blood pressure of 20 mm Hg or more systolic or 10 mm Hg or more diastolic within three minutes of standing from the supine position or on assuming a head-up position of...
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From:American Family Physician (Vol. 105, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedTreatment options for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus have increased with the addition of three new drug classes: sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists, and...
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From:American Family Physician (Vol. 105, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedWhat is orthostatic hypotension? Orthostatic hypotension (ORTH-oh-sta-tik HI-po-TEN-shun) happens when your blood pressure drops right after you sit up or stand. This can make you feel dizzy, like you are about to pass...
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From:American Family Physician (Vol. 105, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedClinical Question Which patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus should have sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists added to their treatment to prevent...