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- 1From:Journal of Family Practice (Vol. 71, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedEarly detection is critical with this aggressive disease. However, the patient's financial status prompted her to delay medical care. A 56-year-old woman with a history of a thyroid goiter following a partial...
- 2From:Journal of Family Practice (Vol. 71, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedCASE Jack Z, a 75-year-old man with well-controlled hypertension, diabetes controlled by diet, and atrial fibrillation (AF) presents to the family medicine clinic to establish care with you after moving to the...
- 3From:Journal of Family Practice (Vol. 71, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedAs the geriatric population continues to grow and treatment advances blur the lines between improving the length of life vs improving its quality, end-of-life (EOL) conversations are becoming increasingly important....
- 4From:Journal of Family Practice (Vol. 71, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed* THE PATIENT 3-year-old girl * SIGNS a symptoms --Fever --Cervical lymphadenopathy --Leukocytosis A previously healthy 3-year-old girl presented to the emergency department with 4 days of fever and 2 days of...
- 5From:Journal of Family Practice (Vol. 71, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedGestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), defined as new-onset hyperglycemia detected in a pregnant woman after 24 weeks of gestation, affects 4% to 10% of pregnancies in the United States annually (1) and is a major...
- 6From:Journal of Family Practice (Vol. 71, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedPRACTICE CHANGER Counsel patients with paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) who drink moderately ([greater than or equal to] 10 drinks per week) that they can reduce their time in AF, as well as their...
- 7From:Journal of Family Practice (Vol. 71, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedIn a typical year, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has three 1.5- to 2-day meetings to make recommendations for the use of new and existing vaccines in the US population. However, 2021 was not a...
- 8From:Journal of Family Practice (Vol. 71, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedIn a recent letter to the editor, "25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration is key to analyzing vitamin D's effects" (J Fam Pract. 2021;70:472), Dr. Grant links vitamin D supplementation with important health outcomes. He...