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• Select CORRECTION.

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  CORRECTION.

  From:Journal of Family Practice (Vol. 71, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  May 202247 words Correction notice, B... 690LIn the January/February 2022 article, "A practical guide to appendicitis evaluation and treatment" (J Fam Pract. 2022;71: 11-17), one author's name was listed incorrectly. The list of authors should have appeared as...
• Select USPSTF recommendation roundup: Offer pregnant women behavioral counseling to promote healthy weight gain. Screen for type 2 diabetes and prediabetes in adults ages 35 to 70 years who are overweight or obese.

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  USPSTF recommendation roundup: Offer pregnant women behavioral counseling to promote healthy weight gain. Screen for type 2 diabetes and prediabetes in adults ages 35 to 70 years who are overweight or obese.

  Author:Doug Campos-OutcaltFrom:Journal of Family Practice (Vol. 71, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20221,825 words Report 1510LIn 2021, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) considered 13 topics and made a total of 23 recommendations. They reviewed only 1 new topic. The other 12 were updates of topics previously addressed; no changes...
• Select Home BP monitoring is essential.

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  Home BP monitoring is essential.

  Author:John HicknerFrom:Journal of Family Practice (Vol. 71, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  May 2022483 words Editorial 1620LI believe that the most important recommendation from the American Heart Association in recent years is to confirm office blood pressure (BP) readings with repeated home BP measurements, for both diagnosis and management...
• Select Melanoma.

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  Melanoma.

  Authors:Richard P. Usatine and Candrice R. HeathFrom:Journal of Family Practice (Vol. 71, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  May 2022926 words Report 1910LMelanoma occurs less frequently in individuals with darker skin types than in those with lighter skin types but is associated with higher rates of morbidity and mortality in this patient population. (1-7) In the cases...
• Select Hypertension--or not? Looking beyond office BP readings: Follow these strategies and tips for using home and 24-hour ambulatory measurements to more accurately assess a patient's blood pressure.

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  Hypertension--or not? Looking beyond office BP readings: Follow these strategies and tips for using home and 24-hour ambulatory measurements to more accurately assess a patient's blood pressure.

  Authors:Joi Spaulding, Rebecca E. Kasper, and Anthony J. VieraFrom:Journal of Family Practice (Vol. 71, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20224,375 words Report 2150LNormal blood pressure (BP) is defined as systolic BP (SBP) < 120 mm Hg and diastolic BP (DBP) < 80 mm Hg. (1) The thresholds for hypertension (HTN) are shown in TABLE 1. (1) These thresholds must be met on at least 2...
• Select CASE REPORT.

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  CASE REPORT.

  Authors:Isabella Buzzo Bellon Brout and Caitlin A. NicholsonFrom:Journal of Family Practice (Vol. 71, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20221,341 words Clinical report 1330L* THE PATIENT 43-year-old mate * SIGNS & SYMPTOMS --Fatigue --Unintentional weight loss --Pancytopenia * THE CASE A 43-year-old Black male presented to his primary care physician with an 8-month history of...
• Select Atypical knee pain.

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  Atypical knee pain.

  Authors:Garrett K. Berger, Kenneth Milligan, Eric K. Holder, Joseph M. Schwab, and Lee E. RubinFrom:Journal of Family Practice (Vol. 71, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20221,411 words Clinical report 1560LThe patient found it hard to climb stairs--and to complete a particular task when getting dressed. Difficulty with that task provided a useful diagnostic clue. AN 83-YEAR-OLD WOMAN, with an otherwise noncontributory...
• Select RESIDENTS' RAPID REVIEW.

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  RESIDENTS' RAPID REVIEW.

  From:Journal of Family Practice (Vol. 71, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  May 202218 words Brief article 480LA 5-question monthly quiz to help you prepare for the family medicine (re)certification exam. This month: Endocrine issues...
• Select APPLIED EVIDENCE.

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  APPLIED EVIDENCE.

  From:Journal of Family Practice (Vol. 71, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  May 202246 words Brief article 540LPatients asking about APOE gene test results? Here's what to tell them Shana D. Stites, PsyD, MS, MA; Nicholas M. Vogt, MD, PhD; Deborah Blacker, MD, ScD; Malia Rumbaugh, MS, LGC; Monica W. Parker, MD; for the...
• Select Optimizing the Suboptimal: Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance Guide for Primary Care Practitioners: Based on a Medscape Education Online Activity.

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  Optimizing the Suboptimal: Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance Guide for Primary Care Practitioners: Based on a Medscape Education Online Activity.

  Author:Richard FinnFrom:Journal of Family Practice (Vol. 71, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20223,489 words Report 2330LCONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION GOAL STATEMENT The goal of this activity is to update primary care practitioners (PCPs) on risk factors and trends in hepatocellular carcinoma (HOC) development, as well as guideline...
• Select PRACTICE ALERT BRIEF.

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  PRACTICE ALERT BRIEF.

  From:Journal of Family Practice (Vol. 71, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  May 202211 words Brief article Should you be screening for eating disorders? Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA...
• Select Q/Does platelet-rich plasma improve patellar tendinopathy symptoms?

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  Q/Does platelet-rich plasma improve patellar tendinopathy symptoms?

  Authors:Emily Wolfenden, Brian Vukelic, Matthew DeMarco, and Jordan KnoxFrom:Journal of Family Practice (Vol. 71, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  May 2022786 words Report 1290LEVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER A / IT'S UNCLEAR. High-quality data have not consistently established the effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections to improve symptomatic recovery in patellar tendinopathy, compared...
• Select Time to consider topical capsaicin for acute trauma pain? Topical capsaicin is more effective than topical piroxicam at reducing pain in acute upper extremity injuries.

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  Time to consider topical capsaicin for acute trauma pain? Topical capsaicin is more effective than topical piroxicam at reducing pain in acute upper extremity injuries.

  Authors:Dillon Cleary, Samuel Burton, and Brock CardonFrom:Journal of Family Practice (Vol. 71, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20221,128 words Clinical report 1450LPRACTICE CHANGER Use topical capsaicin gel 0.05% for pain reduction in patients with isolated blunt injuries of the upper extremity without fracture. STRENGTH OF RECOMMENDATION B: Based on a single randomized...
• Select Managing TIA: Early action and essential risk-reduction steps.

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  Managing TIA: Early action and essential risk-reduction steps.

  Authors:Kristen Rundell and Shalina NairFrom:Journal of Family Practice (Vol. 71, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20224,496 words Clinical report 1630LAs many as 240,000 people per year in the United States experience a transient ischemic attack (TIA), (1,2) which is now defined by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association as a "transient episode...
• Select PHOTO ROUNDS.

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  PHOTO ROUNDS.

  From:Journal of Family Practice (Vol. 71, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  May 202212 words Brief article Substantially enlarged cardiac silhouette Hampton A. Crimm, MD, MS; Timothy Welch, MD...