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American Family Physician June 1, 2002 Randell K. Wexler	Evaluation and Treatment of Heat-Related Illnesses Although athletes are commonly thought to be most at risk for heat illnesses, children and the elderly are particularly vulnerable. It is important to be vigilant for heat illnesses because they occur insidiously but progress rapidly.
American Family Physician December 1, 2000 Monica Preboth	Clinical Briefs HIV Testing for Children in Foster Care... Nutrition Guidelines for Patients on Dialysis... Exercise and Health in the Older Adult... Intervention Strategies and Treatment of Substance Abuse Problems...
American Journal of Nursing September 2011 Schmid et al.	Care of the Suicidal Pediatric Patient in the ED: A Case Study At Childrens Hospital Boston, an algorithm-the Risk of Suicidality Clinical Practice Algorithm has been developed to ensure evidence-based care supported by best practice guidelines.
Nurse Practitioner March 2012 Vanya Hamrin et al.	Evaluation and Management of Pediatric and Adolescent Depression The primary care setting is an appropriate venue for screening and identifying pediatric depression. Nurse practitioners can provide initial management or referral to psychiatric mental health professionals for evidence-based treatments.
American Family Physician October 1, 2006 Mark B. Stephens	Preventive Health Counseling for Adolescents The key to providing relevant and useful preventive counseling for adolescent patients is developing the trust necessary to discuss the specific issues that impact this age group.
American Family Physician November 1, 2003 Stovall & Domino	Approaching the Suicidal Patient In an attempt to help the family physician prevent suicide, this article reviews known risk factors and offers a strategy for assessing and addressing these factors in individual patients.
American Family Physician September 15, 2000 Monica Preboth	Clinical Briefs AAP Policy Statement on Childhood Bereavement... FDA Approval of Rivastigmine Tartrate... Use of Activella to Prevent Osteoporosis... Personal Watercraft Use by Young Persons... New AHA Web Site to Improve Patient Compliance... Services for Children with Special Needs...
Nursing Management January 2012 Lawrence et al.	Type 2 Diabetes: Growing to Epic Proportions Affecting all age groups and all aspects of a person's life, diabetes is a major public health issue worldwide, requiring lifelong behavioral and lifestyle changes and support.
American Family Physician June 1, 2005 James L. Glazer	Management of Heatstroke and Heat Exhaustion Heat exhaustion and heatstroke are part of a continuum of heat-related illness. Both are common and preventable conditions affecting diverse patients.
American Family Physician March 15, 2003 McInnis et al.	Counseling for Physical Activity in Overweight and Obese Patients An estimated 97 million adults in the United States, or more than six out of 10 men and women, are overweight or obese. The role of physicians and other health care professionals is associated with greater efforts to help patients adopt healthy lifestyle habits related to diet and exercise.
American Family Physician August 1, 2006 McDermott & Mernitz	Exercise and Older Patients: Prescribing Guidelines A combination of aerobic activity, strength training, and flexibility exercises, plus increased general daily activity can reduce medication dependence and health care costs while maintaining functional independence and improving quality of life in older adults.
American Family Physician September 15, 2006 Havas & Donner	Tight Control of Type 1 Diabetes: Recommendations for Patients Physicians play an important role in helping type 1 diabetes patients make essential lifestyle changes to help reduce the risk of microvascular and macrovascular complications.
American Family Physician October 1, 2006 Kavan et al.	A Practical Guide to Crisis Management Physicians often are required to assist patients in crisis. An estimated 4% of visits to primary care physicians involve psychiatric or social crises.
Nursing May 2010 Sharon M. Valente	Assessing patients for suicide risk This article will help you update your knowledge of suicide risk factors and prevention strategies, and provide guidelines for effective intervention.
AboutSafety December 18, 2000	Heat In The Industrial Workplace Changes in both climatic conditions and industrial workplace practices have come to create greater heat- and fatigue-related problems than ever before.
American Family Physician February 1, 2002 Robert J. Nied & Barry Franklin	Promoting and Prescribing Exercise for the Elderly Physicians play a key role in motivating older patients and advising them regarding their physical limitations and/or comorbidities. Motivating patients to begin exercise is best achieved by focusing on individual patient goals, concerns, and barriers to exercise...
American Family Physician July 15, 2000 Monica Preboth	Clinical Briefs Calcium Needs of Infants, Children and Adolescents... Rubella Outbreak Among Hispanic Adults... New Drug for Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Women... Answers to This Issues' Clinical Quiz...
American Family Physician January 1, 2007 Shashi & Subhash Bhatia	Childhood and Adolescent Depression Safe and effective treatment of major depression in this age group requires accurate diagnosis, suicide risk assessment, and use of evidence-based therapies.
AboutSafety December 5, 2001	What Is Heat Stress? Working or playing where it is hot puts stress on our body's cooling system. When the heat is combined with other stresses such as hard physical work, loss of fluids, fatigue or some medical conditions, it may lead to heat-related illness, disability and even death...
American Family Physician October 15, 2004 As-Sanie, Gantt & Rosenthal	Pregnancy Prevention in Adolescents The family physician plays a key role by engaging adolescent patients in confidential, open, and nonthreatening discussions of reproductive health, responsible sexual behavior, and contraceptive use.
American Family Physician November 15, 2000 Son & Kirchner	Depression in Children and Adolescents Depression among children and adolescents is common but frequently unrecognized. It affects 2 percent of prepubertal children and 5 to 8 percent of adolescents...
American Family Physician June 1, 2004 Fowler-Brown & Kahwati	Prevention and Treatment of Overweight in Children and Adolescents Family physicians should focus on identifying at-risk and overweight children and adolescents at an early stage and educating families about the health consequences of being overweight. Interventions should be tailored to the patient and involve the entire family.
American Family Physician October 15, 2003 Gavin et al.	Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes By increasing patient awareness of the link between diabetes and heart disease, family physicians can encourage patients to take medications (including aspirin), stop smoking, lower blood pressure, and lower cholesterol and blood glucose levels.
Nursing Management February 2008 Susan Gallagher Camden	A Captive Condition: Childhood Obesity Both patient safety and caregiver injury are fast becoming serious considerations in managing care of children who are obese.
Managed Care May 2006 Martin Sipkoff	Health Plans Are Ill-Prepared for Looming Diabetes Epidemic The problem is outpacing insurers' resources and perhaps even their commitment. Can the chronic care model help?
American Family Physician April 15, 2004 Rao, Disraeli & Mcgregor	Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Impaired Fasting Glucose Impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glucose form an intermediate stage in the natural history of diabetes mellitus.
American Family Physician January 15, 2004 Koenigsberg et al.	Facilitating Treatment Adherence with Lifestyle Changes in Diabetes Healthy eating and increased physical activity can prevent or delay diabetes and its complications. Techniques that facilitate adherence to these lifestyle changes can be adapted to primary care.
Managed Care March 2001	A Comparison of Diabetes Patients' Self-Reported Health Status With Hemoglobin A1c Test Results There were substantive differences noted between diabetes patients' self-reported health status, their level of satisfaction with the care they received, and the actual care they received...
American Family Physician November 15, 2006 Fletcher, Mills & Taylor	Update on Exercise Stress Testing Exercise stress testing is an important diagnostic tool for the evaluation of suspected or known cardiac disease.
American Family Physician June 15, 2002 Stephanie C. Brundage	Preconception Health Care Appropriate preconception health care improves pregnancy outcomes.
American Family Physician July 15, 2001 Marc Tunzi	Can the Patient Decide? Evaluating Patient Capacity in Practice
American Family Physician December 15, 2000 Alan J. Garber	Attenuating Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes All cardiovascular risk factors except smoking are more prevalent in patients with type 2 diabetes. In addition to exercise, weight control, aspirin therapy and blood pressure control, therapy to modify lipid profiles is usually necessary...
American Family Physician June 1, 2005 Aring, Jones & Falko	Evaluation and Prevention of Diabetic Neuropathy The primary types of diabetic neuropathy are sensorimotor and autonomic. Patients may present with only one type of diabetic neuropathy or may develop combinations of neuropathies.
American Family Physician June 1, 2002	How to Prevent Heat-Related Illnesses What are heat-related illnesses?... What can I do to prevent heat-related illnesses?... Do any medicines make me more likely to get a heat-related illness?...
American Family Physician September 1, 2000 Monica Preboth	Clinical Briefs Diabetes in the School and Day Care Setting... Use of Rifamycins in HIV-Infected Patients... New Indication for Levofloxacin... NIAMS Bilingual Booklet for Patients with Arthritis... Consensus Statement on Chronic Tracheostomy... FDA Approves New Blood Glucose Device... Injuries and Violence Among Older Adults
American Family Physician October 1, 2002 Konzem et al.	Controlling Hypertension in Patients with Diabetes Hypertension and diabetes mellitus are common diseases in the United States. Patients with diabetes have a much higher rate of hypertension than would be expected in the general population. Regardless of the antihypertensive agent used, a reduction in blood pressure helps to prevent diabetic complications.
American Family Physician January 1, 2007	Depression in Children and Teens How to recognize depression in your children and resources available for more information.
American Family Physician December 15, 2000 Matthew Neff	Conference Highlights Family Support Is Strongest Indicator of Self-Care Compliance... Majority of Pregnant Women Want Prenatal Ultrasound... Study Reveals Perceptions of Smoking in a Specific Population... Revised PPIP Flow Sheet Improves Physician Use and Satisfaction... etc.
Nursing September 2010 Margaret M. Bolton	Sounding the alarm about metabolic syndrome Any health problem that affects a third of American adults is sure to impact your nursing practice. Metabolic syndrome, a growing and commonly silent condition, poses a significant public health crisis.
American Family Physician July 1, 2005 Micah L. Thorp	Diabetic Nephropathy: Common Questions Diabetic nephropathy, or diabetic kidney disease, affects 20% - 30% of patients with diabetes. This article addresses some of the common questions raised by physicians managing patients with this disease.
American Family Physician April 15, 2004 Genevieve Ressel	Newsletter AAFP and AAP Release Acute Otitis Media Guideline... HHS Releases FDA Report on Combating the Obesity Epidemic... etc...
American Family Physician November 15, 2005 Haas et al.	Management of the Difficult Patient All physicians must care for some patients who are perceived as difficult because of behavioral or emotional aspects that affect their care. Specific communication techniques and greater patient involvement in the process of care may enhance the relationship.
Nursing Management March 2010 Becker & Schmidtke	All along the watchtower: Suicide risk screening, a pilot study Patients will continue to die if healthcare organizations don't take action and appropriately assess patients at risk for suicide in general hospitals.
Managed Care May 2007 Rachel M. Renshaw	Keys to Diabetes Control? Patience, Persistence, and Perseverance Careful attention to a comprehensive treatment plan could forestall or prevent the need to add drugs and costs to a patient's regimen.
Managed Care February 2001 Michael S. Victoroff	Helping Patients Make Informed Decisions Now Harder Thanks to Range of Treatment The duty of informed consent necessitates that physicians discuss with their patients the realistic expectations and risks associated with treatment. When no protocol shows a distinct advantage, there is no duty to inform, which creates an ethical problem for physicians...
American Family Physician June 15, 2006 Liz Smith	Newsletter Panel Advocates Changes in FDA Regulation of Dietary Supplements... Health Information Community Delivers First Recommendations... Medical Liability Reform Bill Fails to Reach Senate Floor... etc.
American Family Physician August 15, 2002 Ward & Zamorski	Benefits and Risks of Psychiatric Medications During Pregnancy Decisions regarding the use of psychiatric medications should be individualized, and the most important factor is usually the patient's level of functioning in the past when she was not taking medications.
American Family Physician November 1, 2000	Diabetes: How Do I Know if I Have it? Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your body doesn't make enough of a hormone called insulin, or if your body doesn't use insulin the right way. If left untreated, it may result in blindness, heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and amputations...