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American Family Physician August 15, 2002 Kathy Soch	Diary from a Week in Practice Remembering to perform routine preventive services on such a complex, demanding patient... Determining a patient's prognosis can sometimes be challenging... etc.
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American Family Physician February 15, 2005 Kathy Soch	Diary From a Week in Pactice A family practitioner sends a patient back to a nursing home... An annoying letter turned out to be more sensible than onerous... Wonders at prescribing 13 drugs for one patient... etc.
American Family Physician April 15, 2005 Kathy Soch	Diary From a Week in Pactice Monday: A smart patient admits to poor reasoning in facing her diabetes... Tuesday: A patient who's been advised to quit smoking makes the front page - smoking... Wednesday: An elderly patient with advanced dementia may have syphilis... etc.
American Family Physician October 15, 2004 Kathy Soch	Diary From a Week in Pactice A family practitioner remembers to put the chart aside and go to the patient for the answers... Refers a patient to a rheumatologist... Changes meds for a patient with advanced dementia... etc.
American Family Physician June 15, 2004 Kathy Soch	Diary From a Week in Pactice A family practice physician deals with anxiety over a patient's surgery... A raccoon bite... Supporting a nursing home decision... Applauding lifestyle changes... etc.
American Family Physician December 15, 2002 Kathy Soch	Diary from a Week in Practice When families make promises to keep patients at home, what they mean is that they will care for them in the best and safest way possible... A tornado worries a hospital... Med students excel at taking a patient's history and physical examination, but they tend to have problems elsewhere...
American Family Physician December 15, 2004 Kathy Soch	Diary From a Week in Pactice A family physician writes out a multi-symptomatic patient's refills... Sees a home bound Alzheimer's patient... Realizes that the hardest thing to do is nothing... etc.
American Family Physician December 15, 2003 Kathy Soch	Diary from a Week in Practice Every time you see a patient with diabetes, think about their eyes, heart, kidneys and feet... What to do about women who want to continue with hormone therapy now that it's fallen out of favor?... A 100-year-old gets her first prescription for medication for a chronic condition... etc.
American Family Physician October 15, 2001 Kathy Soch	Diary from a Week in Practice Today, the medical student and the mother learned about hand, foot and mouth disease... Practicing medicine is a lot easier when we remember to go to the patients for clues about how to treat them... etc.
American Family Physician October 15, 2002 Kathy Soch	Diary from a Week in Practice Acanthosis nigricans is commonly seen in school-aged children in south Texas... Even when patients have completed an advance directive and durable power of attorney, decisions at the end of life can be difficult... etc.
American Family Physician December 15, 2001 Kathy Soch	Diary from a Week in Practice Discussing conflicting guidelines with patients... Breastfeeding pays off... Rounds help med student self-diagnose... etc.
American Family Physician October 15, 2003 Kathy Soch	Diary from a Week in Practice Pulling off toenails without anesthesia... Three of three blood cultures were positive for Staphylococcus aureus... Sometimes ordering brand name drugs instead of generics does make a difference... etc.
American Family Physician July 15, 2001	Diary from a Week in Practice Decision on epidural anesthesia... Tobacco cessation... etc.
American Family Physician June 15, 2005 Kathy Soch	Diary From a Week in Pactice A family physician diagnoses a broken leg while walking in the park... Sees two separate sprains with two very different patients... Gives advise on acne to a teen patient with a cold... etc.
American Family Physician August 15, 2004 Kathy Soch	Diary From a Week in Pactice A family practitioner laughs with a patient over a wig... Decides on last-days comfort for an Alzheimer's patient... Finds over-the-phone international rashes impossible to diagnose... Reminds an intern that alcoholism isn't simple to diagnose... etc.
American Family Physician June 15, 2001	Diary from a Week in Practice Natural hormonal therapies... How rewarding it is when we happen to be the right person at the right time to meet our patients' needs... A constellation of six symptoms are characteristic of early Alzheimer's disease... Discharging a patient in time for her to cast her vote... etc.
American Family Physician February 15, 2003	Diary from a Week in Practice Sudden change in blood glucose level... Smallpox vaccinations... etc.
American Family Physician February 15, 2002 Kathy Soch	Diary from a Week in Practice How quickly the Internet has enhanced our capacity to educate patients... Any student willing to learn from a six-year-old patient will have a successful career in medicine... Handling the obstetrical patients in a jail is quite a challenge... etc.
American Family Physician April 15, 2003 Kathy Soch	Diary from a Week in Practice Good news and bad news for one being treated for severe hyperlipidemia... To refer for weight reduction surgery?... A wonderful little pill... etc.
American Family Physician October 15, 2005 Kathy Soch	Diary From a Week in Pactice This family practitioner checks in on a patient with severe expressive aphasia... Sees a chronic pessimist... Recommends documenting a resident's pre-operative clearance for a patient... etc.
American Family Physician December 15, 2005 Kathy Soch	Diary From a Week in Pactice A family physician congratulates a 9-year-old boy on his state achievement test in reading... Talks to a 78-years-old Hurricane Katrina victim about riding an airplane... Tweaks a patient's warfarin dosage... etc.
American Family Physician June 15, 2003 Kathy Soch	Diary from a Week in Practice On individualizing treatment goals... Calming parent anxiety over child immunization... etc.
American Family Physician February 15, 2004	Diary from a Week in Practice 68 yr old woman undergoes thoracotomy...46 yr old man with primary ciliary dyskinesia...16 yr old pregnant girl...etc.
American Family Physician November 15, 2001 Robert H. Shackelford	Diary from a Week in Practice Patient loyalty and emergency measures... Four-gallon-bag prescription regimen reduced to one avoids potential self-medicating errors... etc.
American Family Physician September 15, 2000	Diary from a Week in Practice Much of what we do is episodic in nature, but the continuity of care family physicians provide can truly count... a potentially disastrous patient encounter can have a positive outcome... "boomeritis" on the rise... Diagnosing panic disorder...
American Family Physician April 15, 2004 Kathy Soch, M.D.	Diary from a Week in Practice Adjusting thyroid doses... Assessing driving ability in the office setting... etc.
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.
American Family Physician March 15, 2001	Diary from a Week in Practice Emotional aspects of using sildefinil to improve sexual relations... Naming a baby... Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis... etc.
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2012 Al Topin	Doctors' Words No Longer Gospel In the digital age, physicians don't call the shots when it comes to healthcare guidance. Marketers must appeal to multiple sources in seeking ways to garner patient adherence and loyalty.
American Family Physician August 15, 2005 Kathy Soch	Diary From a Week in Pactice A family physician sees a patient who wants to talk about his wife's condition more than his own... Attends a viewing of a nursing home patient... Sees a Minnesotan burned by Texas sun... etc.
American Family Physician September 1, 2000 Cheryl Winchell, M.D.	Curbside Consultation What to do when a patient makes inappropriate, seductive advances to you, his/her physician...
Managed Care July 2001 Charles Downey	Disease Management Uses Web To Net Savings More vendors are turning to the Internet to expand the reach of programs. Cutting-edge technology helps patients help themselves...
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.
American Family Physician August 15, 2003 Kathy Soch	Diary from a Week in Practice Trust helps a diagnosis of a child's ADHD go down easier... Sometimes good ideas come when you're sitting in traffic... An unusual case of dyspnea on exertion... etc.
American Family Physician October 15, 2005 Coleman & Newton	Supporting Self-Management in Patients with Chronic Illness Family physicians can support patient self-management by structuring patient-physician interactions to identify problems from the patient perspective, making office environment changes that remove self-management barriers, and providing education individually and through available community self-management resources.
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2013 Al Topin	Less Selling, More Time What can happen when pharmaceutical reps focus on the physician-patient conversation?
Nursing October 2011 Elizabeth Heavey	Obesity in pregnancy: Deliver sensitive care This article addresses the health risks of obesity to mother and baby during pregnancy, labor, and delivery and discusses what you can do to mitigate those risks.
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2011 Jennifer Ringler	The Adherence Fight: A TKO? Why does the match against medicines compliance always seem to end in an easy knockout?
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Nursing Management September 2011 Sally Austin	What does EMTALA mean for you? When a patient enters your hospital, do you know what your obligations are under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act?
American Family Physician January 15, 2002 Robert H. Shackelford	Diary from a Week in Practice Loss reminded us of the fragility of life, and also emphasized the importance of teamwork and constant office preparedness for emergencies... In a fairly stable community, providing longitudinal care is one of the most rewarding aspects of family practice... etc.
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.
American Family Physician February 15, 2002 Grace Brooke Huffman	Evaluating and Treating Unintentional Weight Loss in the Elderly Unintentional weight loss in the elderly patient can be difficult to evaluate. Accurate evaluation is essential, however, because this problem is associated with increased morbidity and mortality...
Managed Care August 2001	In Calif., Bonuses Based on Quality, Not Cost Savings Blue Cross of California has decided to move away from the traditional managed care incentive of rewarding physicians for controlling medical costs, and instead will implement a program in which physicians receive bonuses for quality of care and patient satisfaction...
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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.
Managed Care June 2007 Lisa A. Higgins	Sobering Stats Invite Insurers To Fight Alcoholism Effectively Health plans may not be able to control problem drinking by their members. They can, however, affect the way their contracted providers approach the problem. And that may be what makes the difference.
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.