Most Recent Articles from Journal of Family Practice

• Stop shingles in its tracks: herpes zoster and its sequelae are painful, debilitating—and largely preventable. So why isn't vaccination more widespread? 

  PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS * Initiate antiviral treatment as soon as possible; rapid resolution of acute pain and reduction in the development of...

  10/01/09 by Pierre-Olivier Lang; Yasmine Hasso; Jean Pierre Michel · More from publication

• Screening adults for depression in primary care: a position statement of the American College of Preventive Medicine 

  Position statement The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) maintains that primary care providers should screen all adults for...

  10/01/09 by Kshamica Nimalasuriya; Michael T. Compton; V. James Guillory · More from publication

• Instant poll results 

  AUGUST Which of the following best describes your typical approach to glucose control in critically ill patients? 40% Aggressive 33%...

  10/01/09 · More from publication

• Failure to thrive: a 13-month-old girl is anemic and not gaining enough weight. How would you proceed with her care? 

  A 13-month-old girl arrives at your clinic, referred by the staff at the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutritional center where her...

  10/01/09 by Melissa Schmalz; Kate Boos; Grant Schmalz; Mark K. Huntington · More from publication

• Car accident blamed on lack of post-test monitoring 

  AN IN-OFFICE FASTING BLOOD TEST was performed at a medical clinic on a 53-year-old man with diabetes. The man had been hospitalized recently with...

  10/01/09 by Jeffrey L. Susman · More from publication

• Frequently asked questions in the evaluation and management of overactive bladder 

  The International Continence Society (ICS) defines overactive bladder (OAB) as a symptom syndrome consisting of urgency with or without urgency...

  10/01/09 by Pamela I. Ellsworth; Stephen A. Brunton; Alan J. Wein; Eric S. Rovner · More from publication

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