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American Family Physician
February 15, 2001
Phillip Rodgers & Mary Bassler |
Treating Onychomycosis Newer, more effective antifungal agents have made treating onychomycosis easier. Terbinafine and itraconazole are the therapeutic agents of choice...   |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2001
Karen S. Santacruz & Daniel Swagerty |
Early Diagnosis of Dementia As more treatment options become available, it will become increasingly important to diagnose dementia early... |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2001
Craig C. Young |
Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis Plantar fasciitis is a common cause of heel pain in adults. The pain is usually caused by collagen degeneration (which is sometimes misnamed "chronic inflammation") at the origin of the plantar fascia at the medial tubercle of the calcaneus... |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2001
Malcolm L. Brigden |
Detection, Education and Management of the Asplenic or Hyposplenic Patient Management of patients with these conditions includes a combination of immunization, antibiotic prophylaxis and patient education... |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2001
Eleftherios Mylonakis |
Plasma Viral Load Testing in the Management of HIV Infection In the 1990s, new technologies, including the polymerase chain reaction assay, the branched DNA assay and the nucleic acid sequence-based amplification assay, made it possible to obtain accurate quantitative measurements of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) RNA in plasma... |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2001
Thomas J. Gates |
Screening for Cancer: Evaluating the Evidence This article reviews the kind of evidence required to justify screening tests for cancer, with the goal of guiding family physicians through current and future screening controversies... |
Reason
February 2001
Brian Doherty |
Doctor's Orders Parents battle medical authorities for control of their children... |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2001
Ellis H. Tobin & William W. Jih |
Sporotrichoid Lymphocutaneous Infections Etiology, Diagnosis and Therapy... |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2001
Charles P. Mouton |
Common Infections in Older Adults Despite advances in antibiotic therapy, infectious diseases continue to be a major cause of mortality in older adults. The diagnostic and therapeutic nuances of managing infections in older adults create special challenges for physicians... |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2001
James C. Higgins & James M. Fitzgerald |
Evaluation of Incidental Renal and Adrenal Masses Incidental renal or adrenal masses are sometimes found during imaging for problems unrelated to the kidneys and adrenal glands. Knowledgeable family physicians can reliably diagnose these masses, thereby avoiding unnecessary worry and procedures for their patients... |
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