Atopic dermatitis.

abstract：:The various forms and manifestations of drug-induced liver disease depend on the operation and interaction of several potential factors. First, there is metabolism by the hepatic microsomal mixed-function oxidase (MFO) enzyme system, the most important component of which is cytochrome P-450. The microsomal membranes a...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： Holzbach RT

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychoactive drug use by teens is a common occurrence. This article examines the influences that promote and deter experimentation with and hazardous use of psychoactive substances. Clinical guidance is offered on how to assess and intervene with teens and their parents at various developmental phases and levels of in...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： Liepman MR,Keller DM,Botelho RJ,Monroe AD,Sloane MA

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although primary care physicians provide traditional diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up to patients with sexually transmitted diseases, their role in prevention efforts is becoming increasingly important. This reflects a younger patient group, often otherwise healthy patients who consult for contraception, as well as...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： Rosenberg MJ

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biofeedback is a clinical modality in which technology or instrumentation is used to allow a patient to gain awareness of, and control over, physiologic processes. Successful treatment employing biofeedback can be beneficial for several stress-related and pain conditions, as well as other forms of somatic disturbance....

journal_title：Primary care

authors： Glick RM,Greco CM

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reports of factitious disorders, Munchausen's syndrome, and self-induced illness exist throughout medical history. In practice, disease simulation represents a spectrum of behaviors that range from relatively common and benign (e.g., pleading illness to avoid an unwanted social obligation) to rare and malignant forms ...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： Wise MG,Ford CV

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AIDS is a progressively debilitating disease in which the infected individual will require a diverse range and often intensive set of formal and informal services. With assistance from health care providers, community-based organizations, family, and friends, quality of life can be maintained. Community-based organiza...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： Katoff L

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article summarizes the current understanding of infant crying and sleeping problems, together with the implications of this understanding for services and research, with a focus on the first months of infancy. ...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： St James-Roberts I

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shared decision making respects patient autonomy and allows patients to select how much they wish to become involved in various health care decisions. Advance care planning allows a person to document preferences that can become operative at a later time when the person has lost decision-making capacity. Structured me...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： Brody H

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviewed the parasitic signs and symptoms most likely to be seen in the office setting. Particular attention has been given to the endemic parasites. The physician will be called upon increasingly to recognize the often subtle and seemingly unrelated symptom complex. Nowhere else in the animal kingdom has...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： Jones JE

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A significant portion of the adult population uses one or more medications on a regular basis to manage chronic conditions. As the number of medications that patients are prescribed increases, an increase in pharmacologic-related issues and complications may occur, such as polypharmacy, inappropriate prescribing, medi...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： DeSevo G,Klootwyk J

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary care physicians are confronted daily with questions from their patients about alternative medicine. When maternity care patients seek information about such therapies, careful attention must be paid to issues of safety and efficacy for both the mother and her unborn child. This article clarifies the role of al...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： Petrie KA,Peck MR

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More people are employed in the health care sector than in any other industry in the United States. Health care workers are exposed to a wide variety of hazards, including biological, chemical, physical and psychological stressors. Concerns about exposure to contagious diseases such as HIV, Hepatitis B and C, and tube...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： Udasin IG

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patellofemoral pain syndrome is common among athletes and non-athletes. It results from an imbalance of forces acting on the patellofemoral joint, which leads to increased strain on the peripatellar soft tissues, increased patellofemoral joint stress, or both. The most important risk factors are overuse, quadriceps we...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： LaBella C

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic kidney disease is encountered by the primary care physician, in no small part owing to the high rates of hypertension and diabetes, the 2 most common etiologies of chronic kidney disease in the United States. As a primary care physician, it is important to understand the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and eval...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： Charles C,Ferris AH

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An overview of pericarditis, cardiomyopathy, and acute myocarditis is presented. Clinical presentation, causes, physical signs, laboratory testing, and various imaging procedures are discussed. Established pharmacologic and mechanical therapies are reviewed. Short-term and long-term prognoses, when relevant, are discu...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： Shammas NW,Padaria RF,Coyne EP

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis for an acute monarthritis may still be elusive, even after an extensive initial evaluation. For example, what should be done for a patient who has a paucity of extra-articular findings on physical examination and an inflammatory synovial fluid with negative Gram's stain, cultures, and crystals? Conservat...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： Maury EE,Flores RH

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In summary, menopause tends to be associated with an increased risk of obesity and a shift to an abdominal fat distribution with associated increase in health risks. Changes in body composition at menopause may be caused by the decrease in circulating estrogen, and, for fat distribution shifts, the relative increase i...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： Lovejoy JC

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma is a complex disease, involving many different allergic, inflammatory, and environmental components. It is a disease for which patient and family education and a team-based approach are paramount for successful management. Guidelines have been put forth by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, which pro...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： VanGarsse A,Magie RD,Bruhnding A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of SOGIE (sexual orientation and gender identity and expression) is not unique to minority populations, as all adolescents grapple with their sexuality and identity. Health care providers straddle the unique positions of authority figure and advocate and can help these young people establish behaviors that...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： Kessler R,Hinkle BT,Moyers A,Silverberg B

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer is a common disease with a high mortality rate. Surgical resection in early stages is the only effective treatment, therefore, recent attention is focused on diagnosing early colon cancer by screening asymptomatic subjects. Principles and current technology supporting early detection of colorectal ca...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： Gupta TP,Silverman AL,Desai TK,Luk GD

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaphylaxis is a clinical syndrome and is caused by many different agents. Acute therapy is epinephrine. Chronic therapy depends on the agent causing the anaphylaxis, but usually consists of avoidance of the agent only. Individuals who suffer from this problem should be issued epinephrine and wear or carry medical ale...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： Freeman TM

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationships between oral health conditions, dietary practices and nutritional status, and general health status in the older American are complex, with many interrelating factors. Just as inadequate nutrition can affect oral health, poor oral health status affects food choices and, thus, nutritional status. It i...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： Pla GW

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urticaria and angioedema are common medical problems. This article presents a classification and review of the diverse etiologic factors that can trigger these problems. A practical approach to differential diagnosis and various therapeutic modalities are also explained. ...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： Fineman SM

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriasis is a common affliction that family practitioners and other primary care physicians are certain to encounter in their daily practice. This disease presents in many manifestations and in a diffuse patient population. The therapeutic tools available to combat this disease are numerous, as are their untoward eff...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： Drew GS

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Child abuse is a common pediatric problem that can be recognized and treated appropriately by all primary care physicians who care for children. One of the necessary skills in this process involves being prepared to interface with the legal system. The physician is mandated to report suspected child abuse according to...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： Halverson KC,Elliott BA,Rubin MS,Chadwick DL

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal disorder that leads to crampy pain, gassiness, bloating, and changes in bowel habits in the absence of any currently identifiable organic disorder. Patients with IBS may be classified by their predominant bowel habit: diarrhea-predominant, constipation-predom...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： Malone MA

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With Internet access available to all, patients are increasingly gaining access to medical information, and then looking to their primary care physician for interpretation. Physicians encounter an "information jungle"--there were 682,121 articles recorded in PubMed in 2005. If clinicians read two articles per day, in ...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： Miser WF

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many complementary therapies are promoted for the treatment of obesity, few are truly therapeutic. Evidence suggests that food containing diacylglycerol oil, acupuncture, and hypnosis are the only evidence-based complementary therapies for the treatment of obesity, and, at best, these should be used as adjuva...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： Steyer TE,Ables A

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cleaning and disinfection are two necessary and equally important steps to prevent transmission of infection from patient to patient by the endoscope and accessories. There is no evidence that complete sterility is necessary; high-level disinfection is recommended. Controversy remains as to how "high level" this disin...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： Tremain SC

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders such as DeQuervain's tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, and rotator cuff tendonitis have become increasingly common among working people in the United States. Extensive epidemiological investigation indicates that the adverse ergonomic exposures of force, repetition, vibratio...

journal_title：Primary care

authors： Mani L,Gerr F

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00