Abstract：
:Physicians can create their own personal formulary by rigorously selecting and regularly using one or two drugs for each clinical condition they commonly encounter. The primary and secondary medical literature provides the necessary information to create this formulary. Primary literature sources include peer-reviewed articles of randomized, double-blind clinical trials that compare medications. Secondary information sources include Physicians' Desk Reference and Drug Facts and Comparisons, which summarize but do not recommend particular drugs. Other secondary sources, such as The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics and review articles in peer-reviewed journals, compare drug classes and make recommendations about the drug of choice. The main medication characteristics to compare are efficacy, safety, patient acceptability and cost. The most objective information on efficacy is obtained through large, methodologically sound clinical trials that evaluate meaningful clinical outcomes. Three safety criteria to review include adverse drug effects, interactions with other drugs and the extent of clinical experience with the medication. Factors that contribute to patient acceptability should also be taken into consideration.
journal_name
Am Fam Physicianjournal_title
American family physicianauthors
Chambliss MLsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1996-06-01 00:00:00pages
2565-70issue
8eissn
0002-838Xissn
1532-0650journal_volume
53pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract：:Nitrous oxide analgesia is a safe alternative to parenteral narcotics for outpatient surgical procedures. This type of analgesia is effective, well tolerated by most age groups, easily administered, rapidly reversible and associated with a low incidence of serious side effects. Hypoxia can be prevented by using fail-s...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Patients with seasonal affective disorder have episodes of major depression that tend to recur during specific times of the year, usually in winter. Like major depression, seasonal affective disorder probably is underdiagnosed in primary care settings. Although several screening instruments are available, such screeni...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The protein-sparing modified fast is a safe and effective method for losing a large amount of weight relatively quickly. This diet should be used in combination with an exercise program, behavior modification and patient education. Caloric intake is in the range of 400 to 800 per day. Candidates for the diet should be...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:While screening patients for thyroid disease, physicians often find increased thyrotropin-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels in patients whose free thyroxine (T4) levels are not below normal. This state, termed "subclinical hypothyroidism," is most commonly an early stage of hypothyroidism. Although the condition may re...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1998-02-15 00:00:00
abstract：:Patients with myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism can now reduce or eliminate their dependence on contact lenses and eyeglasses through refractive surgery that includes radial keratotomy (RK), photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), laser thermal keratoplasty (LTK) and intrastro...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Senile dementia of the Binswanger's type is a term used to describe a dementia syndrome characterized by onset in the sixth or seventh decade of life, subcortical neurologic deficits, psychiatric disorders and evidence of hypertension or systemic vascular disease. The status of senile dementia of the Binswanger's type...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Myasthenia gravis is a disorder that most commonly affects young adults but occasionally appears in the elderly. Muscle weakness and easy fatigability, particularly of the ocular muscles, are characteristic. Diagnosis is confirmed by electromyography and the edrophonium (Tensilon) test. The pathology results from inab...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Injuries from power lawnmowers most frequently involve the toes or the foot. The most common injury is caused by an extremity being caught in the moving parts of the machine. The greatest injury is to the skin and soft tissue by degloving or avulsion. Most of these injuries, especially those which occur to children wh...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Children six months to four years of age are at greatest risk for aspiration of foreign bodies. A history of coughing after contact with small objects is the most important clue. The clinical presentation varies from paroxysms of choking and coughing to chronic cough or wheezing. Chest radiographs are normal in up to ...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The prognosis remains poor for patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), despite reduced mortality rates resulting from the addition of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors to traditional treatment regimens. Because much of the myocardial damage that occurs in patients with CHF may be related to sympathetic ac...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The records of 1,381 patients with gonorrhea were examined by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to determine the efficacy of their treatment schedules. Urethritis, cervicitis and pharyngitis were treated with 4.8 million u. of aqueous procaine penicillin G intramuscularly, without probenecid. Cure rates we...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Parathyroid hyperplasia is second only to adenoma as the most common cause of hyperparathyroidism. Symptoms are most likely to result from elevated serum calcium levels. Symptoms include nephrocalcinosis and nephrolithiasis. Studies that may help confirm a suspected diagnosis include ultrasonography, computed tomograp...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:An educational dialog founded on open communication between clinician and patient is necessary for a successful partnership in asthma care. Educating patients in self-management of asthma has become a major challenge in primary care practice. The process should begin at the time of diagnosis and should be integrated i...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Acute pancreatitis is a clinical syndrome characterized by midepigastric pain, nausea and vomiting. Numerous etiologies have been linked with this entity, principally alcoholism and biliary disease. Once the clinical suspicion of pancreatitis is confirmed, supportive therapy with intravenous hydration and close observ...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Relactation means reestablishment of a milk supply and nursing after the cessation of nursing for a variable period. Induced nonpuerperal lactation means establishing a milk supply in a woman who has never been pregnant. When motivation and the breasts have both been carefully examined, preparation includes breast sti...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Chronic tendon injuries present unique management challenges. The assumption that these injuries result from ongoing inflammation has caused physicians to rely on treatments demonstrated to be ineffective in the long term. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs should be limited in the treatment of these injuries. Corti...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Streptomycin is still the treatment of choice for tularemia and plague, and is effective in a few other diseases. Neomycin is used primarily as a topical agent. The other aminoglycoside antibiotics are indicated in serious infections caused by the gram-negative enterobacteria and, except for kanamycin, are also effect...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Urinary tract infections in children are sometimes associated with vesicoureteral reflux, which can lead to renal scarring if it remains unrecognized. Since the risk of renal scarring is greatest in infants, any child who presents with a urinary tract infection prior to toilet training should be evaluated for the pres...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1999-03-15 00:00:00
abstract：:The best condoms are made of latex, are lubricated and coated with a spermicide, and have a reservoir tip. Condoms can protect against conception and sexually transmitted diseases, including acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. When condoms are used properly and in combination with vaginal spermicidal foam, the contrac...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Given that nearly one-half of pregnancies are unintended, preconception care should be considered an integral part of primary care for women of reproductive age. Common issues in preconception care include family planning, achieving a healthy body weight, screening and treatment for infectious diseases, updating appro...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2013-10-15 00:00:00
abstract：:For many years, there were no guidelines for evaluating patients with chronic neck pain. However, in the past 15 years, considerable research has led to recommendations regarding whiplash-associated disorders. This article summarizes the American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria for chronic neck pain. Ima...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2010-10-15 00:00:00
abstract：:Treatment of eating disorders is difficult regardless of the methods employed. Pharmacologic management in anorexia nervosa and in bulimia nervosa is especially helpful when it is part of a multimodal treatment approach that includes individual, family and behavioral therapy. Care must be taken to guard against side e...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Hepatitis A is a common viral illness worldwide, although the incidence in the United States has diminished in recent years as a result of extended immunization practices. Hepatitis A virus is transmitted through fecal-oral contamination, and there are occasional outbreaks through food sources. Young children are usua...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Genetic testing may be applied in a variety of clinical situations, including preconception counseling, prenatal diagnosis and postnatal determination of genetic predisposition to disease. The family physician needs to become familiar with the full range of genetic testing possibilities in all phases of the human life...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Spinal cord compression from metastatic cancer is a medical emergency. Prompt intervention affords the best chance for successful recovery, while delay may result in devastating neurologic impairment. In the appropriate clinical setting, emergency myelography should be done to confirm the diagnosis of metastatic disea...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:So many topical antifungal agents have been introduced that it has become very difficult to select the proper agent for a given infection. Nonspecific agents have been available for many years, and they are still effective in many situations. These agents include Whitfield's ointment, Castellani paint, gentian violet,...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Jellyfish stings are usually mild except those caused by species in the South Pacific. The box jellyfish can produce a severe cardiorespiratory insult. The sting of the Portuguese man-of-war is more potent than that of the common jellyfish. The Indo-Pacific area is the source of the most venomous bony fish. Many injur...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Garlic has long been used medicinally, most recently for its cardiovascular, antineoplastic, and antimicrobial properties. Sulfur compounds, including allicin, appear to be the active components in the root bulb of the garlic plant. Studies show significant but modest lipid-lowering effects and antiplatelet activity. ...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Traumatic spinal injuries are a major health problem. Any accident victim suspected of having a spinal injury must be immobilized immediately to prevent further damage to the spine. Management is directed toward achieving the most favorable environment for spinal cord recovery. This includes maintaining adequate oxyge...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The female athlete triad is defined as the combination of disordered eating, amenorrhea and osteoporosis. This disorder often goes unrecognized. The consequences of lost bone mineral density can be devastating for the female athlete. Premature osteoporotic fractures can occur, and lost bone mineral density may never b...
journal_title：American family physician
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00
