Articles
Barrett Esophagus: Rapid Evidence Review
Carl Bryce, Merima Bucaj, Renee Gazda
Schizophrenia
Paul Crawford, Kendrick V. Go
Endometriosis: Evaluation and Treatment
Rina Edi, Terri Cheng
The Spiritual Assessment
Daniel P. Kuckel, Andre L. Jones, Dustin K. Smith
Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis: Rapid Evidence Review
Meghan F. Raleigh, Jonathan Stoddard, Hillary J. Darrow
Nutrition History Taking: A Practical Approach
Elyse Fiore Pierre, Nofisat Almaroof
Editorials
Emerging Roles for Family Physicians in Diagnosing and Treating Barrett Esophagus
Scott M. Strayer, Jessica Tsukanov
CDC's Revised Developmental Milestone Checklists
Jennifer Zubler, Toni Whitaker
Graham Center Policy One-Pager
Family Physicians Providing Obstetric Care in Maternity Care Deserts
Grace Walter, Michael Topmiller, Anuradha Jetty, Yalda Jabbarpour
Medicine by the Numbers
Albumin Infusion for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
Brit Long, Michael Gottlieb
AFP Clinical Answers
Constipation, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Chronic Kidney Disease, Stroke, Soft Tissue Masses
Key clinical questions and their evidence-based answers directly from the journal’s content, written by and for family physicians.
Cochrane for Clinicians
Effectiveness of Exercise Therapy in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
Briana Lindberg, Jeffrey C. Leggit
Effect of Psychotherapy on Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder
Donna Cohen, Kyle Lau, Sirimas Lau
Putting Prevention Into Practice
Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for CVD Prevention in Adults Without CVD Risk Factors
The USPSTF recommends that clinicians individualize the decision to offer or refer adults without cardiovascular disease risk factors to behavioral counseling interventions to promote a healthy diet and physical activity.
FPIN's Clinical Inquiries
Early Aerobic Exercise for Postconcussion Symptoms in Adolescent Patients
Thomas J. Kern, Daniel Yee, Alberto Benjamin Chong, Rachel Conkin Kaminski, Toni Hoberecht
FPIN's Help Desk Answers
Shockwave Therapy for Erectile Dysfunction
Jennifer Amico, Rebecca Shipkin, Shalini Solanki
Curbside Consultation
Duty to Report Incompetent Physicians
Barry D. Weiss
Photo Quiz
Hyperpigmented, Linear Rash on the Lower Extremity
Samuel Almquist, Cynthia Reyes Barron, Hannah Riva, Sarah Mazal
A Disseminated Rash on the Upper Body
Paul DiPasquale, Gabriela E. Beraja
Diary of a Family Physician
Diary of a Family Physician
Seiji Hayashi
First-person accounts from the front lines of family medicine.
Diagnostic Tests
Galleri Test for the Detection of Cancer
Natasha J. Pyzocha
POEMs
Combination Antidepressant Therapy Is More Effective Than Monotherapy for Acute Severe Depression and Nonresponding Depression
David C. Slawson
SGLT-2 Inhibitors Reduce Heart Failure–Related Hospitalization in Patients Without Diabetes
Allen F. Shaughnessy
Aducanumab Is Not Effective for Mild Cognitive Impairment or Mild Alzheimer Dementia and Has Major Safety Issues
Mark H. Ebell
Less Than 4% of Children With Newly Diagnosed Hypertension in Primary Care or School Settings Have Secondary Causes
Henry C. Barry
Practice Guidelines
Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in Patients With Acute Dyspnea: A Clinical Guideline From the ACP
Scott P. Grogan
Management of Substance Use Disorders: Guidelines From the VA/DoD
Brian Ford, Erin Smith, Adrienne Richards
Letters to the Editor
Caution Before Antibiotic De-escalation Following Negative MRSA Nares Testing
Andrew Gaillardetz
Reply: Scott Bragg, Eric Matheson, Russell Blackwelder
New-Onset Ulcerative Colitis in Patients With COVID-19
William E. Cayley Jr.
Cannabis Use During Pregnancy
Christopher J. Frank, Leigh Morrison
Reply: Payam Sazegar
Case Report: Complication of In-Office Lipoma Excision
Stephanie W. Holzmer, Frances E. Sharpe
Case Report: Supernumerary Natal Teeth in a Four-Day-Old Infant
Claire Bovet, Shawnecca Burke
Information from Your Family Doctor
Endometriosis
Endometriosis (EN-doe-ME-tree-OH-sis) happens when endometrial tissue, the tissue that normally lines the inside of your uterus, grows outside of your uterus. This outside growth can affect your ovaries, fallopian tubes, or intestines.
Nutrition: How to Make Healthier Food Choices
A healthy diet has many benefits. It can prevent health conditions like heart disease and cancer, and it can lower your cholesterol. It can give you more energy, help you focus, and improve your mood. It can also help you lose weight or stay at a healthy weight.
Corrections
Correction
Misused eponym. In the article, “Orthostatic Hypotension: A Practical Approach” (January 2022, p. 39), an outdated eponym was used to describe the standing test for measuring blood pressure and heart rate changes under gravitational stress. The term “Schellong test” has been...