《American Family Physician》January 2025

Evaluation of Jaundice in Adults

Michelle Nelson, Shaunak R. Mulani, Aaron Saguil

Early Childhood Concerns: Counseling on Sleep Issues, Thumb-Sucking, Picky Eating, School Readiness, and Oral Health

Carl Bryce, Theron Liddell, Geoffrey Gideon

Dysuria: Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis in Adults

Ariel Hoffman, Katelyn A. Dolezal, Rob Powell

Acute Rhinosinusitis: Rapid Evidence Review

Faith M. Butler, Deborah Rivera Hernandez

Sudden Vision Loss: A Diagnostic Approach

J. Alexander Fraser, Maksim Son, Anastasiya Vinokurtseva

Gastroesophageal Reflux in Infants and Children: Diagnosis and Treatment

Brian Antono, Andrea Dotson

Celebrating the 75th Year of American Family Physician

Sumi M. Sexton, Matthew Neff

Use of AI in Family Medicine Publications: A Joint Editorial From Journal Editors

Sarina Schrager, Dean A. Seehusen, Sumi M. Sexton, Caroline Richardson, Jon Neher, Nicholas Pimlott, Marjorie Bowman, José Rodríguez, Christopher P. Morley, Li Li, James Dom Dera

PSA Screening: Shared Decision-Making Is a Flawed Approach

Kenneth W. Lin

Practice Alert: Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines Approved for Adults

Doug Campos-Outcalt

Gender-Affirming Surgery, Trichotillomania, Lipid Disorders, Bacterial Prostatitis, Mastitis, Adhesive Capsulitis

Key clinical questions and their evidence-based answers directly from the journal’s content, written by and for family physicians.

Triple Therapy (LABA-LAMA-Inhaled Corticosteroid) for COPD

Nicholas Salter, Alexei O. DeCastro

Physician-Patient Relationships: Obligations and Avoiding Sexual Misconduct Pitfalls

Kevin R. Herrick, Vladimir Shalkevich

Psychosocial Interventions to Reduce Alcohol Use During Pregnancy

Alyssa Bruehlman, Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar

ACE Inhibitor or ARB Therapy Can Prevent Diabetic Kidney Disease Progression

Arindam Sarkar, Briana Jarrett, Rashmi Rode

Supplements to Slow Progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Danish Abdul Alla, Louis Gerges, Judith Philip, Carrie Wirth

Antibiotic Treatment for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Children

Timothy Mott, Carrie Gray

Irregular Pigmented Lesion

Courtney Humphrey, Minuette Laessig

Rash After Immunizations

Angela Puthenveetil, Sameer Suhale

Screening for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

Iris R. Mabry-Hernandez, Elizabeth Lees

Screening for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

The USPSTF recommends screening for hypertensive disorders in pregnant persons with blood pressure measurements throughout pregnancy.

Probiotics Reduce the Likelihood of Recurrence of UTI in Women With Frequent UTIs

Mark H. Ebell

SGLT-2 Inhibitors Reduce Cardiovascular Mortality, but Benefit Is Modest, Even in Patients With Established Heart Disease

Mark H. Ebell

Antibiotic Treatment Is Effective for Acute Sinusitis in Children

Allen F. Shaughnessy

In Adults With Degenerative Joint Disease of the Hip, Steroid injections Improve Pain After 3 Months but Not After 6 Months

Henry C. Barry

Gepirone (Exxua) for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder

Stephen R. Foster, Kodi M. Liddell

Hip Osteoarthritis: Guidelines From the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Michael J. Arnold

Rapid Sequence Intubation of Critically Ill Patients: Guidelines From the Society of Critical Care Medicine

Patrick Bagley, David Smith

Case Report: Delayed Anaphylaxis Following Meat Consumption and Tick Exposure

Marissa Liveris

Concurrent Cocaine Use in Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder

Kento Sonoda

Reply: Elisabeth Poorman, Brianna M. McQuade, Sarah Messmer

Timely and Effective Outpatient Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Protocol

Jeff Unger

Reply: Sandy Robertson, Emily E. Peacock, Robert Scott