Guidance for Practicing Primary Care
Guidance for Practicing Primary Care
2022 GOLD Report: Tips for diagnosing and evaluating COPD
The disease is now described as involving chronic limitation in airflow that results from a combination of small airway disease and parenchymal...
Guidance for Practicing Primary Care
Recommendations for improving federal diabetes programs: How primary care clinicians can help with implementation
Recent advances in diabetes treatments have not been translated quickly into practice, and, when they have been, there have been disparities in...
Guidance for Practicing Primary Care
New guidelines on MRI use in patients with MS explained
Family physicians are often the ones who make the initial diagnosis of MS.
Guidance for Practicing Primary Care
Primary care docs have role to play in hypertension prevention and treatment for women of reproductive age
AHA issues statement concerning hypertension in pregnancy, outlining many prevention and treatment options.
Guidance for Practicing Primary Care
Benefits of low-dose CT scanning for lung cancer screening explained
CHEST gives 18 recommendations and further evidence of the benefits of CT screening.
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AAP updates guidance on HIV testing and prophylaxis in youth
The comprehensive new recommendations stress winning the trust and confidence of pediatric patients and reaffirm support for testing and treating...
Guidance for Practicing Primary Care
Booster recommendations for pregnant women, teens, and other groups explained
CDC makes specific statements about individuals who are pregnant.
Guidance for Practicing Primary Care
Guidelines for dementia and age-related cognitive changes
While these guidelines are aimed at psychologists, primary care doctors are often the first ones to evaluate a patient who may have dementia.
Guidance for Practicing Primary Care
Few clinical guidelines exist for treating post-COVID symptoms
‘We can prevent many infections from this virus, but we are still left to manage many post-COVID symptoms,’ says Dr. Linda Girgis.
Guidance for Practicing Primary Care
Updates in clinical practice guidelines for Lyme disease
Diagnosing Lyme disease is often difficult, but there is good evidence that submitting a removed tick for identification is good practice.
Guidance for Practicing Primary Care
New guidance for those fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Some are concerned and confused about the implications of this guidance.