Acute cardiac ischemia 1.5 3.7 1.5 Pulmonary embolism — — 0.3 *—Study included 399 patients in 12 family practices in Michigan. †—Study included approximately 1,200 patients in 74 primary care ...

Peripartum depression is one of the most common disorders of pregnancy. It has a higher morbidity and mortality risk than any other condition affecting pregnant people. The American Academy of Family ...

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• The PPE should be performed as part of an athlete's routine preventive medical care with their primary physician. • Comprehensive PPEs are recommended every two to three years with annual focused ...

Adults commonly present to their family physicians with hip pain, and diagnosing the cause is important for prescribing effective therapy. Hip pain is usually located anteriorly, laterally, or ...

Acute pyelonephritis is a bacterial infection of the kidney and renal pelvis and should be suspected in patients with flank pain and laboratory evidence of urinary tract infection. Urine culture with ...

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is defined as hemorrhage from the mouth to the ligament of Treitz. Common risk factors for upper GI bleeding include prior upper GI bleeding, anticoagulant use, ...

Acute paronychia usually involves only one digit at a time; more widespread disease warrants a broader investigation for systemic issues (Table 1). 1, 2 Chronic paronychia typically involves multiple ...

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis affects 1% to 3% of U.S. adolescents. It is defined by a lateral curvature of the spine (Cobb angle) of at least 10 degrees in the absence of underlying congenital or ...

Appendicitis is one of the most common causes of acute abdominal pain in adults and children, with a lifetime risk of 8.6% in males and 6.7% in females. It is the most common nonobstetric surgical ...

Cryosurgery is the application of freezing temperatures to achieve the destruction of tissue. Cutaneous cryosurgery has become a commonly performed outpatient procedure because of the combination of ...

Peripheral neuropathy, a common neurologic problem encountered by family physicians, can be classified clinically by the anatomic pattern of presenting symptoms and, if indicated, by results of ...