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Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery

DALE A. PATTERSON, MARGUERITE WINSLOW, CORAL D. MATUS

Spontaneous vaginal delivery at term is considered the preferred outcome for pregnancy. Management guided by screening tests for group B streptococcus, herpes simplex virus, and human immunodeficiency virus, and knowledge of the normal labor process can increase the...

Primary Care Issues in Patients with Mental Illness

BERNADETTE KIRALY, KAREN GUNNING, JENNIFER LEISER

Improving the health of patients with mental illness includes pharmacologic treatment, management of comorbidities, and ensuring quality medical care. Patient care should be coordinated between primary care physicians and mental health professionals to prevent medication...

Choosing a Skeletal Muscle Relaxant

SHARON SEE, REGINA GINZBURG

Skeletal muscle relaxants are often prescribed for musculoskeletal conditions. Adverse effects, such as dizziness or drowsiness, are reported with all skeletal muscle relaxants, and the potential for such effects should be communicated clearly to patients. Choice of agent...

Inside AFP AAFP News Now: AFP Edition

AAFP News Now: AFP Edition

Congress Passes Bill to Stop Medicare Cuts in 2008, Provide Small Increase in 2009 | High Costs and Access Difficulties Force Patients to Forgo, Delay Medical Care | Survey Reveals EHR Adoption Rates Among Physicians Are Lower than Expected | Aligning Forces for Quality...

AFP Journal Club

Aripiprazole As Adjunctive Therapy In Patients With Major Depressive Disorder

MARK A. GRABER, ROBERT DACHS, ANDREA DARBY-STEWART

Does augmentation with aripiprazole help patients with major depressive disorder who have not responded to initial therapy? Adding aripiprazole to SSRIs or SNRIs did not significantly improve depression in this study. However, this study did not compare the study drug with a...

Editorials

Improving Care For Patients with Serious Mental Illness

KATHERINE J. GOLD, AMY M. KILBOURNE, MARCIA VALENSTEIN

In this issue of American Family Physician, Kiraly and colleagues highlight common medical comorbidities and potential medication interactions in patients with serious mental illness.1 Primary care physicians commonly care for patients with serious mental illness, who often...

Cochrane for Clinicians

Arthroscopic Surgery for Knee Osteoarthritis

NATHAN HITZEMAN, CRYSTAL MASLEY

Compared with other modalities of treatment such as sham surgery, joint lavage, and joint washout, arthroscopic debridement does not improve outcomes for patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.

Cranberry Products for Treatment of Urinary Tract Infection

JANELLE GUIRGUIS-BLAKE

Over a 12-month period, cranberry products decrease the incidence of symptomatic urinary tract infections (UTIs), especially in women with recurrent UTIs. Optimal dosage and form of administration (juice, tablets, or capsules) is unclear. There are no studies comparing...

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Ethical Considerations of Patients with Pacemakers

PARAG BHARADWAJ, KATHERINE T. WARD

Modern medicine has increasingly become infused with technology intended to extend a person's quantity and quality of life. More than 1 million persons in the United States have implantable pacemakers and the majority of this population is older than 65 years.

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Labor and Delivery: What You Should Know

Make plans and discuss them with your doctor. Make sure you know where to go when you are in labor. Many doctors work in groups; therefore, you may want to find out which doctors could deliver your baby.



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