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Acute Migraine Headache: Treatment Strategies

Anna T. Wiley, James C. Watson, Delaney N. Lehmann

Migraine treatment should begin with preventive measures that include trigger avoidance, lifestyle modification, and pharmacologic interventions. Many medications have good evidence to support their use for acute migraine treatment; therefore, cost, contraindications, and...

Common Questions About Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

Jeffrey D. Tiemstra

Patients with moderate or severe opioid use disorder should be offered buprenorphine treatment. Buprenorphine is highly effective and safer than full opioid agonists such as methadone and should be continued as long as it is beneficial to the patient.

Groin Pain and Injuries: Evaluation and Management

Wyatt Maloy, Brian Merrigan, Chad D. Hulsopple

Complex anatomy contributes to the difficulty in reaching an exact diagnosis for groin pain. This article focuses on the differential diagnosis of musculoskeletal causes of groin pain, including relevant evaluations and treatments.

Premenstrual Syndrome and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: Common Questions and Answers

Wendy S. Biggs, Jennifer M. Romeu, Taylor Gaudard

Premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder manifest in a spectrum of physical and psychological symptoms. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are first-line treatment for these disorders, and continuous vs intermittent dosing may be more effective.

Options for Unintended Pregnancies

Christina Valerio, Mariah Norby, Patsy Kremsreiter

Physicians should provide unbiased, medically accurate information and resources regarding options for patients with unintended pregnancies. Options include continuing the pregnancy and parenting, pursuing adoption, or having a medication or procedural abortion.

Inside AFP Editorials

Pain Management for IUD Insertion in Primary Care

Dorothy N. Charles, Meera Nagarsheth, Lauren Oshman

The US Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use is the first guideline to recommend that all patients be counseled and provided with a person-centered plan for pain management.

Graham Center Policy One-Pager

Artificial Intelligence Scribes Shape Health Care Delivery

Elise Blaseg, Alison Huffstetler

Although most physicians are interested in the use of augmented or artificial intelligence (AI) in health care, only 38% are using AI in their practices. Initial results from AI integrated organizations show that AI scribe programs significantly decrease electronic health...

AFP Clinical Answers Medicine by the Numbers

Testosterone Replacement in Men With Sexual Dysfunction in the Absence of Hypogonadism

Bradley J. Touchet, Verneeta L. Williams

In men with symptoms of sexual dysfunction but no known testosterone deficiency, testosterone replacement therapy does not appear to be different from placebo in the short term. In the long term, it is uncertain whether testosterone replacement therapy is helpful because data...

Cochrane for Clinicians

Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Anxiety and Related Disorders in Older People

Carlton J. Covey, Jake Van Weezep

Compared with minimal management (ie, no formal treatment), 10 to 15 sessions of cognitive behavior therapy reduce posttreatment anxiety severity for 2 to 8 weeks in persons older than 55 years. This reduction is not sustained 3 to 6 months posttreatment. Symptoms of worry...

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Cold Water Immersion for Muscle Soreness

Brock Cardon, Tanner Pulsipher

Cold water immersion immediately after exercise can improve perceived recovery and delay onset of muscle soreness in the 24 hours after high-intensity and resistance exercise. Short immersion times (ie, less than 10 to 15 minutes) at temperatures below 59°F (15°C) have the...

FPIN's Clinical Inquiries

Physical Therapy for Osteoarthritis Knee Pain

Melissa Neuman, Martin Keil, Kristen DeSanto

Exercise therapy with strength, aerobic, or aquatic physical therapy (PT) may decrease pain due to knee osteoarthritis in the short term (6-18 weeks). Improvements may persist for 1 year but typically are diminished by 18 months. PT results in greater pain relief for 1 year...

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Nodule on the Chin

Jesse Bracamonte, Michael Underhill, Molly Kresin, Murk Rani

A 64-year-old man presented with a solitary nodule on his chin that had gradually increased in size over several months.

Interdigital Macerated Plaques

Robert Dazé, Nathaniel Oommen, Krutil Patel

A 41-year-old man presented with a pruritic rash between his toes that had been present for at least 2 months.

Diary of a Family Physician

Diary of a Family Physician

Jennie Zheng, Stephen Finney

First-person accounts from the front lines of family medicine.

POEMs Practice Guidelines Letters to the Editor


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