Family Medicine Clerkship Reading List: 2005-2006

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REQUIRED READINGS

Hypertension

JNC VII Express:  The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure.  National High Blood Pressure Education Program, May 2003.

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Diabetes

Diabetes Mellitus  Weiland DA, White RD.  Clinics in Family Practice, Volume 4, Number 3, September 2002.

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Headache

Evaluation of Acute Headaches in Adults
C. RANDALL CLINCH, D.O.,
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland
American Family Physician 2001;63:685-92.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010215/685.html/

Women’s Health

Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Screening  
LECIA M. APANTAKU, M.D  
Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Illinois 
American Family Physician 2000;62:596-602,605-6.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000801/596.html

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
JANET R. ALBERS, M.D., SHARON K. HULL, M.D., and ROBERT M. WESLEY, M.A.
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois  
American Family Physician 2004;69:1915-26;1931-2. 
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20040415/1915.html

Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions Recommendations and Rationale
U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE
American Family Physician 2003;67:358.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20030115/us.html

 

Low Back Disorders

Diagnosis and Management of Acute Low Back Pain
ATUL T. PATEL, M.D., and ABNA A. OGLE, M.D.
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
American Family Physician 2000;61:1779-86,1789-90.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000315/1779.html
 

Obesity

Practical Advice for Family Physicians to Help Overweight Patients
Susanna E. Guzman, in consultation with: The American Academy of Family Physicians Panel on Obesity
American Academy of Family Physicians Monograph, 2003
http://www.aafp.org/x24060.xml
 

Urinary Tract Infection

Evaluation of Dysuria in Adults
JUDY D. BREMNOR, M.D., and RICHARD SADOVSKY, M.D.
American Family Physician 2002;65:1589-96, 1597.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20020415/1589.html

Pediatric Urinary Tract Infection and Reflux
JONATHAN H. ROSS, M.D., and ROBERT KAY, M.D
American Family Physician 1999;59:1472-78.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/990315ap/1472.html
 

Respiratory Infections

Appropriate Use of Antibiotics forURIs in Children: Part I. Otitis Media and Acute Sinusitis
SCOTT F. DOWELL, M.D., M.P.H., and BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ, M.D.,
WILLIAM R. PHILLIPS, M.D., M.P.H.
American Family Physician 1998;58:1113-1118.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/981001ap/dowell.html

Appropriate Use of Antibiotics for URIs in Children: Part II. Cough, Pharyngitis and the Common Cold
SCOTT F. DOWELL, M.D., M.P.H., and BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ, M.D., WILLIAM R. PHILLIPS, M.D., M.P.H.
American Family Physician 1998;58:1335-46.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/981015ap/dowell.html

Antimicrobial Resistance: A Plan of Action for Community Practice
THOMAS M. HOOTON, M.D., University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, STUART B. LEVY, M.D., Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
American Family Physician 2001;63:1087-96,1097-8.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010315/1087.html
 

Alcoholism

Problem Drinking and Alcoholism: Diagnosis and Treatment
MARY-ANNE ENOCH, M.D., M.R.C.G.P., and DAVID GOLDMAN, M.D. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, Maryland
American Family Physician 2002;65:441-8,449-50.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20020201/441.html
 

Depression

Antidepressants: Update on New Agents and Indications
ADRIENNE Z. ABLES, PHARM.D., and OTIS L. BAUGHMAN III, M.D.
American Family Physician 2003;67:547-54.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20030201/547.html

Panic Disorder

Treatment of Panic Disorder
PETER HAM, M.D., DAVID B. WATERS, PH.D., and M. NORMAN OLIVER, M.D.
University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia
American Family Physician 2005;71:733-39,740.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20050215/733.html


Smoking Cessation

Smoking Cessation: Integration of Behavioral and Drug Therapies
ROBERT MALLIN, M.D., Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
American Family Physician 2002;65:1107-14,1117.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20020315/1107.html
 

Nutrition

Taking a Nutrition History: A Practical Approach for Family Physicians
LISA HARK, PH.D., R.D., DARWIN DEEN, JR., M.D., M.S.
American Family Physician 1999;59:1521-31.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/990315ap/1521.html

Cholesterol Treatment Guidelines Update
RICHARD S. SAFEER, M.D., PRABHA S. UGALAT, M.P.H.
American Family Physician 2002;65:871-80
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20020301/871.html


Human Genetics 

Genetic Testing in Primary Care
Wylie Burke, Annu. Rev. Genomics Hum. Genet. 2004(5):1-14

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Genetics Reading List

RECOMMENDED READINGS

Office Dermatology

Common Benign Skin Tumors
MARK C. LUBA, M.D., SCOTT A. BANGS, M.D., ANDREW M. MOHLER, M.D., DANIEL L. STULBERG, M.D.
American Family Physician 2003;67:729-38.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20030215/729.html

Topical Treatment of Common Superficial Tinea Infections
ANDREW WEINSTEIN, M.D., M.P.H., and BRIAN BERMAN, M.D., PH.D
American Family Physician 2002;65:2095-102..
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20020515/2095.html


Headache
Evidence-Based Guidelines for Migraine Headache in the Primary Care Setting:
Pharmacological Management of Acute Attacks
US Headache Consortium
http://www.aafp.org/clinical/migraine/

Evidence-Based Guidelines for Migraine Headache in the Primary Care Setting: Pharmacological Management for Prevention of Migraine
US Headache Consortium
http://www.aafp.org/clinical/migraine/

Tension-Type Headache
PAUL J. MILLEA, M.D., M.S., M.A., and JONATHAN J. BRODIE, M.D.
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
American Family Physician 2002;66:797-804,805.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20020901/797.html

Allergic Rhinitis
Diagnosis and Management of Allergic Rhinitis
American Family Physician Monograph No. 3, 2001
http://www.aafp.org/afp/monograph/200103/index.html

Management of Allergic and Nonallergic Rhinitis.
Summary, Evidence Report/Technology Assessment: Number 54, May 2002.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/rhinsum.htm
 
Sinusitis

Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis. Summary, Evidence Report/Technology Assessment: Number 9, March 1999. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Rockville, MD.
http://www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/epcsums/sinussum.htm

 

Behavioral Medicine
Psychotherapy in Primary Care: The BATHE Technique
JANET MCCULLOCH, M.D., SIMON RAMESAR and HEATHER PETERSON,
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
American Family Physician 1998;57:2131-34
http://www.aafp.org/afp/980501ap/mcculloc.html

Diagnosis and Management of Depression
American Family Physician Monograph No. 2, 2000
http://www.aafp.org/afp/monograph/200002/

Preventive Medicine Topics
Periodic Health Examinations
American Academy of Family Physicians
REVISION 5.1, DECEMBER 2001 Order No. 962, Reprint No. 510
http://www.aafp.org/x7661.xml

Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Recommendations and Rationale.
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.  July 2002.  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
Originally in Annals of Internal Medicine 2002;137:129-31.
http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/3rduspstf/colorectal/colorr.htm

Ankle Sprain
Management of Ankle Sprains
MICHAEL W. WOLFE, M.D., TIM L. UHL, PH.D., A.T.-C., P.T., and CARL G. MATTACOLA, PH.D, A.T.-C. LELAND C. MCCLUSKEY, M.D.  American Family Physician 2001;63:93-104.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010101/93.html#correction
 

Updated December 12, 2005

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