AFP's porosis, editors work toward ...

AFP's porosis, editors work toward offering a variety of topics in each issue, covering diagnosis and treatment of diseases commonly seen in primary care. This issue gives a review of osteoporosis, representing the 2004 Annual Clinical Focus (ACF) of the American Academy of Family Physicians in succession caring for the aging population. This issue also includes coverage of topics in infectious diseases, women's health, and adolescent health. Take a quick tour of this issue:

* Caring for the Aging Population: forward page 1293, you'll find the ACF article in succession pharmacologic prevention of osteoporotic fractures, on Thomas M. Zizic, M.D. Dr Zizic reviews bisphosphonates, which are the mostly effective agents for reducing the risk of vertebral and nonvertebral fractures. Other options include teriparatide, raloxifene, and salmon calcitonin. An accompanying editorial through Margaret Gourlay, M.D., M.P.H., entitled "Osteoporosis Management: without of Subspecialty Care and into Primary Care," appears in succession page 1219.

Other ACF-related topics include "Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia," a report from Clinical Evidence in succession page 1325, and screening for dementia, in "Putting Prevention into Practice," based in succession reports from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, forward page 1329.

* Infectious Diseases: forward page 1279, see the protect article "Epstein-Barr Virus Infectious Mononucleosis," at Mark H. Ebell, M.D., M Dr Ebell, AFP's delegate editor for evidence-based medicine, notes that infectious mononucleosis should be suspected in patients 10 to 30 years of age who quick in emergencies with fever and sore throat, particularly if they also have significant anterior cervical adenopathy, significant fatigue, posterior cervical adenopathy, inguinal adenopathy, splenomegaly, or palatal petechiae. A patient information handout appears forward page 1289: "Things to Know About Infectious Mononucleosis."

Other timely topics in infectious diseases include a "Clinical Inquiries" report from the Family Practice Inquiries Network: "What Is the Best Antiviral Agent for Influenza Infection?" upon page 1331. You may also want to take advantage of the patient information collection onward influenza that appears in this issue, starting onward page 1341: "Flu and Colds" "Flu Vaccinations," and "Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help."

* Topics in Women's Health. Starting in succession page 1303, see topics in women's health, including "Blunt Trauma in Pregnancy," by the agency of Nancy Beth Grossman, M.D. Dr Grossman notes that trauma is the in the greatest degree common cause of nonobstetric death among pregnant women in the United States. All pregnant women with traumatic injury should be assessed formally in a medical setting. Prevention of trauma within proper use of seat belts and recognition of domestic violence is important. A patient information handout onward seat belt use during pregnancy appears upon page 1313.

in succession page 1397, you can find other topics in women's health, including reports in "Practice Guidelines" in succession "ACOG Releases Guidelines for Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery" and "First-Trimester Screening for Genetic Defects"

* Adolescent Health. For issues affecting adolescents, diocese the "AAP Report on Adolescent Sexuality" in "Practice Guidelines," in succession page 1402, and the Cochrane report entitled "Effectiveness of Condoms in Reducing Heterosexual Transmission of HIV," in succession page 1268.

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