{"title":"Acute Bronchitis: Rapid Evidence Review.","authors":"Elie Mulhem, Erwin Patalinghug, Hany Eraqi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Acute bronchitis is a clinical diagnosis and accounts for more than 3 million outpatient office visits in the United States annually. The differential diagnosis includes exacerbations of preexisting conditions, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and heart failure or other causes of acute cough, including pertussis, COVID-19, influenza, and community-acquired pneumonia. Acute cough may present with or without sputum production. Diagnostic testing is not indicated unless there is concern for other potential causes, such as community-acquired pneumonia, influenza, or COVID-19. Acute bronchitis is a self-limiting disease. Evidence does not support the use of antitussives, honey, antihistamines, anticholinergics, oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or inhaled or oral corticosteroids. Antibiotics do not contribute to the overall improvement of acute bronchitis; although they may decrease the duration of cough by approximately 0.5 days, their use exposes patients to antibiotic-related adverse effects. Therefore, symptom relief and patient education regarding the expected duration of cough (2-3 weeks) are recommended for the management of acute bronchitis. Strategies shown to decrease antibiotic prescribing include delayed antibiotic prescriptions and describing acute bronchitis as a chest cold.</p>","PeriodicalId":7713,"journal":{"name":"American family physician","volume":"111 3","pages":"214-217"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143661910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Empowerment of Consumers for Health: AI Accelerates a Long-Standing Trend.","authors":"Joel Selanikio","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7713,"journal":{"name":"American family physician","volume":"111 3","pages":"200-201"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143662005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists Associated With Reductions in Hospitalizations and Death Among Patients With Heart Failure.","authors":"Linda Speer","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7713,"journal":{"name":"American family physician","volume":"111 3","pages":"282"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143661954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High-Flow Nasal Cannula Therapy for Infants With Bronchiolitis.","authors":"Ryan Paulus, Anne Mounsey, Wesley Roten","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7713,"journal":{"name":"American family physician","volume":"111 3","pages":"213"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143661975","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stephanie Toth-Manikowski, Howard Shaps, John Danziger
{"title":"Updates to Management of Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease.","authors":"Stephanie Toth-Manikowski, Howard Shaps, John Danziger","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7713,"journal":{"name":"American family physician","volume":"111 3","pages":"202-204"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143662030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pacifiers: Common Questions and Answers.","authors":"David S Garcia, Kara W Garcia","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Patients commonly seek guidance about the risks and benefits of pacifiers as well as when and how to wean children from them. Various types of pacifiers appear to have similar risks and benefits. The benefits of pacifier use include reduced risk of sudden infant death syndrome, decreased discomfort during air travel, and pain control during intramuscular injections, venipuncture, and heel sticks. Associated risks include potential negative effects on the initiation of breastfeeding, dental malocclusion, dental caries (when sugar is added), and otitis media. To mitigate the risk of dental caries, caregivers should avoid adding sugar to pacifiers. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends using a single-piece pacifier with a soft nipple and a shield at least 1.5 inches in diameter with ventilation holes. The American Academy of Pediatrics also recommends delaying pacifier use until breastfeeding is well established, offering a pacifier when putting an infant to sleep, not reinserting pacifiers once an infant is asleep, and not forcing an infant to use a pacifier. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends weaning pacifier use during the second 6 months of life to decrease the risk of otitis media. The optimal time to wean a child from a pacifier is unknown, but health risks appear to increase after 12 months of age.</p>","PeriodicalId":7713,"journal":{"name":"American family physician","volume":"111 3","pages":"230-235"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143661988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Pretravel Consultation.","authors":"Jedda Rupert, Timothy Groh, Rebecca Allen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Patients who will be traveling internationally should be advised to schedule dedicated pretravel assessments with their primary care physicians. The pretravel consultation is a vital opportunity for physicians to review preventive and risk-reduction strategies with travelers. Critical components of the patient interview include travel itinerary, anticipated high-risk activity, and medical history. This information affects subsequent recommendations for immunizations, malaria chemoprophylaxis, personal protective measures, and risk-reduction measures. Physicians should review whether routine and seasonal immunizations, including those for COVID-19 and influenza, are up to date and determine whether location-specific immunizations are warranted. Malaria prophylaxis and counseling on personal protective measures, including minimizing skin exposure and using insect repellant, permethrin-treated clothing, bed nets, and screens, are recommended for travelers visiting endemic areas. A single dose of antibiotics may be considered for self-treatment of traveler's diarrhea without features of dysentery. Travelers with chronic medical conditions, such as diabetes, should carry documentation of medical issues and enough medications and supplies to last for the duration of travel. Activity-specific concerns include sunburn, motor vehicle crashes, water safety, altitude sickness, and risks associated with sexual behaviors.</p>","PeriodicalId":7713,"journal":{"name":"American family physician","volume":"111 3","pages":"245-253"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143662025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Common Questions and Answers.","authors":"Hillary J Darrow, Kayla A Carman, Vernon Wheeler","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sudden unexpected infant death is an umbrella term that describes death that occurs in infants younger than 12 months that does not have an immediately obvious cause. Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is diagnosed when there is no other explanation for the death after a detailed investigation. Despite a decrease in the incidence of SIDS after instituting the Back to Sleep campaign in 1992, sudden unexpected infant death remains a leading cause of infant death, and rates have plateaued. Although there has been a decrease in the incidence of SIDS, these numbers likely reflect improved investigations because rates of sudden unexpected infant death have remained stable. Recommended risk reduction strategies include promotion of a supine sleep position, safe sleep surfaces, room sharing, breast milk feeding, and pacifier use. Families should be counseled to avoid sharing sleep surfaces, overheating, loose bedding and inclined surfaces, and parental use of tobacco or alcohol. Infant swaddling without hats is recommended until they are attempting to roll over, after which appropriate clothing or wearable blankets can be worn. Family physicians should prioritize early education and consistent messaging to promote SIDS risk reduction.</p>","PeriodicalId":7713,"journal":{"name":"American family physician","volume":"111 2","pages":"164-170"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143447883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Diary of a Family Physician.","authors":"Seiji Hayashi, Justin Bailey","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7713,"journal":{"name":"American family physician","volume":"111 2","pages":"176"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143447770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}