RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Real-Life Observational Studies Provide Actionable Data for Family Medicine
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 171
OP 173
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2018.02.180005
VO 31
IS 2
A1 Marjorie A. Bowman
A1 Anne Victoria Neale
A1 Dean A. Seehusen
YR 2018
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/31/2/171.abstract
AB This issue includes several excellent observational studies prompted by physicians' clinical questions. Many people use lots of menthol cough drops—does the menthol overall lengthen the cough duration? When should we intensify treatment of older individuals with diabetes? Do occipital nerve blocks work for acute migraine headaches? Did you know that the plantar fascia can rupture? What happens to those patients with chest pain but low pretest probability for serious cardiac disease who are admitted to the hospital? Acupuncture can work well—for the patients—but how can we incorporate it into the usual pace of the family medicine office? Is it a win-lose situation when medical assistant roles are expanded? How many practice sites do physicians have and does that make a difference in the number or type of health personnel shortage areas? What would you guess on the presence of humor in the medical office—more or less than half of the visits; introduced by doctors or patients; primary care or specialty doctors?