Family physicians diagnose and treat group A j3-hemo lytic streptococcal (GABHS) pharyngitis
daily. In fact, studies have estimated that over 30 million throat cul tures are performed …

With the increasing incidence of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the United
States, family physicians and other primary care specialists will provide health care for a …

A cardiac rhythm disturbance (arrhythmia or dysrhythmia) may refer to abnormalities in
heart rate, regularity of rhythm, site of impulse origin or sequence of activation. This chapter …

Background: The bag‐valve‐mask (BVM) system is a common adjunct used during adult
resuscitation to ventilate the lungs and deliver oxygen to patients in cardiopulmonary arrest. …

Abstract: Background: Team-based care is fundamental to providing high-quality health care
for patients. However, moving from a traditional, hierarchical way of providing care to team-…

Background: Team-based care is fundamental to providing high-quality health care for
patients. However, moving from a traditional, hierarchical way of providing care to team-based …

Primary care is changing. The provider-centered practice where all decisions and orders are
initiated by doctors will cease to exist because it does not and cannot reach the quadruple …

Thank you for the excellent article on end of life care for patients with heart failure (Art &
Science August 20). Many patients have implanted devices, including re-synchronisation …

The models for primary care shared here begin with a team of people who integrate physical
and behavioral health care to meet patients' needs. Primary care providers must embrace …

The blog illustrates well the constant change that characterizes electronic media. With a
rapidity equal to that of their initial adoption, blogs became not a single genre but a multiplicity. …