Family physicians often encounter patients with acute knee trauma. Radiographs of injured
knees are commonly ordered, even though fractures are found in only 6 percent of such …

Background. Psychosocial variables such as major stressful life events/daily stressful events
have been associated with health care utilization. Objective. Our aim was to examine the …

Gum-chewing has been suggested as a method to stimulate bowel motility and shorten
postoperative ileus after colorectal surgery. Patients chewing gum pass flatus, and have bowel …

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Background It is increasingly becoming evident that a strong primary health care system is
more likely to provide better population health, more equity in health throughout the …

Background: Family Medicine/General Practice (FM/GP) has not developed in a similar way
worldwide. In countries that are not primary care oriented, the discipline of FM/GP may be …

Background Specialty selection by medical students determines the future composition of
the physician workforce. Selection of career specialties begins in earnest during the clinical …

Objective There is an extremely small proportion of female medical students choosing to
specialize in orthopedic surgery. The aim of the study was to assess medical students’ and …

Background Substantial variations are still to be found in the strength of general practice/family
medicine (GP/FM) across Europe regarding governance, workforce competence and …

Case A 49‐year‐old patient experienced chest discomfort while swallowing. On electrocardiogram,
episodes of atrial tachyarrhythmia were recorded immediately after swallowing; 24‐…