Journal of Family Practice

A Multiple patient-specific and provider-perceived factors delay initiation of treatment in patients with hepatitis C. Patient-specific barriers to initiation of treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) include age, race, gender, economic status, insurance status, and comorbidities such as HIV coinfection, psychiatric illness, and other psychosocial factors.Provider-perceived patient factors include substance abuse history, older age, psychiatric illness, medical comorbidities, treatment adverse effect risks, and factors that might limit adherence (eg, comprehension level)...

THE COMPARISONSevere longstanding hidradenitis suppurativa (Hurley stage III) with architectural changes, ropy scarring, granulation tissue, and purulent discharge in the axilla of A 35-year-old Black man. A 42-year-old Hispanic woman with a light skin tone.

Keys to therapeutic success include choosing the right device and drug regimen, providing rigorous patient education, and reducing environmental exposures.

These recommendations can help you to identify patients at risk of violence, create an environment where they feel comfortable disclosing their experiences, and help them plan for their safety.

► Increased heart rate ► Weakness ► Intense sweating ► Horseradish consumption.

► Type 2 diabetes ► Neuropathy ► Bilateral foot blisters.

Quick thinking and fast reflexes during the physical exam led to an identification that confirmed the diagnosis.

Here is the latest evidence on the efficacy and safety of treatments that are FDA approved or authorized, in clinical trials, or not recommended to combat COVID-19.

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A retrospective study found more harm than benefit from treating elevated blood pressure in hospitalized noncardiac patients.

In this Watch & Learn video, Daniel Stulberg, MD, FAAFP, demonstrates a superolateral knee injection with a patellar tilt. This injection, with a sodium hyaluronate product, is intended for patients who have osteoarthritis pain and no current effusion. The technique would be the same for an intra-articular knee steroid injection.

At what intensity and frequency should older patients exercise? This review offers guidance and resources to help you get your patients moving.

Over the past decade, the type 2 diabetes (T2D) treatment landscape has evolved, allowing for more therapeutic options and the opportunity to tailor treatments to achieve patient treatment goals. In this video roundtable series, James LaSalle, DO; Lucia M. Novak, CRNP; and Lawrence Blonde, MD, MACE, FACP, discuss the mechanisms of action and clinical trial data for use of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) in the safe and effective primary care management of individuals with T2D and macrovascular disease...

The goal of this activity is that learners will be better able to use real-time CGM (rtCGM) in appropriate patients with type 2 diabetes.

Key to patients' well-being is the family physician's watchfulness-through periodic lab testing and health checks and diligent application of preventive measures.

New evidence is reshaping the role of low-dose aspirin in primary prevention. More selective decisions are now urged.

These evidence-based strategies (and list of do's and don'ts) can help you to increase the likelihood of vaccine uptake in hesitant patients.

► Erectile dysfunction ►Insomnia ► Migraine headaches ►Disclosure of infidelity.

► Muscle weakness ►Fatigue ► Electrolyte abnormalities.