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Am Fam Physician 2022 May;105(5):Online

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Pine Bluff, AR, USA.

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Belfast, ME, USA.

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University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.

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The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Tendinopathies of the foot and ankle, including posterior tibial, peroneal, and tibialis anterior, are commonly overlooked by primary care physicians. The posterior tibial tendon is the main dynamic stabilizing muscle of the medial longitudinal arch. Patients who have posterior tibial tendinopathy present with medial ankle pain, pes planovalgus deformity, and a positive too many toes sign. Read More

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Bowdoin Street Health Center, Dorchester, MA, USA.

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Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates are increasing for most nationally notifiable disease categories in the United States. The 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention STI guidelines provide several updated, evidence-based testing and treatment recommendations. The recommended treatment for gonorrhea is ceftriaxone monotherapy given intramuscularly, with dosing based on the patient's body weight. Read More

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Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.

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Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC, USA.

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Eglin Family Medicine Residency, Eglin Air Force Base, FL, USA.

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Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA.

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in men and women in the United States; however, it remains the leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States and worldwide. The most common but nonspecific symptom of lung cancer is cough. Associated symptoms, including hemoptysis or shortness of breath, or systemic symptoms, including anorexia or weight loss, greatly increase the likelihood of having lung cancer. Read More

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Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, State College, PA, USA.

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Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.

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F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.

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Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA.

Seizures are transient signs and symptoms of abnormal, excessive, or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain. Up to 10% of adults have a seizure during their lifetime, with increasing incidence in people older than 55 years. One-third of people have a recurrent seizure within one year of an initial unprovoked seizure. Read More

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Lancaster General Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, Lancaster, PA, USA.

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University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville, SC, USA.

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University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.

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University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.

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Beaumont Hospital, Troy, MI, USA.

Constipation in children is usually functional constipation without an organic cause. Organic causes of constipation in children, which include Hirschsprung disease, cystic fibrosis, and spinal cord abnormalities, commonly present with red flag signs and symptoms. A history and physical examination can diagnose functional constipation using the Rome IV diagnostic criteria. Read More

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HCA Houston Healthcare West Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.

Child maltreatment is a devastating type of adverse childhood experience that encompasses neglect and emotional, physical, and sexual abuse (including sex trafficking). Adverse childhood experiences are exposures to maltreatment or household dysfunction during crucial developmental periods that disrupt neurodevelopment and can result in lifelong physical and psychological harm, altering the child's behavior and disease risk into adulthood. Maltreatment can affect patients of any gender identity and from all racial and ethnic backgrounds, socioeconomic statuses, and community settings. Read More

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Oakland Primary Care, Ascension Macomb-Oakland Family Medicine Residency, Warren, MI, USA.

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David Grant Medical Center Family Medicine Residency, Travis Air Force Base, CA, USA.

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Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC, USA.

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WVU Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA.

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Leawood, KS, USA.