Family Medicine

READING, REFERENCES AND RESOURCES

Required Texts/Reading:

  1. Taylor, Robert B., Fundamentals of Family Medicine (3rd Edition). Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. 2003.
  2. Articles in the syllabus articles appendix: Working with Families, Diagnosis and Management of Acute Low Back Pain, Physical Examination of the Lumbar Spine, JNC-7 Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure.
  3.  The The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services 2006: Recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force by U.S. Preventive Services Task Force ( Paperback - Dec 1, 2006 ). Can be downloaded and/or viewed at http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstfix.htm. **(see REQUIRED chapters below)
  4. Loyola Vertical Curriculum on LUMEN: Radiology, Prevention and Screening, and End of Life

USPSTF Required Chapters

Section One:

  1. Cardiovascular Disease

    2) Screening for High Blood Cholesterol and other Lipid Abnormalities
    3) Screening for Hypertension

  2. Neoplastic Disease

    7) Screening for Breast Cancer
    9) Screening for Cervical Cancer
    12)Screening for Skin Cancer- including counseling to prevent skin cancer

  3. Metabolic, Nutritional and Environmental Disorders

    19) Screening for Diabetes Mellitus
    20) Screening for Obesity

      H. Musculoskeletal Disorders

    46) Screening for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

       I. Mental Disorders and Substance Abuse

    52) Screening for Problem Drinking

Section Two:

Counseling:

54) Counseling to Prevent Tobacco Use
57) Counseling to Prevent Motor Vehicle Injuries
62) Counseling to Prevent HIV Infection and other Sexually Transmitted Disorders

Section Three:

Immunizations and Chemoprophylaxis

66) Childhood Immunizations
66) Adult Immunizations - Including Chemoprophylaxis Against Influenza A
68) Postmenopausal Hormone Prophylaxis

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Recommended Reading (Self-Study - Not on Final Exam)

The following articles are selected from the American Family Physicianand the American Academy of Pediatrics, and they toomay be useful in the clerkship.

  1. Guideline on Diagnosis and Management of Otitis Media, AAP, June 2004, Vol 69, No. 12
  2. Promoting and Prescribing Exercise for the Elderly, February 2002, Vol 65, No 3 419-426
  3. Practice Guidelines on Migraine: Five-Part Series, AFP, October 1999-November 2000
  4. Screening for Depression Across the Lifespan, AFP, September 2002, Vol 66, No. 6, 1001-1008
  5. Treatment of Cholesterol Abnormalities, AFP, March 2005, Vol 71, No. 6, 1137-1142
  6. The Pre-Participation Athletic Evaluation, AFP, May 2000, Vol 62, No. 9, 2683-2697
  7. The Evaluation of Sexual Abuse in Children, Pediatrics 2005:116; 506-512

Loyola Vertical Curriculum (Self-Study – Not on Final Exam)

 

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Online Resources

For those wishing to go online for more information, the following sites are recommended.

  1. US Practice Guidelines Clearinghouse: www.guideline.gov. Public resource for evidence-based medicine clinical practice guidelines. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Policy.
  2. American Academy of Family Physicians: www.aafp.org.
  3. AMA Journals: www.ama-assn.org. Abstracts of articles from each of the AMA “Archive” journals.
  4. American Medical Students Association (AMSA): www.amsa.org/well. Webpage of resources relating to medical student well being.

 

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Podcast Weblinks

Audio and video files distributed over the internet 

  1. www.allpodcasts.com
  2. www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts Free podcatching software
  3. www.podcasts.yahoo.com
  4. www.accessmedicine.com         McGraw-Hill’s subscription service

 

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