Vol. 10 No. 2 (2018): March/April 2018

Winter is always the best time for reading. A fire, a cup of cocoa, and the Osteopathic Family Physician . In this edition we have a review article on electronic cigarettes. When asking about smoking, is the question phrased in a way that the patient might be talking about electronic cigarette...

I cannot believe that it has been a year since I joined with you at the 2017 ACOFP Annual Convention to start my term as ACOFP President. It has been a most meaningful year for me due to the people I met and the conversations we had. Many talked about what a quandary medicine is in today, follo...

Aim: Develop a greater understanding of healthcare providers’ beliefs on patients’ medication adherence with an emphasis on the factors clinicians perceive being the most contributory toward non-adherence in type 1 (T1DM) and type 2 diabetes patients (T2DM). Methods: A 40-item survey was...

Electronic cigarettes are becoming increasingly popular in the United States, but misperceptions among consumers are common. There is a sense that they are safer than traditional cigarettes, however, there is limited research on long-term effects regarding the safety of these devices. Th...

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura-Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome is an acute illness with abnormalities in multiple organ systems. Patients typically present with thrombotic microangiopathy, thrombocytopenia, and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia without another apparent cause. Additional f...

This article was designed to be viewed and distributed as a PDF. Please download the PDF for easiest reading.                    A 27-year-old African American male presented to the office with a two-month history of intermittent chills without...

An 81-year-old female with a past medical history of osteoporosis, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and gastroesophageal reflux disease presented to her family practice office in hospital follow-up of a right leg injury she sustained six weeks prior. She had a mechanical fall at home ...

E-cigarettes are devices that produce a nicotine-containing vapor that is inhaled. The vapor is designed to look like regular cigarette smoke, but does not produce an odor. For this reason it is sometimes called vaping. Many devices resemble cigarettes, pipes and cigars. They have been l...

This article was designed to be viewed and distributed as a PDF. Please download the PDF for easiest reading.   Erythema nodosum is a type of inflammation of the fat tissue beneath the skin. It is a skin reaction that can be present from many different causes, as noted below. Your physicia...

This article was designed to be viewed and distributed as a PDF. Please download the PDF for easiest reading.       Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) is a rare blood disorder that results in tiny blood clots affecting small blood vessels. This leads to low levels of platele...