Vol. 2 No. 1 (2010): January/February 2010

In a recent cleaning frenzy of stacks and piles stored in my office, I came across an article that I had ripped out of Patient Care dated October 30, 1982 and written by Dr. Raymond Saloom, the President of the American College of General Practitioners (ACGP) in Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery a...

With each new calendar year comes an opportunity for a new beginning, setting new goals, and learning new practices. In Osteopathic Family Physician ’s first year as a medical journal, we will continue to strive to provide information that you can use in your day-to-day practice. We invite your ac...

This article was designed to be viewed and distributed as a PDF. Please download the PDF for easiest reading. Introduction Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is one of the most common reasons that persons seek medical care. Experts estimate that about 31 million people in United States are affecte...

CONTEXT:Although the overall prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) in the United States is declining, correctional facilities continue to encounter a higher prevalence of this disease. Despite mandatory reporting laws for active TB, data for latent TB infection (LTBI) remains sketchy because reporting it ...

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a member of the herpesvirus family, is one of the most common human viruses affecting more than 90% of the world's population. The most common manifestation of primary infection is a self-limited clinical syndrome that most frequently affects adolescents and you...

Postinfectious glomerulonephritis is the most common cause of nephritic syndrome and acute renal failure in children. This condition usually results from a recent group A streptococcal infection and the diagnosis is based on clinical suspicion and laboratory data. This case describes a c...

The underlying holistic principle and philosophy of osteopathic medicine provides a strategic advantage for osteopathic physician participation in bioethical decision making for the benefit of patients; the broad-based education, training, and experience of the osteopathic family physici...

This article was designed to be viewed and distributed as a PDF. Please download the PDF for easiest reading. With the hands-on care that osteopathic physicians pro- vide and the unique benefits that osteopathic manipulative therapy (OMT) offers the patient, the osteopathic brand of medicine ho...

This article was designed to be viewed and distributed as a PDF. Please download the PDF for easiest reading. MedPAC September 2009 report In preparation for the March 2010 report to Congress, Medi- care Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) commis- sioners were given the latest projections of ...