Vol. 8 No. 1 (2016): January/February 2016

Many of the articles submitted to Osteopathic Family Physician are about rare conditions and this month we are featuring discussion of these rare disorders submissions along with more typical presentations in the family physician office. Asthma is common and not many new treatments are available...

For more than five months, the ACOFP Board of Governors has been developing our 2016-18 Strategic Plan. By the time you read this, we will be finalizing the plan after receiving comments from members and our state affiliates. So why write about it now? I wanted to use this space for two purposes. ...

Background: Very little research has been performed examining obesity and non-pandemic flu contracture in pediatric patients. The hypothesis of this study was that patients aged 2 through 12 years of age with a body mass index (BMI) of greater than or equal to the 85th percentile for th...

Asthma is a common heterogeneous syndrome characterized by airflow obstruction, bronchial hyper-responsiveness, and underlying inflammation. It is a major cause of lost work and school, lower quality of life and increased emergency room visits. Treatment involves a comprehensive step-wise approach t...

This article provides an evidence-based review of assessment and treatment tools for childhood obesity that can be implemented under the time constraints and within the skill set of a family medicine physician. Family medicine practitioners often form long-term relationships with ...

As the number of patients who have cardiovascular and metabolic disease grows, tobacco cessation should be a prime target for risk reduction. Physicians, already rushed during chronic care visits, often do not have the time to thoroughly address or follow up with smoking cessation efforts. As there ...

Ovarian cancer remains a highly lethal and prevalent disease in the United States currently being the fifth leading cause of cancer-related death for women for the year of 2014. Despite advances in surgical and medi- cal management, this disease usually carries a poor prognosis. Current guidelines t...

A 13-year-old white female presented with a two-day history of a rash on the dorsum of her nose. The patient stated she was outside all weekend playing soccer in the sun without sun protection prior to appearance of the rash. The patient described an itchy sensation to the d...

Asthma is a long-term lung condition in which the airways become inflamed and narrow leading to difficulty breathing and wheezing. It often affects people with a family history of allergies. A variety of triggers have been identified such as pollens, molds, animal dander and saliva, cockroaches, du...