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Abnormal LFTs

Giboney, Paul. “Mildly Elevated Liver Transaminase Levels in the Asymptomatic Patient.” American Family Physician. 2005 Mar 15;71(6):1105-1110.
Udell, Jacob et al. “Does This Patient with Liver Disease Have Cirrhosis?” JAMA, 2012; 307(8):832-842.

Agenda Setting

Baker, Laurence et al. "’What Else?’ Setting the Agenda for the Clinical Interview.” Annals of Internal Medicine. 2005; 143: 766-770.

Anxiety

Gale, Christopher and Oliver Davidson. “Generalised Anxiety Disorder.” BMJ. 2007; 334:579

Atherosclerosis

Reiner, Zeljko, et al. “ESC/EAS Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidaemias” Artherosclerosis. Volume 217, Issue 1; July 2011; 3-46.
Anawalt, Brad, MD. Lipid Disorders Cases Department of Medicine, University of Washington. August, 2012.

Asthma

Laine, Christine. “In the Clinic: Asthma.” Annals of Internal Medicine. 5 June 2007, Vol 146, No. 11.
Guidelines for the Dignosis and Management of Asthma: EPR-3 National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. July 2007.

Atrial Fibrillation

Cotton, Deborah. “In the Clinic: Atrial Fibrillation.” Annals of Internal Medicine. 2 March 2010, Vol 152, No. 5.

Chronic Kidney Disease

Draws, Paul et al. “In the Clinic: Chronic Kidney Disease.” Annals of Internal Medicine. 3 February 2009, Vol 150, No. 3.
Abboud, Hannah and William Henrich. “Stage IV Chronic Kidney Disease.” NEJM. 362:56-65 January 7, 2010

Chronic Pain

“Understanding Pain: What to do about it in less than 5 Minutes” Hunter Medicare Local http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b8oB757DKc
Turk, Dennis et al. “Treatment of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain.” The Lancet, Volume 377, Issue 9784, 2226 - 2235, 25 June 2011.

Circulation

Anderson, Jeffrey L., et al. “AHA/ACCF Management of ACS Guidelines: 2011 Update” Circulation. 2011;123:e426-e579; March 28, 2011.
Smith, Sidney C., et al. “AHA/ACCF Secondary Prevention and RiskReduction Therapy for Patients With Coronary andOther Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: 2011 Update” Journal of the American College of Caridiology. Vol. 58, No. 23, 2011.
Smith, Sidney C., et al. “AHA/ACC Guidelines for Secondary Prevention for Patients With Coronary and Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: 2006 Update : Endorsed by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute” Circulation 2006, 113:2363-2372.

Communication

Tarn, Derjung M. et al. “Physician Communication When Prescribing New Medications” Archives Internal Medicine, vol 166, 1856 - 1862, Sep 25, 2006

COPD

Steinberg, Ken, MD. “COPD: Issues for Ambulatory Management” , UW Internal Medicine Residency Program, July 6, 2012
Cotton, Deborah. “In the Clinic: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.” Annals of Internal Medicine. 05 April 2011, Vol 154, No. 7.
Niewoehner, Dennis. “Outpatient Management of Severe COPD.” NEJM. 362:1407-1416 April 15, 2010.

Coronary Artery Disease

Pflieger, Matthew et al. “Medical Management of Stable Coronary Artery Disease.” American Family Physician. Volume 83, Number 7. 819-826, April 1 2011.

Depression

Turner, Barbara et al. “In the Clinic: Depression.” Annals of Internal Medicine. 6 May 2010, Vol 152, No. 9.
Pagalilauan, Genevieve, MD FACP. “Depression” General Internal Medicine, University of Washington. August, 2012.

Diabetes

Hirsch, Irl B., et al. A Real-World Approach to Insulin Therapy in Primary Care Practice Clinical Diabetes, Vol 23, No 2, 2005.
Wright, Jenny, MD. “Diabetes Management” General Internal Medicine, University of Washington. August, 2012.
“Diabetes Care. Executive Summary: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2012” American Diabetes Association
Ismail-Beigi, Faramarz. “Glycemic Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus,” NEJM. 366;14. April 5, 2012
Turner, Barbara et al. “In the Clinic: Type 2 Diabetes.” Annals of Internal Medicine. 2 March 2010, Vol 152, No . 5
Dluhy, Robert and Graham McMahon. “Intensive Glycemic Control in the ACCORD and ADVANCE Trials.” NEJM. 2008; 358:2630-2633, June 12, 2008.
Kanji, Jamil et al. “Does This Patient with Diabetes have Large-Fiber Peripheral Neuropathy?” JAMA. 2010; 303(15):1526-1532.

Greetings

Makoul, Gregory et al. “An Evidence-Based Perspective on Greetings in Medical Encounters.” Archives Internal Medicine 2007;167:1172-1176.

Heart Failure

Goldberg, Lee et al. In the Clinic: Heart Failure Annals of Internal Medicine. 1 June 2010
Samala, Renato et al. Heart failure in frail, older patients: We can do ‘MORE’ Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. December 2011, Vol 78, No. 12
Management of Heart Failure in the Outpatient Setting

Hyperlipidemia

Turner, Barbara, et al. “In the Clinic: Dyslipidemia.” Annals of Internal Medicine. 3 August 2010, Vol 153, No. 3
ATP III Update: “ Implications of Recent Clinical Trials for the ATP III Guidelines” National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. ATP III Update, 2004.
TG and Xanthomata Skin Lesions

Hypertension

JNC 7 Express Highlights "Must Know" Clinical Practice Updates National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. 2003.
ALLHAT Officers and Coordinators for the ALLHAT Collaborative Research Group. “Major outcomes in high-risk hypertensive patients randomized to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or calcium channel blocker vs. diuretic: The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT).” JAMA. 2002 Dec 18; 288(23):2981-97
Laine, Christine et al. “In the Clinic: Hypertension.” Annals of Internal Medicine. 2 December 2008, Vol 149, No. 11
Nelson, Kari, MD MSHS. "Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertension" Division of General Internal Medicine, VA Puget Sound, University of Washington

Motivational Interviewing

Miller, William. “Motivational Interviewing: Facilitating Change Across Boundaries.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EeCirPyq2w

Screening

Preventive Medicine/Screening - Primary Care Immersion Quick Reference August, 2012.
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: 2010-2011Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. AHRQ Publication No. 10-05145, August 2010.
Warner, Ellen. “Breast-Cancer Screening.” NEJM. 365:1025-1032; September 15, 2011.
Hoffman, Richard. “Screening for Prostate Cancer.” NEJM. 365:2013-2019; November 24, 2011.
Liberman, David. “Screening for Colorectal Cancer.” NEJM. 361:1179-1187; September 17, 2009.

Stroke

Guidelines for the Primary Prevention of Stroke : A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

Tobacco Cessation

Fiore, Michael and Baker, Timothy. “Treating Smokers in the Health Care Setting.” NEJM. 365:1222-1231 September 29, 2011.
Smoking Cessation Resources

Vaginitis

Jain, Kamala, MD. “Vaginitis” Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington. August, 2012.

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