Evaluation of Hypertension
Evaluation of Hypertension Hypertension represents one of the most common, yet most eminently treatable of the major cardiovascular risk factors. As such, its detection, evaluation, and treatment are primary care…
Primary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease
Primary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease Primary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) represents one of the most important preventive tasks in primary care, given the prevalence of the condition,…
Prevention of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease
Prevention of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease Rheumatic fever and its cardiac complications of carditis and valvular damage are potentially serious consequences of infection with group A β-hemolytic streptococcus…
Infective Endocarditis Prophylaxis
Infective Endocarditis Prophylaxis Once universally fatal, infective endocarditis remains a serious disease, with a mortality rate of about 25%. The pathogenesis of endocarditis suggests that individual infections might be prevented…
Screening for Hyperlipidemia and Associated Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors
Screening for Hyperlipidemia and Associated Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in American men and women, making identification and treatment of…
Screening for Hypertension
Screening for Hypertension Hypertension ranks among the most important of conditions to screen for in adult primary care practice, given its prevalence, ease of detection, associated cardiovascular morbidity and mortality,…
Approach to the Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection
Approach to the Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection Stephen L. Boswell Despite the fact that a cure remains elusive, the management of the patient infected with human immunodeficiency…
Evaluation of Lymphadenopathy
Evaluation of Lymphadenopathy Of the nearly 600 lymph nodes throughout the body, only a few are normally palpable, including small nodes in the submandibular, axillary, and inguinal regions. Nevertheless, lymphadenopathy…
Evaluation of Fever
Evaluation of Fever Since antiquity, fever has been recognized as a cardinal manifestation of disease. Indeed, people identify fever as a sign of illness more readily than they recognize the…
Evaluation of Overweight and Obesity
Evaluation of Overweight and Obesity W. Scott Butsch Overweight and obesity have become major health concerns in modern postindustrial societies, affecting an estimated 69% of Americans older than the age…
