Recommended Readings for Family Medicine Clerkship at Duke University/Southern Regional Area Health Education Center Family Medicine Residency Program :

Chronic Diseases:

 Asthma (Diagnosis):  http://www.aafp.org/afp/20040901/893.html

 Asthma (Treatment):  http://www.aafp.org/afp/20040915/1061.html

COPD:  Up-To-Date (A login & password will be provided at the beginning of your clerkship)

Search “COPD,” click “COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease),” then click “Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.”  When done, click “Back” then click “Overview of Management of Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.”

Congestive Heart Failure: Up-To-Date

Search “Congestive Heart Failure,” click “Congestive Heart Failure,”  click “Evaluation of the patient with suspected heart failure.”  When done, click “Back” then click “Overview of the therapy in heart failure due to systolic dysfunction.”            

Diabetes:  Up-To-Date

Search “Diabetes,” click “Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, “ click “Definition and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus.”  Read the paragraph titled “New Criteria (ADA)” only then click “Back.”  Then click “Drugs That Improve Insulin Action…” then click back and click “Drugs That Increase Insulin Secretion…” 

Hyperlipidemia:  http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/cholesterol/atp_iii.htm

Click “PDF Document.”  When done, click “Back” then click “Information on The ATP III Update” at top of page. 

Hypertension:  http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/hypertension/ 
Under “The Guidelines,” click “JNC 7 Express” then click PDF Document.

Acute Diseases:

            Otitis Media:  http://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic351.htm 

            Otitis Media:  http://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic351.htm 

            Pharyngitis:  http://www.aafp.org/afp/20030215/practice.html 

            Sinusitis:  Diagnosis:  http://www.aafp.org/afp/20041101/1685.html

                           Treatment:  http://www.aafp.org/afp/20041101/1685.html

 URI:  Up-To-Date

Search “Upper Respiratory Infection.”  Click “Upper Respiratory Infection” then click “The Common Cold in Adults.”

Urinalysis Interpretation:  http://www.aafp.org/afp/20050315/1153.html

Urinary Tract Infection:  http://www.aafp.org/afp/990301ap/1225.html 

Health Maintenance:

 Breast Cancer Screening:  http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspsbrca.htm

 Cervical Cancer Screening: http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspscerv.htm

 Colon Cancer Screening:  http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspscolo.htm

 Prostate Cancer Screening:  http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspsprca.htm

 Smoking Cessation:  http://www.aafp.org/afp/20020315/1107.html