Wikipedia:Choosing Wisely/American Academy of Family Physicians

Choosing Wisely is a health campaign which seeks to share health information with patients and health care providers.

This project shares information from the American Academy of Family Physicians on Wikipedia.

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Bone density chart history
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Functional neurological deficit chart
Hysterectomy chart history
Low back pain chart history
Mucus chart history
Osteomyelitis chart
Osteoporosis chart
Pap test chart history
Sinusitis chart history
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References

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American Academy of Family Physicians, "Fifteen Things Physicians and Patients Should Question", Choosing Wisely: an initiative of the ABIM Foundation, American Academy of Family Physicians, retrieved September 23, 2013, which cites

    • United States Preventive Services Task Force (September 2002). "Screening for Osteoporosis: Recommendations and Rationale". uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
    • Hodgson, S.F.; Watts, N.B.; Bilezikian, J.P.; Clarke, B.L.; Gray, T.K.; Harris, D.W.; Johnston, Jr, C.C.; Kleerekoper, M.; Lindsay, R.; Luckey, M.M.; McClung, M.R.; Nankin, H.R.; Petak, S.M.; Recker, R.R.; AACE Osteoporosis Task Force (Nov–Dec 2003). "American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis: 2001 edition, with selected updates for 2003". Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. 9 (6): 544–64. PMID 14715483.
    • Lim, Lionel S.; Hoeksema, Laura J.; Sherin, Kevin (April 2009). "Screening for Osteoporosis in the Adult U.S. Population". American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 36 (4): 366–375. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2009.01.013.
    • National Osteoporosis Foundation (2014). "Having a Bone Density Test". nof.org. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
    • Lieberthal, A.S.; Carroll, A.E.; Chonmaitree, T.; Ganiats, T.G.; Hoberman, A.; Jackson, M.A.; Joffe, M.D.; Miller, D.T.; Rosenfeld, R.M.; Sevilla, X.D.; Schwartz, R.H.; Thomas, P.A.; Tunkel, D.E. (25 February 2013). "The Diagnosis and Management of Acute Otitis Media". Pediatrics. 131 (3): e964–e999. doi:10.1542/peds.2012-3488.
    • Venekamp, Roderick P; Sanders, Sharon; Glasziou, Paul P; Del Mar, Chris B; Rovers, Maroeska M; Venekamp, Roderick P (2013). "Antibiotics for acute otitis media in children". Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (1). CD000219. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD000219.pub3.
    • Stewart, F.H.; Harper, C.C.; Ellertson, C.E.; Grimes, D.A.; Sawaya, G.F.; Trussell, J. (May 2, 2001). "Clinical breast and pelvic examination requirements for hormonal contraception: Current practice vs evidence". JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association. 285 (17): 2232–9. PMID 11325325.
    • Henderson, Jillian T.; Sawaya, George F.; Blum, Maya; Stratton, Laura; Harper, Cynthia C. (2010). "Pelvic Examinations and Access to Oral Hormonal Contraception". Obstetrics & Gynecology. 116 (6): 1257–1264. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181fb540f. ISSN 0029-7844.
    • Committee on Gynecologic Practice (August 2012). "Committee opinion no. 534: well-woman visit". Obstetrics & Gynecology. 120 (2, Part 1): 421–424. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182680517.

Other layman guides cited include the following:

    1. Consumer Reports; American Academy of Family Physicians (May 2012), "Bone-density tests: When you need them — and when you don't" (PDF), Choosing Wisely: an initiative of the ABIM Foundation, Consumer Reports, retrieved August 14, 2012</ref>
    2. Consumer Reports; American Academy of Family Physicians (April 2012), "EKGs and exercise stress tests: When you need them for heart disease — and when you don't" (PDF), Choosing Wisely: an initiative of the ABIM Foundation, Consumer Reports, retrieved August 14, 2012
    3. Consumer Reports; American Academy of Family Physicians (April 2012), "Imaging tests for lower-back pain: When you need them—and when you don't" (PDF), Choosing Wisely: an initiative of the ABIM Foundation, Consumer Reports, retrieved August 14, 2012
    4. Consumer Reports; American Academy of Family Physicians (May 2012), "Pap tests: When you need them—and when you don't" (PDF), Choosing Wisely: an initiative of the ABIM Foundation, Consumer Reports, retrieved August 17, 2012
    5. Consumer Reports; American Academy of Family Physicians (April 2012), "Treating sinusitis: Don't rush to antibiotics" (PDF), Choosing Wisely: an initiative of the ABIM Foundation, Consumer Reports, retrieved August 17, 2012
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