AFP Clinical Answers/American Family Physicians (AFP)

 

How effective are interventions to prevent and treat C. difficile infection?

Am Fam Physician 2020, vol 99 (5):285

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0101/p10.html

 

Which noninvasive diagnostic test provides the most accurate diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection?

Am Fam Physician 2020, vol 101 (3):143

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0201/p143.html

 

Should clinicians screen and treat H.pylori infection before initiating long-term therapy with NSAIDs to reduce the risk of peptic ulcer disease?

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/1215/p740.html

 

What noninvasive interventions improve functional dyspepsia symptoms?

Am Fam Physician 2019, vol 100 (6): 331

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0915/p331.html

 

How effective is metformin in the treatment of NAFLD and nonalcoholic steatohepatis?

Am Fam Physician 2019, vol 100 (5): 273

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0901/p273.html

 

Is patients with vague gastrointestinal symptoms which test can help rule out Crohn´s disease?

Am Fam Physician 2019, vol 100 (3): 140

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0801/p140.html

 

What is an effective treatment for mild dehydration in children with gastroenteritis?

Am Fam Physician 2020, vol 100 (5): 273

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0901/p273.html

 

Is the probiotic L. rhamnosus GG safe and effective for the treatment of acute gastroenteritis in young children?

Am Fam Physician 2020, vol 101 (1): 10

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0101/p10.html

 

How does intravenous antibiotic therapy for acute appendicitis in adults compare to initial appendectomy?

Am Fam Physician 2019, vol 99 (11): 675

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0601/p675.html

 

■  Dr Paulo Fernando Leite

Cardiologia/Prevenção Cardiovascular

Consultório: Rua Padre Rolim 815/sala 601 – Belo Horizonte/MG/Brasil

Tel: 33245518

CRMMG: 7026

Email: pfleite1873@gmail.com

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Data: março 2021