AFP Clinical Answers/American Family Physicians (AFP)

 

Are shorter courses of systemic corticosteroid therapy as safe and effective as longer courses for patients with exacerbations of COPD?

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

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

 

Do written action plans for self-manageemnt of COPD reduce the severity of acute exacerbations?

Am Fam Physician 2019, vol 99 (9): 543

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0501/p543.html

 

When taking an inhaled steroid and seeking better asthma control, should the steroid dose be increased or should a LABA/steroid combination be used?

Am Fam Physician 2019, vol 99 (6): 356

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0315/p356.html

 

Is intravenous magnesium sulfate effective for the treatment of acute asthma exacerbations?

Am Fam Physicians 2019, vol 100 (4): 208

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0815/p208.html

 

Is adding a long-acting beta-agonist to an inhaled corticosteroid safe for patients with persitent asthma?

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

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

 

Are broad-spectrum antibiotics the preferred treattment in children with acute respiratory tract infections?

Am Fam Physician 2020, vol 99 (7): 424

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0401/p424.html

 

Do influenza vacines reduce the risk of influenza in healthy children, healthy adults, and older adults?

Am Fam Physician 2019, vol 100 (8): 462

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/1015/p462.html

 

■  Dr Paulo Fernando Leite

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Tel: 33245518

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Email: pfleite1873@gmail.com

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Data: março 2021