AIM Ambulatory Medicine Key Review Articles Reading List

 

 “MUST READ” ARTICLES

 

CARDIOLOGY

*       The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detetion, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure: The JNC 7 Report. JAMA 2003;289:2560-72

*       Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP). NIH Publication No.01-3670 May 2001

*       Resistant or Difficult to Control Hypertension. N Engl J Med 2006;55:385-392

 

 

ENDOCRINE

*       Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes: A Consensus Algorithm for the Initiation and Adjustment of Therapy Diabetes Care. 2006 29 (8) 1963-72

*       Initial Management of Glycemia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. N Engl J Med 2002;347:1342-1349

*       ADA Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes–2006. Diabetes Care 2006;29, SUPPLEMENT 1

*       Continuing Controversies in the Management of Thyroid Nodule. Ann Intern Med 2005;142:926-931

 

 

ID

  • Management of Newly Diagnosed HIV. N Engl J Med 2005;353:1702-10
  • Snow V, Mottur-Pilson C, Gonzales R. Principles of appropriate antibiotic use for treatment of nonspecific upper respiratory tract infections in adults. Ann Intern Med 2001;134:487.
  • Snow V, Mottur-Pilson C, Cooper J, Hoffman JR. Principles of appropriate antibiotic use for acute pharyngitis in adults. Ann Intern Med 2001;134:506.
  • Snow V, Mottur-Pilson C, Hickner JM. Principles of appropriate antibiotic use for acute sinusitis in adults. Ann Intern Med 2001;134:495.
  • Snow V, Mottur-Pilson C, Gonzales R. Principles of appropriate antibiotic use for treatment of acute bronchitis in adults. Ann Intern Med 2001;134:518
  • Neuraminidase Inhibitors for Influenza. N Engl J Med 2005;353: 1363-73
  • Empirical Validation of Guidelines for the Management of Pharyngitis in Children and Adults. JAMA 2004; 291:1587-1595
  • Effectiveness of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in older adults. N Engl J Med 348:1747-55 2003

 

 

PULMONARY

*       Mild Asthma. N Engl J Med 2001;345:1257-62

*       Management of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. N Engl J Med 350:2689-2697

  • Lung Cancer Screening. N Engl J Med 2005;352:2714-20
  • Overstating the Evidence for Lung Cancer Screening Arch Intern Med. 2007;167(21):2289-2295  
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Ann Intern Med 2005;142:187-197
  • Risk Assessment for and Strategies to Reduce Perioperative Pulmonary Complication for Patients Undergoing Noncardiothoracic Surgery: A Guideline from the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2006;144:575-580, 581-592
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. N Engl J Med 2000; 343:269-280, Jul 27, 2000

 

 

GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE/PSYCHIATRY

·         Common Symptoms in Ambulatory Care: Incidence, Evaluation, Therapy, and Outcome. Am J of Med 1989;86 262

  • Functional Somatic Syndromes: One or Many? Lancet 1999; 354: 936
  • Allergic to Generics. Annals 2004 141: 131-136

·         Functional Somatic Syndromes. Ann Intern Med 1999;130:910

*       Fisher ES, Welch HG. Avoiding the Unintended Consequences of Growth in Medical Care: How Might More Be Worse? JAMA 1999; 281:446-53

*       Bipolar Disorder. N Engl J Med 2004;351:476-86.

*       The Medical Management of Depression. N Engl J Med 2006;353:1819-1834

 

 

RHEUMATOLOGY/ORTHOPEDICS

*       Gout. N Engl J Med 2003; 349: 1647-55

*       Therapeutic Strategies in Rheumatoid Arthritis. N Engl J Med 2007 Volume 350:2591-2

*       Low Back Pain. N Engl J Med 2001; 344: 363-370

  • Evaluating the Painful Shoulder. Patient Care January 2006 17-30

*       Persistent Low Back Pain. N Engl J Med 2005;352:1891-8

*       Osteoarthritis of the Knee. N Engl J Med 2006;354:841-8

*       Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis. N Engl J Med 2002 347:261-271

  • Evaluation of Acute Knee Pain in Primary Care. Ann Intern Meed 2003;139: 575-88
  • Corticosteroid Injection for Articular and Soft Tissue Pain. Patient Care August 2003
  • Managing Overuse Injuries of the Shoulder and Elbow. Patient Care November 2003
  • Acute Pain Management for Patients Receiving Maintenance Methadone or Buprenorphine Therapy. Ann Intern Med 2006;144:127-134
  • Contemporary Management of Neuropathic Pain for the Primary Care Physician. Mayo Clinic Proc 2004;79(12):1233-45

 

 

HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY

*       How to Interpret and Pursue an Abnormal Complete Blood Cell Count in Adults. Mayo Clin Proc 2005;80 (7) 923-36

 

 

OPHTHALMOLOGY/ENT

  • Posterior Vitreous Detachment. Postgraduate Medicine March 2005;117: 3742

*       Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. New Engl J Med 1999;341:1590-96

  • Self-treatment of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: Semont Maneuver vs Epley Procedure. Neurology Radtke et al. 63: 150

*       The Diagnosis and Treatment of Cough. New Engl J Med 2000;343: 1715-21

*       Allergic Rhinitis. N Engl J med 2005; 353:1934-44

  • Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid Treatment Options. N Engl J Med 2006: 81(2):234-37
  • Evaluation of the Optimal Oral Antihistamine for Patients with Allergic Rhinitis. Mayo Clin Proc. 2005; 80(9):1170-76
  • Aphthous Ulceration. N Engl J Med 2006; 355:165-72

 

 

GYNECOLOGY/UROLOGY

 

 

NEPHROLOGY

 

 

DERMATOLOGY

 

 

GASTROENTEROLOGY

*       Dyspepsia. Ann Intern Med 2001;134:815-822

*       Acute Infectious Diarrhea. N Engl J Med 2004;350:38-47

*       Evaluation of Abnormal Liver-Enzyme Results in Asymptomatic Patients. N Engl J Med 2000;342:1266-1271

 

 

NEUROLOGY

*       Migraine - Current Understanding and Treatment. NEJM 2002;346:257-70