Useful Websites
Listed below are some common conditions seen in family medicine. Students should ensure, through clinical experience and self-directed study, that they have a working understanding of how to diagnose and manage these conditions in an ambulatory setting.
Students should be familiar with the information in the references noted below.
• Health promotion/disease prevention: USPSTF: www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstfix.htm
• Hypertension: JNC 7: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/hypertension
• Diabetes mellitus: 2004 ADA Recommendations: www.diabetes.org/for-health-professionals-and-scientists/cpr.jsp
• Hyperlipidemia: ATP III: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/cholesterol
• Upper and lower respiratory tract infections: www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/community
• Asthma: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma/index.htm
• Headache: www.i-h-s.org (under guidelines)
• Sexually transmitted diseases: www.cdc.gov/node.do/id/0900f3ec80009a98
• Well-Child Care: immunization schedules at www.aafp.org/x7666.xml
• General information: www.webmed.com and www.emedicine.com and www.aafp.org
• Patient Education handouts: www.familydoctor.org
• Pregnancy and Newborn care: www.babycenter.com
Students should be familiar with the information in the references noted below.
• Health promotion/disease prevention: USPSTF: www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstfix.htm
• Hypertension: JNC 7: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/hypertension
• Diabetes mellitus: 2004 ADA Recommendations: www.diabetes.org/for-health-professionals-and-scientists/cpr.jsp
• Hyperlipidemia: ATP III: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/cholesterol
• Upper and lower respiratory tract infections: www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/community
• Asthma: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma/index.htm
• Headache: www.i-h-s.org (under guidelines)
• Sexually transmitted diseases: www.cdc.gov/node.do/id/0900f3ec80009a98
• Well-Child Care: immunization schedules at www.aafp.org/x7666.xml
• General information: www.webmed.com and www.emedicine.com and www.aafp.org
• Patient Education handouts: www.familydoctor.org
• Pregnancy and Newborn care: www.babycenter.com
