Katie L Buel,Paul T Mingo
Katie L Buel
Small bowel obstruction and ileus are common surgical concerns that family physicians may encounter in a consultative role with surgical specialties. The most common cause of small bowel obstruction in adults and children is adhesions, foll...
Review
FP essentials. 2026 Jan:560:30-35. DOI: 2026
Katie L Buel,Paul T Mingo
Katie L Buel
Diverticular disease is a common finding in Western countries, with a prevalence of up to 70% among individuals at 60 years of age. The term diverticular disease includes the historically recognized conditions of diverticulosis, uncomplcate...
Review
FP essentials. 2026 Jan:560:22-29. DOI: 2026
Paul T Mingo,Katie L Buel
Paul T Mingo
Cholelithiasis, characterized by the presence of gallstones, is a common condition in the United States, with 80% of affected individuals having no symptoms. Symptomatic gallstone disease encompasses symptomatic cholelithiasis, biliary dysk...
Review
FP essentials. 2026 Jan:560:15-21. DOI: 2026
Paul T Mingo,Katie L Buel
Paul T Mingo
Acute appendicitis is one of the most common causes of emergency abdominal surgery in adults and children. Although tenderness at the McBurney point is the most specific symptom, diagnosing appendicitis clinically is challenging. Diagnosis ...
Review
FP essentials. 2026 Jan:560:7-14. DOI: 2026
Abdominal Pain Syndromes [0.03%]
腹痛综合征
Ryan D Kauffman
Ryan D Kauffman
Sunil Swami,Alexander Kaysin,Dea Sloan Bultman et al.
Sunil Swami et al.
Noninfectious pleural effusions arise from an imbalance between fluid entering and leaving the pleural space. Effusions are classified as transudative or exudative, based on protein and lactate dehydrogenase levels. Common symptoms are dysp...
Review
FP essentials. 2025 Dec:559:31-37. DOI: 2025
Oluwatoni Aluko,Alexander Kaysin,Sunil Swami et al.
Oluwatoni Aluko et al.
Obesity-hypoventilation syndrome is characterized by daytime hypercapnia (arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide of 45 mm Hg or more) in a patient with a body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or more, in the absence of alternative causes of hypo...
Review
FP essentials. 2025 Dec:559:24-30. DOI: 2025
Dea Sloan Bultman,Alexander Kaysin,Sunil Swami et al.
Dea Sloan Bultman et al.
Pulmonary nodules are commonly detected during routine lung cancer screening on low-dose chest computed tomography (CT) or incidentally on other imaging. Approximately 1.6 million people in the United States are diagnosed with pulmonary nod...
Review
FP essentials. 2025 Dec:559:15-20. DOI: 2025
Alexander Kaysin,Sunil Swami,Oluwatoni Aluko et al.
Alexander Kaysin et al.
Pulmonary hypertension is a complex progressive disorder characterized by elevated pulmonary artery pressure. Diagnosis requires early clinical suspicion based on symptoms such as exertional dyspnea, fatigue, syncope, and chest discomfort, ...
Review
FP essentials. 2025 Dec:559:7-15. DOI: 2025
Topics in Lung Disease [0.03%]
论丛:肺部疾病
Karl T Rew
Karl T Rew