Welcome to autumn! As the cooler season comes upon us, this issue of OFP has some timely articles of interest. With the changing of seasons comes a return to the gridiron, and for those physicians participating, as sideline physicians for football, the article on concussions will be of v...
Presidential Perspectives
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As family physicians, we care for extended families: mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, etc. That is how many family physicians view their patients. The family link defines who they are to each other, and to the family physician who treats them.
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Research Article
10-15
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Meralgia Paresthetica is the diagnostic term used to describe a neuropathy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve and typically presents with numbness, tingling, paresthesias or any other sign of nerve impingement along the anterior and lateral thigh. This condition is quite debilitating...
Review Article
16-23
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Mosquito-borne viruses have been on the rise in recent years. This becomes especially critical when you consider a virus with a particularly harrowing consequence, like the Zika virus (ZIKV) and infant microcephaly. From its obscure history in Africa, ZIKV diverged into an African and As...
24-31
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Complaints of joint pain are commonly seen in clinical practice. Primary care physicians are frequently the first practitioners to work up these complaints. Polyarthritis can be seen in a multitude of diseases. It can be a challenging diagnostic process. In this article, we review the ap...
32-43
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Context: Concussion has emerged as one of the most challenging conditions in medicine. With the currently changing and evolving diagnosis and treatment paradigms in concussion management, a comprehensive review of the current literature was necessary. This article focuses on the in-offic...
Clinical Images
45-47
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A 55-year-old Caucasian female presented to the emergency department with fever and flu-like symptoms for the past three days.
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