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When doctors go to war

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Review Articles

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Biopsychosocial challenges in primary care for the combat PTSD patient from a social work and psychiatry perspective

Primary care providers are often the first encounter a patient has with medical care and are increasingly being expected by current health care models to extend their case care management role to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' “Advanced Primary Care model, also known as ...
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Major limb amputation and the relevance of osteopathic manipulative medicine in management

Major limb amputation, traumatically or nontraumatically induced, is a major life-changing event, often precipitating chronic pain, dysfunction, and altered self-image. This article explores the relevance of osteopathic manipulative treatment in management of the patient with major limb ...
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Convergence: a review of narco-terrorism for the osteopathic family physician

On September 28, 2001, the United Nations Security Council adopted Security Council resolution 1373 on counter-terrorism in which it noted with concern the close connection between international terrorism and transnational organized crime, illicit drugs, money laundering, illegal arms tr...

Brief Reports

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Considerations in the management of concussion with an illustrative case example

Concussions are extremely common injuries, especially among student athletes. With emerging guidelines that will require physicians to make decisions regarding injured athletes' return to physical activity, the family physician will soon be faced with more frequent questions from injured...

Case Reports

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Exostosis and seizures in an adolescent refugee patient-case study of pseudohypoparathyroidism

Pseudohypoparathyroidism is a complex endocrine disorder caused by various possible biochemical receptor abnormalities of the parathyroid hormone. Phenotypical features that result depend heavily on the type of pseudohypoparathyroidism and genetic inheritance (maternal versus paternal in...

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Four dollar generic medications, how safe are they?

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