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Approach to steatotic liver disease in the office: Diagnosis, management, and proposed nomenclature

Canadian Family Physician

Objective To provide an update on the most recent developments regarding diagnosis and outcomes of steatotic liver disease (SLD), review new nomenclature applied to SLD, and provide an approach to the diagnosis and management of SLD. Main message Steatotic liver disease is one of the most common diseases encountered in general practice.

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Primary Care Physicians Responses to Treatment Burden in People With Type 2 Diabetes: A Qualitative Video Analysis in China [Original Research]

Annals of Family Medicine

PURPOSE This study aimed to examine the approaches general practitioners (GPs) use to respond to the treatment burden faced by people with type 2 diabetes. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 29 videos of GP-patient consultations in an academic general practice clinic in China.

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The Role of Internal Medicine in Preventive Health Care

Mesa Family Physician

How is it different from general practice? Physicians who practice internal medicine are called internists or internal medicine doctors. Internists manage a wide range of conditions, including chronic illnesses like hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease, as well as acute issues such as infections or injuries.

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Combinations of multimorbidity & risk of hospitalisation or death in England during the winter season: population-based study [Multimorbidity]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting/Dataset: General Practice Extraction Service Data for pandemic planning (GDPPR) database, Hospital Episode Statistics, & Office for National Statistics death registry identified 10 combinations of MLTC most commonly associated with hospital admission or death during the winter season.