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PocketN ot e b o o kPocket PrimaryCareEdited byMeghan M. Kiefer, MDCurtis R. Chong, MD, PhD, MphilA Massachusetts General Hospital HandbookLWBK1305-FM.indd 123/12/13 7:37 AM
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CONTENTSContributing AuthorsforewordPrefaceviiixxviixxviiiGeneral medicineEdited by: Meghan M. KieferRoutine VisitDisease ScreeningHealth LiteracyCounseling PatientsEvidence-Based MedicineChronic PainChronic Opioid UseImmunizationsInfertilityObesityTobacco yEdited by: Kenta Nakamura, Ada StefanescuCoronary Artery DiseaseAortic DiseaseAtrial Fibrillation and FlutterCarotid DiseaseChest Pain and Noninvasive TestingHeart FailureDyslipidemiaHypertensionLower Extremity Edema & UlcersPalpitationsPeripheral Artery DiseasePre-Flight AssessmentPre-Operative Risk AssessmentSports and Exercise ClearanceSudden Cardiac DeathSyncopeValvular Heart 82-282-322-332-342-36DermatologyEdited by: Sarah N. Gee, H. Ray JalianApproach to Skin LesionsAcneAlopeciaAtopic DermatitisCommon Benign GrowthsBurnsDermatitisCutaneous Drug EruptionsMelanomaPsoriasisRheumatologic Skin DiseaseRosaceaScabiesNonmelanoma Skin CancerTineaLWBK1305-FM.indd 3-1923/12/13 7:37 AM
Topical CorticosteroidsUrticariaWound Care3-213-233-24EndocrineEdited by: Marc N. WeinAdrenal NodulesCalcium DisordersCushing SyndromeDiabetes MellitusDiabetes InsipidusHyperprolactinemiaMale HypogonadismOsteoporosisPolycystic Ovary SyndromeThyroid DisordersVitamin D ASTROENTEROLOGYEdited by: Zachary A. ZatorAbdominal PainAbnormal Liver Function TestsCeliac DiseaseCirrhosisConstipationDiarrheaDiverticular DiseaseDysphagiaGallstonesGastrointestinal BleedingGastroesophageal Reflux DiseaseH. pylori DiseaseHemorrhoidsInflammatory Bowel DiseaseIrritable Bowel SyndromeJaundicePancreatitisPeptic Ulcer -175-185-205-225-225-24Hematology and oncologyEdited by: Curtis R. ChongAbnormal WBC CountAnemiaFolate & Vitamin B12 DeficiencyBleeding DisordersDVT and Pulmonary EmbolusHemochromatosisLymphadenopathy & Splenic DisordersPlatelet 15Infectious diseaseEdited by: Bryn Boslett, Emily A. KendallBites and InfestationsBacterial Endocarditis ProphylaxisFever of Unknown OriginLWBK1305-FM.indd 47-17-27-323/12/13 7:37 AM
Hepatitis BHepatitis CHIV/AIDSHerpes Simplex VirusOther Viral HepatitidesPneumocystis (PCP) ProphylaxisPharyngitisPneumoniaSexually Transmitted InfectionsSkin & Soft Tissue InfectionsTick-Borne IllnessesTravel MedicineTuberculosisURI and InfluenzaHerpes ZosterUrinary Tract 37-257-277-307-317-33MusculoskeletalEdited by: Allen ChangBack PainFibromyalgiaFoot & Ankle DisordersGout and PseudogoutHand DisordersHip PainKnee PainMonoarticular ArthritisMuscle PainOsteoarthritisPolymyalgia RheumaticaPolyarticular ArthritisRheumatologic TestsSystemic Lupus ErythematosusShoulder 18-228-23NeurologyEdited by: Renuka Tipirneni, Sarah WahlsterBell’s PalsyConcussionDiplopiaDizziness and VertigoWeaknessHeadachePeripheral NeuropathyParkinson’s DiseaseRestless Legs SyndromeSeizureStroke, TIA, & Poststroke 20Ophthalmology and ENTEdited by: Rachel M. Huckfeldt, Aaron K. RemenschneiderAllergic RhinitisEye TraumaHearing LossHoarsenessLWBK1305-FM.indd 510-110-210-410-623/12/13 7:37 AM
Jaw & Dental PainOtitisRed EyeSinusitisSnoringVision ited by: Leah K. Bauer, Sarah E. WakemanAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)Alcohol Use DisordersAnxiety DisordersBipolar DisorderDepressionCare of the “Difficult Patient”Domestic ViolenceEating DisordersObsessive-Compulsive DisorderPsychotic DisordersPsychotropic MedicationsInsomnia and Sleep DisordersSomatoform DisordersSubstance Use DisordersSuicide Risk -1211-1311-1511-1711-1711-19PulmonaryEdited by: Katie R. FamousAsthmaChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)Chronic CoughDyspneaHemoptysisPulmonary NodulesObstructive Sleep ted by: Andrew AllegrettiChronic Kidney DiseaseHematuriaNephrolithiasisPotassium DisordersProteinuriaSodium Disorders13-113-313-413-613-813-10Women’s HealthEdited by: Sara U. Schwanke KhiljiAbnormal Uterine BleedingAmenorrheaBreast DiseaseCervical Cancer ScreeningContraceptionDysmenorrheaMenopausePelvic PainPelvic Inflammatory DiseaseVaginitisLWBK1305-FM.indd 2/13 7:37 AM
Men’s HealthEdited by: Allen ChangBPH & Lower Urinary Tract SymptomsMale Sexual DysfunctionProstate CancerProstatitisScrotal & Testicular Lesions15-115-315-415-615-7GeriatricsEdited by: D. Clay AckerlyDementiaEnd-of-life & Advance Care PlanningFall PreventionUrinary I-1Visit us tprimarycareQuestions, comments, feedback? E-mail editors@pocketprimarycare.comLWBK1305-FM.indd 723/12/13 7:37 AM
CONTRI B U T I N G A U T H O R SJeremy S. Abramson, MDDirector, Center for Lymphoma, Massachusetts General Hospital CancerCenter; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School(Lymphadenopathy & Splenic Disorders) MGH ’03D. Clay Ackerly, MD, MScAssistant Chief Medical Officer, Non-Acute, Massachusetts GeneralHospital; Associate Medical Director, Population Health and ContinuingCare, Partners HealthCare; Instructor in Medicine and Health CarePolicy, Harvard Medical School (Geriatrics Section Editor) MGH ’12George A. Alba, MDInternal Medicine Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital (ObstructiveSleep Apnea, Jaundice) MGH ’14Andrew Allegretti, MDNephrology Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital (Renal/UrologySection Editor) MGH ’13Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, MBBS, MPHAttending Physician, GI Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital; AssistantProfessor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (Abdominal Pain, Celiacdisease, Diverticular disease, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Hemorrhoids,H. pylori Disease, inflammatory bowel disease, peptic ulcer disease)George L. Anesi, MD, MAInternal Medicine Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital (Hemoptysis,Allergic Rhinitis) MGH ’14Steven J. Atlas, MD, MPHDirector, Practice-Based Research & Quality Improvement Network, GeneralMedicine Division, Massachusetts General Hospital; Attending Physician,General Medicine Division, Masachusetts General Hospital; AssociateProfessor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (Back Pain) MGH ’90Aaron L. Baggish, MDAssociate Director, Cardiovascular Performance Program; AttendingPhysician, Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital;Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (Sports andExercise Clearance) MGH ’05Matthew C. Baker, MDInternal Medicine Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital (Muscle Pain,Hip Pain) MGH ’14Jason G. Barrera, MD, PhDInternal Medicine Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital (MaleHypogonadism) MGH ’14Miriam Baron Barshak, MDAssociate Physician, Infectious Disease Division, Massachusetts GeneralHospital; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School(Pharyngitis, Urinary Tract Infections)LWBK1305-FM.indd 823/12/13 7:37 AM
Leah K. Bauer, MDAdministrative Chief Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital/McLeanPsychiatry (Psychiatry Section Co-Editor, Bipolar Disorder, PsychotropicMedications)Jonathan F. Bean, MD, MS, MPHAssociate Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, SpauldingRehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School (Fall Prevention)Seth K. Bechis, MD, MSUrology Resident, Department of Urology, Massachusetts GeneralHospital (Nephrolithiasis)Rachel Bender Ignacio, MDInfectious Disease Fellow, University of Washington (Skin and Soft TissueInfections) MGH ’11Rebecca A. Berman, MDDivision of General Medicine Residency Program Director, Brigham andWomen’s Hospital; Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School(Health Literacy)Matthew Bevers, MD, PhDChief Resident, Neurology, Partners Neurology Residency (Diplopia)Ishir Bhan, MD, MPHAttending Physician, Nephrology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital;Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School (Sodium disorders,Potassium Disorders, Chronic Kidney Disease, Hematuria, Proteinuria)MGH ’04Shamik Bhattacharyya, MD, MSNeurology Resident, Partners Neurology Residency (Parkinson’s Disease,Tremor)Michael F. Bierer, MD, MPHAttending Physician, General Medicine Division, Massachusetts GeneralHospital; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School(Chronic Pain, Chronic Opioid Use, Alcohol Use Disorders) MGH ’88Shana L. Birnbaum, MDAssistant Physician, General Medicine Division, Massachusetts GeneralHospital; Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School(Contraception, Cervical Cancer Screening) MGH ’02Kimberly G. Blumenthal, MDAllergy and Immunology Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital (AtopicDermatitis, Asthma, Sinusitis) MGH ’12Marcy B. Bolster, MDDirector, Rheumatology Fellowship Training Program, MassachusettsGeneral Hospital; Attending Physician, Division of Rheumatology;Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (PolyarticularArthritis, Shoulder Pain)LWBK1305-FM.indd 923/12/13 7:37 AM
Bryn Boslett, MDInfectious Disease Fellow, University of California San Francisco(Infectious Disease Section Co-editor, Fever of Unknown Origin,Pneumocystis (PCP) Prophylaxis, STIs) MGH ’13Marjory A. Bravard, MDAssistant in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital; Instructor inMedicine, Harvard Medical School (Hepatitis C, Other Viral Hepatidides,Burns) MGH ’13Brian P. Brennan, MD, MMScAssociate Director of Translational Neuroscience Research, BiologicalPsychiatry Laboratory, McLean Hospital; Instructor in Psychiatry,Harvard Medical School (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)Laura N. Brenner, MDPulmonary & Critical Care Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital/BethIsrael Deaconesss Medical Center (Chronic Cough) MGH ’13Judith A. Briant, MDInternal Medicine Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital (HerpesZoster, Bacterial Endocarditis Prophylaxis) MGH ’14Lynne Brodsky, MDAttending Physician, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts GeneralHospital-Chelsea HealthCare Center; Assistant Professor of Medicine,Harvard Medical School (Menopause)Andrew M. Brunner, MDHematology-Oncology Fellow, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Massachusetts General Hospital/Partners CancerCare (Abnormal WBCCount) MGH ’13Dana M. Carne, MD, MBAClinical Instructor in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital (Gout &Pseudogout, Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer) MGH ’13Brett J. Carroll, MDInternal Medicine Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital (Pharyngitis)MGH ’14Rodrigo Cerda, MD, MPHInstructor in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital (Tinea) MGH ’13Laura Certain, MD, PhDInfectious Disease Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham &Women’s Hospital Combined Infectious Disease Program (UrinaryTract Infections) MGH ’12Kyle J. Chambers, MDOtolaryngology Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital/MassachusettsEye and Ear Infirmary (Otitis)LWBK1305-FM.indd 1023/12/13 7:37 AM
Allen Chang, MDAttending Physician, Department of Medicine, UMass Memorial MedicalCenter; Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts MedicalSchool, Worcester, MA (Musculoskeletal Section Editor, Men’s HealthSection Editor, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) MGH ’12Quinn Taylor Charbonneau, DPMPodiatry Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital (Foot & AnkleDisorders)Justin A. Chen, MDAttending Physician, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts GeneralHospital; Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School (Care of the“Difficult” Patient, ADHD, Suicide Risk Assessment)Xingxing S. Cheng, MDInternal Medicine Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital (PotassiumDisorders) MGH ’14Garrett Matthew Chinn, MD, MSAttending Physician, General Medicine Division, Massachusetts GeneralHospital; Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School (Psoriasis,Rosacea) MGH ’12Josalyn L. Cho, MDAssociate Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Program,MGH/BIDMC Attending Physician, Pulmonary and Critical Care Unit,Massachusetts General Hospital; Instructor in Medicine, HarvardMedical School (Pulmonary Nodules) MGH ’06Curtis R. Chong, MD, PhD, MPhilHematology-Oncology Fellow, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Massachusetts General Hospital/Partners CancerCare (Hematologyand Oncology Section Editor, Counseling Patients, Evidence-based Medicine,Routine Visit, Hypertension, URI & Influenza, Back Pain, Alcohol UseDisorders, Coronary Artery Disease) MGH ’11Jacqueline Chu, MDInternal Medicine Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital(Immunizations) MGH ’14Kathy Chuang, MDClinical Fellow in Neuromuscular Medicine, Massachusetts GeneralHospital/Brigham & Women’s Hospital Neuromuscular Program(Peripheral Neuropathy)Raymond T. Chung, MDDirector of Hepatology, Vice Chief, Gastroenterology, MassachusettsGeneral Hospital; Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard MedicalSchool (Hepatitis B, Other viral hepatitides)Deborah S. Collier, MDAttending Physician, Rheumatology Division, Massachusetts GeneralHospital; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School(Fibromyalgia; Monoarticular Arthritis)LWBK1305-FM.indd 1123/12/13 7:37 AM
Fernando M. Contreras-Valdes, MDCardiology Fellow, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Valvular HeartDisease) MGH ’12Rebecca Cook, MD, MScInternal Medicine-Pediatrics Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital/MassGeneral Hospital for Children (Shoulder Pain, Pelvic Pain)MGH ’15Kathleen E. Corey, MD, MPHCo-director and Director of Clinical and Translational Research, MGHWeight Center, Massachusetts General Hospital; Attending Physician,Gastroenterology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital; Director,MGH Fatty Liver Clinic, GI Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital;Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School (Abnormal LiverFunction Tests, Cirrhosis, Jaundice, Gallstones, Pancreatitis) MGH ’06Frank Cortazar, MDInternal Medicine Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital (SodiumDisorders) MGH ’14Francis X. Creighton, Jr., MDOtolaryngology Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital/MassachusettsEye and Ear Infirmary (Otitis)Paul F. Currier, MD, MPHAttending Physician, Pulmonary and Critical Care Unit, MassachusettsGeneral Hospital; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard MedicalSchool (Dyspnea)Doreen DeFaria Yeh, MD, FACCAttending Physician, Susbspeciality Education Coordinator, Division ofCardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital; Instructor in Medicine,Harvard Medical School (Hypertension, Valvular Heart Disease, Pre-FlightAssessment) MGH ’06Marie B. Demay, MDPhysician in Medicine, Endocrine Division, Massachusetts GeneralHospital; Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (Vitamin Ddeficiency)Amit P. Desai, MDGastroenterology Fellow, New York Presbyterian Hospital (Gallstones,Inflammatory Bowel Disease) MGH ’13Erin Murphy DeBiasi, MDPulmonary & Critical Care Fellow, Yale School of Medicine (CervicalCancer Screening) MGH ’13Gillian R. Diercks, MDChief Otolaryngology Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital/Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (Snoring)LWBK1305-FM.indd 1223/12/13 7:37 AM
Abigail L. Donovan, MDDirector, First Episode and Early Psychosis Program, MassachusettsGeneral Hospital; Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, HarvardMedical School (Psychotic Disorders)Marlene L. Durand, MDPhysician in Medicine, Infectious Disease Unit, Massachusetts GeneralHospital; Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School(Bacterial Endocarditis Prophylaxis) MGH ’84A. Brooke Eastham, MDDermatology Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital/HarvardCombined Dermatology Residency Program (Rheumatologic SkinDisease)Meredith Eicken, MDInternal Medicine-Pediatrics Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital/MassGeneral Hospital for Children (Abnormal Uterine Bleeding)MGH ’15Mark Eisenberg, MDAttending Physician, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts GeneralHospital-Charlestown HealthCare Center; Assistant Professor ofMedicine, Harvard Medical School (Pneumocystis (PCP) Prophylaxis,Pneumonia, Substance Use Disorders)Jeffrey M. Ellenbogen, MD, MMScDirector, The Sound Sleep Project, Johns Hopkins University; AttendingPhysician, Sleep Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital; Assistant Professorof Neurology, Johns Hopkins University (Insomnia and Sleep Disorders)Anne D. Emmerich, MDAttending Physician, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts GeneralHospital; Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School(Depression)Katie R. Famous, MD, PhDPulmonary & Critical Care Fellow, University of California San Francisco(Pulmonary Section Editor) MGH ’13Pouneh K. Fazeli, MD, MPHAttending Physician, Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts GeneralHospital; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School(Hyperprolactinemia)Shiri B. Feingold, MD, MHAAttending Physician, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts GeneralHospital; Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School (PolycysticOvary Syndrome) MGH ’13Donna Felsenstein, MDDirector, STD/GID Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital; Physician inMedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital; Assistant Professor ofMedicine, Harvard Medical School (Sexually Transmitted Infections)MGH ’81LWBK1305-FM.indd 1302/01/14 5:24 PM
Carina Fernandez-Golarz, MDAttending Physician, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts GeneralHospital-Chelsea HealthCare Center; Instructor in Medicine, HarvardMedical School (Peripheral Artery Disease, Vaginitis) MGH ’12Joel S. Finkelstein, M.D.Director, MGH Bone Density Center; Attending Physician, EndocrineUnit, Massachusetts General Hospital; Associate Professor ofMedicine, Harvard Medical School (Male Hypogonadism)Mark Fisher, MD, MPHAssistant Clinical Director, Rheumatology Associates, MassachusettsGeneral Hospital; Instructor, Harvard Medical School (Osteoarthritis,Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Gout & Pseudogout)Esteban Franco-Garcia, MDAttending Physician, Geriatric Medicine Unit, Massachusetts GeneralHospital; Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (FallPrevention)Daniel Friedman, MDCardiology Fellow, Duke University Hospital (Palpitations, Sudden CardiacDeath) MGH ’13J. Scott Gabrielsen, MD, PhDUrology Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital (BPH & Lower UrinaryTract Symptoms, Male Sexual Dysfunction, Scrotal & Testicular Lesions)Tian Gao, MDGastroenterology Fellow, Boston Medical Center (Dysphagia,Gastrointestinal Bleeding, H. pylori Disease, Peptic Ulcer Disease) MGH ’12Jennifer J. Gao, MDInternal Medicine Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital(Hemochromatosis) MGH ’14Matthew F. Gardiner, MDDirector, Emergency Ophthalmology Services, Massachusetts Eye andEar Infirmary; Instructor in Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School(Eye Trauma, Red Eye, Vision Complaints)Yin Ge, MDCardiology Fellow, University of Toronto (Syncope, Coronary ArteryDisease) MGH ’13Sarah N. Gee, MDClinical Instructor, Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine,University of California, Los Angeles (Dermatology Section Co-Editor,Approach to Skin Lesions, Alopecia, Herpes Simplex Virus, Scabies, TopicalCorticosteroids, Urticaria) MGH Dermatology ’12Mark B. Geyer, MDInternal Medicine Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital (AnxietyDisorders, Insomnia and Sleep Disorders) MGH ’14LWBK1305-FM.indd 1423/12/13 7:37 AM
Fiona K. Gibbons, MDDirector, Pulmonary Associates Clinic, Co-Director, Partners AsthmaCenter; Assistant Physician, Pulmonary and Critical Care Unit,Massachusetts General Hospital; Instructor in Medicine, HarvardMedical School (Chronic Cough)Rebecca L. Gillani, MD, PhDNeurology Resident, Partners Neurology Residency (Weakness)Lauren G. Gilstrap, MDCardiology Fellow, Brigham & Women’s Hospital (Chest Pain andNoninvasive Testing) MGH ’13Charlotte Gore, MDOphthalmology Resident, Department of Ophthalmology, University ofCalifornia, San Diego (Red Eyes)Stacey T. Gray, MDCo-Director, Sinus Center at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary;Attending Physician, Department of Otolaryngology, MassachusettsEye and Ear Infirmary; Assistant Professor of Otology andLaryngology, Harvard Medical School (Allergic Rhinitis, Hearing Loss,Otitis, Hoarseness, Sinusitis, Snoring)Shawn A. Gregory, MD, MMScAttending Physician, Cardiology Division, Massachusetts GeneralHospital; Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School (Coronary ArteryDisease, Chest Pain and Noninvasive Testing)Daniel Guss, MD, MBAClinical Fellow, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham andWomen’s Hospital (Foot & Ankle Disorders)Maria A. Han, MDClinical Scholar, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, University ofCalifornia Los Angeles (End-of-Life & Advance Care Planning) MGH ’13R. Scott Harris, MDAssociate Physician, Pulmonary and Critical Care Unit, MassachusettsGeneral Hospital; Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard MedicalSchool (Asthma)Ardeshir Z. Hashmi, MDAttending Physician, Geriatric Medicine Unit, Massachusetts GeneralHospital; Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (UrinaryIncontinence)Janae K. Heath, MDInternal Medicine Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital (PulmonaryNodules, Proteinuria) MGH ’14Amanda R. Hernandez, MDAttending Physician, Geriatrics Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital;Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (Dementia)LWBK1305-FM.indd 1523/12/13 7:37 AM
John H. Holden, MDAttending Physician, Department of Medicine, Brighan & Women’sHospital; Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (DiverticularDisease) MGH ’13William J. Hucker, MD, PhDCardiology Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital (Atrial Fibrillation andFlutter) MGH ’12Rachel M. Huckfeldt, MD, PhDOphthalmology Resident, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Massachusetts General Hospital (Ophthalmology and ENT SectionCo-Editor)Rocio M. Hurtado, MD, DTM&HDirector, Mycobacterial Program, Infectious Disease Division,Massachusetts General Hospital; Instructor in Medicine, HarvardMedical School (URI and Influenza) MGH ’99Onyinye I. Iweala, MD, PhDAttending Physician, Hospital Medicine, Durham VA Medical Center;Clinical Instructor in Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine(Hemorrhoids, Restless Legs Syndrome) MGH ’13Benjamin Izar, MD, PhDInternal Medicine Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital (PlateletDisorders) MGH ’14Michael R. Jaff, DOChair, Institute for Heart, Vascular and Stroke Care, MassachusettsGeneral Hospital; Attending Physician, Vascular Medicine, CardiologyDivision, Massachusetts General Hospital; Professor of Medicine,Harvard Medical School (Aortic Disease, Peripheral Artery Disease,Carotid Disease, Lower Extremity Edema & Ulcers)H. Ray Jalian, MDClinical Instructor, Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine,University of California Los Angeles (Dermatology Section Co-Editor,Acne, Common Benign Growths, Dermatitis, Cutaneous Drug Eruptions)MGH Dermatology ’12James L. Januzzi, MDRoman W. Desanctis Endowed Distinguished Clinical Scholar, Director,Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital;Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (Atrial Fibrillation andFlutter, Chest Pain and Noninvasive Testing, Dyslipidemia, Pre-operative RiskAssessment, Syncope)Richard A. Johnson, MDAttending Physician, Department of Dermatology, MassachusettsGeneral Hospital; Assistant Professor of Dermatology, HarvardMedical School (Herpes Simplex Virus, Scabies)Brandon M. Jones, MDCardiology Fellow, Cleveland Clinic (Carotid Disease) MGH ’12LWBK1305-FM.indd 1602/01/14 5:24 PM
Boris D. Juelg, MD, PhDInfectious Disease Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham &Women’s Hospital Combined Infectious Disease Program (HIV/AIDS)MGH ’12Norifumi Kamo, MD, MPPAttending Physician, Department of Primary Care, Virginia MasonMedical Center (Chronic Kidney Disease, Hematuria) MGH ’13Emma Kaplan-Lewis, MDInternal Medicine Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital (DomesticViolence) MGH ’14Anne G. Kasmar, MD, MScAttending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases, MassachusettsGeneral Hospital; Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School(Tuberculosis) MGH ’03Daniel Kelmenson, MDInternal Medicine Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital (Prostatitis)MGH ’14Emily A. Kendall, MDInfectious Disease Fellow, Johns Hopkins Hospital (Infectious DiseaseSection Co-Editor, Travel Medicine) MGH ’13Meghan M. Kiefer, MDSenior Fellow/Acting Instructor, Division of General Internal Medicine,University of Washington School of Medicine (General Medicine SectionEditor, Approach to Skin Lesions, Chronic Pain, Chronic Opioid Use, DiseaseScreening, Diabetes Mellitus, Health Literacy, Hyperprolactinemia, Hepatitis B)MGH ’12Arthur Y. Kim, MDDirector, Viral Hepatitis Clinic, Infectious Disease, MassachusettsGeneral Hospital; Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases,Massachusetts General Hospital; Assistant Professor of Medicine,Harvard Medical School (Hepatitis C) MGH ’00Alexa B. Kimball, MD, MPHAttending Physician, Department of Dermatology, MassachusettsGeneral Hospital; Professor of Dermatology, Harvard MedicalSchool (Psoriasis)Joshua P. Klein, MD, PhDChief, Division of Hospital Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital;Assistant Professor of Neurology and Radiology, Harvard Medical School(Bell’s Palsy, Concussion, Vertigo, Weakness, Headache, Neuropathy, Parkinson’sDisease, Restless Leg Syndrome, Stroke, TIA, & Post-stroke Care, Tremor)Minna Kohler, MDDirector, Rheumatology Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Program,Massachusetts General Hospital; Attending Physician, RheumatologyDivision, Massachusetts General Hospital; Instructor in Medicine,Harvard Medical School (Knee Pain)LWBK1305-FM.indd 1723/12/13 7:37 AM
John B. Korman, MDDermatology Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital/HarvardCombined Dermatology Residency Program (Alopecia, Dermatitis)William A. Kormos, MD, MPHAttending Physician, General Internal Medicine Unit, MassachusettsGeneral Hospital; Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School(Disease Screening, Evidence-Based Medicine) MGH ’95Paul J. Krezanoski, MDInternal Medicine-Pediatrics Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital/MassGeneral Hospital for Children (Tuberculosis) MGH ’14Daniela Kroshinsky, MD, MPHAttending Physician, Department of Dermatology, Director of InpatientDermatology, Education and Research, Director of PediatricDermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital; Assistant Professorof Dermatology, Harvard Medical School (Acne, Burns, Cutaneous DrugEruptions, Atopic Dermatitis, Rosacea)Gina Kruse, MD, MS, MPHAssistant Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital, General MedicineDivision, Revere HealthCare Center; Instructor in Medicine, HarvardMedical School (Pneumonia, Tobacco Use) MGH ’11Braden Kuo, MD, MScAttending Physician, Gastrointestinal Unit, Mass
Pocket Notebook A Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook Primary Care Edited by Meghan M. Kiefer, MD Curtis r. Chong, MD, PhD, Mphil . GeNeRAL MeDIcINe Edited by: Meghan M. Kiefer Routine Visit 1-1 Disease Screening 1-2 Health Literacy 1-3 Counseling patients 1-4 evidence-based Medicine 1-6
