Diagnosis and management of adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderRobert E Post
Virtua Family Medicine Residency, Voorhees, NJ 08043, USA
Am Fam Physician 85:890-6. 2012
..To monitor for misuse or diversion of stimulants, family physicians should consider using a controlled substances agreement and random urine drug screening in addition to regular follow-up visits...
Dietary fiber for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysisRobert E Post
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA
J Am Board Fam Med 25:16-23. 2012
..The purpose of this study was to determine if an increase in dietary fiber affects glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and fasting blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus...
- Dizziness: a diagnostic approach
Robert E Post
Am Fam Physician 82:361-8, 369. 2010
..Orthostatic hypotension that causes presyncope can be treated with alpha agonists, mineralocorticoids, or lifestyle changes. Disequilibrium and lightheadedness can be alleviated by treating the underlying cause...
- The influence of physician acknowledgment of patients' weight status on patient perceptions of overweight and obesity in the United States
Robert E Post
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, 29425, USA
Arch Intern Med 171:316-21. 2011
..We evaluated whether patient reports of physician acknowledgment of overweight patients' weight status are associated with the patients' perceptions of their own weight and desire to lose weight...
- Use of the nutrition facts label in chronic disease management: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Robert E Post
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 295 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
J Am Diet Assoc 110:628-32. 2010
..12 to 2.00). Those who read food labels consumed less energy, saturated fat, carbohydrates, and sugar, and more fiber than those who did not. These findings point to the value of dietary counseling in chronic disease management...
- Association of urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and serum C-reactive protein
Charles J Everett
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 295 Calhoun Street, MSC 192, Charleston, SC 29425 1920, USA
Environ Res 110:79-82. 2010
..Given that inflammation (characterized here by CRP) is an important factor in the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease, these results suggest a role for OH-PAHs in the progression of atherosclerosis...
- Factors affecting HPV vaccine use among recent family medicine residency graduates
Robert E Post
Virtua Family Medicine Residency, Voorhees, NJ 08043, USA
Fam Med 45:90-4. 2013
..Limited information is available regarding what affects physicians in offering the vaccine. The purpose of this study was to examine factors that affect family physician administration of the HPV vaccine...
- Publication productivity by family medicine faculty: 1999 to 2009
Robert E Post
Virtua Family Medicine Residency, Voorhees, NJ 08043, USA
Fam Med 44:312-7. 2012
..A decline in publications by academic family medicine faculty during the 1990s was documented. The purpose of this study was to compare the publication productivity of family medicine academicians during the 2000s to that in the 1990s...
Availability of antibiotics for purchase without a prescription on the internetArch G Mainous
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA
Ann Fam Med 7:431-5. 2009
..The purpose of this study was to examine antibiotics available to patients without a prescription, a phenomenon on the Internet...
