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Hepatitis C: diagnosis and treatmentThad Wilkins
Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
Am Fam Physician 81:1351-7. 2010..The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases recommends ultrasound surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma in persons with chronic hepatitis C virus infection and cirrhosis...- Comparison of thin versus standard esophagogastroduodenoscopyThad Wilkins
Department of Family Practice, Malcolm Grow Medical Center, Andrews Air Force Basse, Marylannd, USA
J Fam Pract 51:625-9. 2002..To compare the tolerance, feasibility, and safety of ultrathin esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) in unsedated patients with conventional EGD in sedated patients... - Hepatitis B: diagnosis and treatmentThad Wilkins
Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
Am Fam Physician 81:965-72. 2010.... - Diverticular bleedingThad Wilkins
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
Am Fam Physician 80:977-83. 2009..For ongoing diverticular hemorrhage, other therapeutic modalities such as selective embolization, intra-arterial vasopressin infusion, or surgery, should be considered... 
Screening colonoscopies by primary care physicians: a meta-analysisThad Wilkins
Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912, USA
Ann Fam Med 7:56-62. 2009..The purpose of this study was to examine the safety and effectiveness of colonoscopies performed by primary care physicians...- Colorectal cancer: a summary of the evidence for screening and preventionThad Wilkins
Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912, USA
Am Fam Physician 78:1385-92. 2008..Additional studies are needed on decreased fat intake and red meat consumption, and the use of calcium, vitamin D, and statins before these can be recommended for primary prevention of colorectal cancer... - Attitudes toward performance of endoscopic colon cancer screening by family physiciansThad Wilkins
Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
Fam Med 39:578-84. 2007..This study's purpose was to examine attitudes of family physicians and gastroenterologists toward family physician performance of lower endoscopy in general practice... - The prevalence of dysphagia in primary care patients: a HamesNet Research Network studyThad Wilkins
Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
J Am Board Fam Med 20:144-50. 2007..A number of disorders cause dysphagia, which is the perception of an obstruction during swallowing. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of dysphagia in primary care patients... - EMBASE versus MEDLINE for family medicine searches: can MEDLINE searches find the forest or a tree?Thad Wilkins
Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
Can Fam Physician 51:848-9. 2005..We sought to determine whether searching EMBASE with terms for common family medicine diagnoses yields additional references beyond those found by using MEDLINE alone... - The current state of flexible sigmoidoscopy training in family medicine residency programsThad Wilkins
Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912, USA
Fam Med 37:706-11. 2005..Flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS) is one available screening option. This study determined the current state of FS training in US family medicine residencies... - Office-based unsedated ultrathin esophagoscopy in a primary care settingThad Wilkins
Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912, USA
Ann Fam Med 3:126-30. 2005..This study examines the feasibility of office-based UUE in primary care... - Office-based ultrathin esophagogastroduodenoscopy in a primary care settingThad Wilkins
Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912, USA
J Am Board Fam Pract 17:438-42. 2004..This study examines the feasibility and safety of office-based ultrathin (diameter, 5.9 mm) esophagogastroduodenoscopy (u-EGD) without conscious sedation in a primary care setting... - The current state of colonoscopy training in family medicine residency programsThad Wilkins
Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
Fam Med 36:407-11. 2004..This study determined the current state of colonoscopy training in US family medicine residency programs... - The current state of esophagogastroduodenoscopy training in family practice residency programsThad Wilkins
Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912, USA
Fam Med 35:269-72. 2003..This study determined the current state of EGD training in US family practice residency programs and how often graduating residents seek EGD privileges... 
Nasolaryngoscopy in a family medicine clinic: indications, findings, and economicsThad Wilkins
Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
J Am Board Fam Med 23:591-7. 2010..Nasopharyngeal complaints are common among patients who present to primary care. Patients with these complaints are often referred for nasolaryngoscopy evaluation to exclude serious conditions such as laryngeal cancer...