Diagnosis and management of IBS in adultsThad Wilkins
Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
Am Fam Physician 86:419-26. 2012
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Racial disparities and barriers to colorectal cancer screening in rural areasThad Wilkins
Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, George Health Sciences University, USA
J Am Board Fam Med 25:308-17. 2012
..This study examined barriers to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in people living in rural areas...
- Diagnosis and management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Thad Wilkins
Department of Family Medicine, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
Am Fam Physician 85:469-76. 2012
..Arteriography with embolization or surgery may be needed if there is persistent and severe bleeding...
- Diagnosis and management of Crohn's disease
Thad Wilkins
Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, 30912, USA
Am Fam Physician 84:1365-75. 2011
..g., infliximab, adalimumab). Severe disease may require emergent hospitalization and a multidisciplinary approach with a family physician, gastroenterologist, and surgeon...
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 prevention
Thad 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...
- Diverticular bleeding
Thad 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...
- The prevalence of dysphagia in primary care patients: a HamesNet Research Network study
Thad 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...
- Nasolaryngoscopy in a family medicine clinic: indications, findings, and economics
Thad 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...
- Attitudes toward performance of endoscopic colon cancer screening by family physicians
Thad 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...
- 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 programs
Thad 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...
- Hepatitis C: diagnosis and treatment
Thad 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...
- Hepatitis B: diagnosis and treatment
Thad Wilkins
Department of Family Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
Am Fam Physician 81:965-72. 2010
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