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Essay Pages 193-194

How COVID-19 Reaffirmed Our Commitment to Primary Care

Authors: Ann Wade, BS, BJ, Elisabeth Callen, PhD, GSTAT, Christina M Hester, PhD, MPH, Jennifer K Carroll, MD, MPH and Melissa K Filippi, PhD, MPH

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected family medicine and primary care clinicians in complex ways. While many publications focus on the problems, struggles, and obstacles faced by family medicine and primary care clinicians, this essay reports on positive experiences which were born out of extremely difficult and challenging circumstances. Many of the responses gathered illustrate the bonds that family medicine and primary care clinicians form with their patients and

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Research Article Pages 183-192

Risk Factors and Incidence Rates of Covid-19 Breakthrough Infections in Vaccinated People in General Medicine Practice in Toledo (Spain)

Authors: Jose Luis Turabian

Abstract: A longitudinal and prospective case-control study of COVID-19 breakthrough infections in vaccinated people was carried out from February 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021, in a general practitioner (GP) office in Toledo (Spain).

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Clinical Report Pages 181-182

Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Malpositioned in the Ipsilateral Thoracodorsal Vein: Clinical Case

Authors: Sepúlveda Haro E, Galache Rebolloso A, Romero Molina S, Quesada Muñoz G, Guerrero Orriach JL and Cruz Mañas J

Abstract: A peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) is a catheter that is inserted into a peripheral vein of the elbow or upper arm and which access the superior vena cava or inferior vena cava. These catheters present a low risk of serious complications but malpositioning of the distal tip is very frequent, with an incidence ranging from 5 to 31%. The most frequent tip locations of malpositioned PICC lines are the internal jugular vein, subclavian vein, axillary vein, brachial vein, contralateral veins, right atrium and right ventricle. Less frequently, the tip of the catheter may be placed in different arm veins and other peripheral veins

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Research Article Pages 178-180

Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination: Cross-Sectional Survey of Adults with Nonadherence to Physician- Recommended Statin Medications

Authors: Derjung M. Tarn, MD, PhD, Kevin Shih, PhD and Janice B. Schwartz, MD

Abstract: COVID-19 vaccine uptake is a critical public health challenge. Suboptimal COVID-19 vaccination rates in the United States have highlighted the need to understand drivers of resistance to vaccination, which one could consider nonadherence to a preventive therapy. The literature shows that physicians strongly influence patient decisions about vaccination, but knowledge is lacking regarding the relationship of patient acceptance of vaccinations and their acceptance of other physician recommendations regarding preventive treatments. This study investigated willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in patients who are nonadherent to medications for prevention of cardiovascular risk reduction.

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