New! Check out our American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Self-CareCharts and Patient Handouts!

The Self-CareChart feature enables you to search by symptom. This tool can help you determine what may be wrong and what you should do (i.e., try an over the counter medication, see a physician, etc.)

Patient Handouts provides an alphabetical list of diagnoses, treatments and medications with detailed education information. Use this feature to look up a disease or medication and find out more about it.

This patient education content is provided by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), a national medical organizations representing more than 93,700 family physicians, family practice residents and medical students. All of the information on this site has been written and reviewed by physicians and patient education professionals at the AAFP. Visit the AAFP web site to learn more about the AAFP.