Medical Practice

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American Family Physician January 15, 2006 Hollander-Rodriguez & Calvert	Hyperkalemia Hyperkalemia is a potentially life-threatening metabolic problem caused by inability of the kidneys to excrete potassium, impairment of the mechanisms that move potassium from the circulation into the cells, or a combination of these factors.
American Family Physician January 15, 2006 Ference & Wilson	Ibandronate (Boniva) for Treatment and Prevention of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women Ibandronate is a bisphosphonate that can be taken daily or monthly. The daily dosage has been shown to decrease vertebral fractures in women with osteoporosis and a history of previous vertebral fractures.
American Family Physician January 15, 2006 Mark H. Ebell	Point-of-Care Guides - Treating Adult Women with Suspected UTI More than 7 million women are diagnosed with urinary tract infections (UTIs) annually, making it one of the most commonly seen conditions in primary care. What is the best way to manage the condition?
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2006 Michael Fronstin	A Fresh Look at Co-morbidity You may think you understand a disease. But then it arrives in tandem. A new survey takes a fresh look at co-morbidity.
Bio-IT World Dec 2005/Jan 2006 Mark D. Uehling	Convergence of EHR and EDC The hypothesized convergence of applications and databases for drug development, clinical trials, hospitals, and physicians is both closer and more distant.
Bio-IT World Dec 2005/Jan 2006 Davies & Withrow	Wal-Mart, Google, and the Future of Medicine Industry leaders at a recent conference were unanimous in their conviction that personalized medicine will change the practice of medicine and drug development but expressed grave concern at the lack of appropriate medical education currently available to bring that paradigm shift to fruition.
American Family Physician January 1, 2006 MODI Lowder	Medications for Migraine Prophylaxis Sufficient evidence and consensus exist to recommend propranolol, timolol, amitriptyline, divalproex, sodium valproate, and topiramate as first-line agents for migraine prevention.
American Family Physician January 1, 2006 Spitzer, Apgar & Brotzman	Management of Histologic Abnormalities of the Cervix The preferred treatment for women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and satisfactory colposcopy is repeat cytology at six and 12 months or DNA testing for HPV types at 12 months.
American Family Physician January 1, 2006 Rupke, Blecke & Renfrow	Cognitive Therapy for Depression Family physicians usually are the first to diagnose and treat patients with depression. They should inform patients that psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy are valid options, and that cognitive therapy is the most studied psychotherapy.
American Family Physician January 1, 2006 Karen W. Krigger	Cerebral Palsy: An Overview Cerebral palsy is characterized by motor impairment and can present with global physical and mental dysfunction. The differential diagnosis of cerebral palsy includes metabolic and genetic disorders.
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