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American Family Physician
September 1, 2001
Douglas D. Ross & Carla S. Alexander |
Fatigue, Anorexia, Cachexia, Nausea and Vomiting Physical symptoms other than pain often contribute to suffering near the end of life. Management involves a diagnostic evaluation for the cause of each symptom when possible, treatment of the identified cause when reasonable, and concomitant treatment of the symptom...   |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2001
William D. Smucker & Marjaneh Hedayat |
Evaluation and Treatment of ADHD Symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are present in as many as 9 percent of school-age children. ADHD-specific questionnaires can help determine whether children meet diagnostic criteria for the disorder... |
Managed Care
August 2001 |
Four Views of Managed Care Ethics The evolution of managed care has posed ethical problems for physicians, plan administrators, and even patients. Four ethicists find that questions are many, while satisfactory answers are in short supply... |
Managed Care
August 2001 |
GAO: Consultants Point Docs Toward Federal Law Violations The General Accounting Office has found that some health care consultants have been advising physicians to do things that conflict with federal laws and that may be unethical... |
Managed Care
August 2001 |
Group Rates Value Of Recommended Preventive Care Child vaccinations, tobacco-cessation counseling and treatment, and screening for vision impairment in the elderly are the most important preventive services -- from the standpoints of cost-effectiveness, reducing the necessity of treatment for illness, and averting injury... |
Reason
Aug/Sep 2001
Jacob Sullum |
Through the Nose An FDA advisory committee has voted overwhelmingly to recommend over-the-counter status for Claritin, Allegra, and Zyrtec, three popular prescription allergy drugs. But the drugs' manufacturers are opposing a switch, fearing that it could hurt their profits... |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2001
Melissa H. Hunter |
COPD: Management of Acute Exacerbations and Chronic Stable Disease Outpatient management of patients with stable COPD should be directed at improving quality of life by preventing acute exacerbations, relieving symptoms and slowing the progressive deterioration of lung function... |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2001
John W. Simon |
Commonly Missed Diagnoses in the Childhood Eye Examination Early and accurate detection of eye disorders in children can present a challenge for family physicians. The involvement of pediatric ophthalmologists with specialized training, expertise and examination equipment is often required... |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2001
Daisy Arce |
Recognizing Spinal Cord Emergencies Physicians who work in primary care settings and emergency departments frequently evaluate patients with neck and back pain. Spinal cord emergencies are uncommon, but injury must be recognized early so that the diagnosis can be quickly confirmed... |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2001
Thomas P. Guck |
Assessment and Treatment of Depression Following Myocardial Infarction Depression is an independent risk factor in the development of and mortality associated with cardiovascular disease in otherwise healthy persons... |
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