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American Family Physician March 1, 2002 David J. Brandhagen |
Recognition and Management of Hereditary Hemochromatosis Hereditary hemochromatosis is the most common inherited single-gene disorder in people of northern European descent. It is characterized by increased intestinal absorption of iron, with deposition of the iron in multiple organs... |
American Family Physician March 1, 2002 Vyjeyanthi S. Periyakoil |
Identifying and Managing Preparatory Grief and Depression at the End of Life Preparatory grief is experienced by virtually all patients who are dying and can be facilitated with psychosocial support and counseling... |
American Family Physician March 1, 2002 Gohar A. Salam |
Lipoma Excision Most lipomas are best left alone, but rapidly growing or painful lipomas can be treated with a variety of procedures ranging from steroid injections to excision of the tumor... |
American Family Physician March 1, 2002 J. Christopher Graves |
Maternal Serum Triple Analyte Screening in Pregnancy According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, it has become standard in prenatal care to offer screening tests for neural tube defects and genetic abnormalities... |
Managed Care February 2002 Alan M. Muney |
Evidence-Based Medicine Needs To Be Promoted More Vigorously This means using a carrot-and-stick approach with physicians. Those who respect the evidence should be rewarded; others should face penalties... |
Managed Care February 2002 Bob Carlson |
Why You Should Care About Improving Clinical Practice Research on quality of care began over 30 years ago. Pages and pages document recent evidence of underuse, overuse, and misuse of resources. Yet only now does change appear imminent, thanks to a growing cadre of passionate reformers who preach clinical practice improvement... |
Managed Care February 2002 Joyce Ochs |
E-Prescribing Gets More Enticing Physicians today are writing prescriptions for patients on palm-held devices that seem eerily akin to medical practice on the Starship Enterprise... |
Managed Care February 2002 Donna J. Senft |
Laws Governing Peer Immunity, Physician Credentialing Upheld A federal court in Maryland recently addressed challenges to several laws governing physician credentialing... |
American Family Physician February 15, 2002 Meredith L. Porter |
Hyperbilirubinemia in the Term Newborn Hyperbilirubinemia is one of the most common problems encountered in term newborns. Jaundice typically results from the deposition of unconjugated bilirubin pigment in the skin and mucus membranes... |
American Family Physician February 15, 2002 David J. Alvarez |
Trigger Points: Diagnosis and Management Trigger points are discrete, focal, hyperirritable spots located in a taut band of skeletal muscle. They produce pain locally and in a referred pattern and often accompany chronic musculoskeletal disorders... |
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