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Managed Care May 2002 Michael S. Victoroff |
Psychologist Prescribing: Not Such a Crazy Idea New Mexico has just granted medication-prescribing authority to certain certified Ph.D psychologists -- a development with broad potential implications for the field of mental health. It's a bold precedent |
Managed Care May 2002 |
Radiologists, anesthesiologists in demand Radiology is the name of the game in physician recruitment today. Studies have also seen increased demand for another traditionally hospital-based specialty -- anesthesiology |
Managed Care May 2002 Bob Carlson |
Team-Care Approach Catching On A team approach is likely to gain ground for at least two reasons: First, demographic data suggest that the demand for health care services will exceed supply in the next decade, especially in geriatric specialties. Second, rising health care costs will increase pressures to use resources more appropriately |
Salon.com May 23, 2002 Lawrence H. Diller |
A prescription for disaster The failure to test the effects in children of routinely prescribed drugs has resulted in at least one death. How many kids will die before drug companies take steps to ensure their safety? |
American Family Physician May 15, 2002 Doug Knutson & Chad Braun |
Diagnosis and Management of Acute Bronchitis Acute bronchitis is one of the top 10 conditions for which patients seek medical care. Because acute bronchitis most often has a viral cause, symptomatic treatment with protussives, antitussives, or bronchodilators is appropriate... |
American Family Physician May 15, 2002 Gad Lotan |
Double-Ligature: A Treatment for Pedunculated Umbilical Granulomas in Children Umbilical granulomas are common inflammatory reactions to the resolving umbilical stump. The double-ligature technique is simple to perform and provides good cosmetic and functional results with only minor complications... |
American Family Physician May 15, 2002 Andrew Weinstein |
Topical Treatment of Common Superficial Tinea Infections Tinea infections are superficial fungal infections caused by three species of fungi collectively known as dermatophytes. Topical therapy is generally successful unless the infection covers an extensive area or is resistant to initial therapy... |
American Family Physician May 15, 2002 Alex H. Krist & Amy Crawford-Faucher |
Management of Newborns Exposed to Maternal HIV Infection The management of infants whose mothers are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus involves minimizing the risk of vertical transmission of HIV, recognizing neonatal HIV infection early, preventing opportunistic infections, and addressing psychosocial issues... |
American Family Physician May 15, 2002 Doron Schneider |
Diagnosis and Treatment of Paget's Disease of Bone Paget's disease of bone (also known as osteitis deformans) is a nonmalignant disease involving accelerated bone resorption followed by deposition of dense, chaotic, and ineffectively mineralized bone matrix... |
American Family Physician May 15, 2002 Sarina Schrager |
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Associated with Hormonal Contraception Abnormal uterine bleeding is a common but rarely dangerous side effect of hormonal contraception. It is, however, a major cause for the discontinuation of hormonal contraception and the resultant occurrence of unplanned pregnancy... |
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