Medical Practice

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American Family Physician July 15, 2002 Dennis A. Cardone & Alfred F. Tallia	Joint and Soft Tissue Injection In this overview, the indications, contraindications, potential side effects, timing, proper technique, necessary materials, pharmaceuticals used and their actions, and post-procedure care of patients are presented.
American Family Physician July 15, 2002 Michael Pignone & Bernard Levin	Recent Developments in Colorectal Cancer Screening and Prevention New information provides further support for efforts to increase the use of colorectal cancer screening and prevention services in adults older than 50 years.
American Family Physician July 15, 2002 John W. Thompson, Jr.	A Pregnant Woman Victimized by Physical Abuse Domestic violence in the United States is a problem of enormous proportions and represents a significant health concern. Here's how a physician can respond.
CIO July 15, 2002 Meridith Levinson	Robo-Patient Hits the Web Physiologically accurate models are being used more frequently by medical schools to provide practical training on how to diagnose and treat patients in emergency situations without the risk. Now isolated, rural physicians can have access to the simulators over the web.
Wired August 2002 Wil McCarthy	Strange Blood Cataclysmic shortages. Tainted supplies. There is a solution: artificial blood.
American Family Physician July 1, 2002 Pamela Dull	Managing Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Medical and surgical options for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia have expanded in recent years.
American Family Physician July 1, 2002 Bradford J. Wood	Virtual Endoscopy: A Promising New Technology Advanced processing of helical computed tomographic data sets permits three-dimensional and virtual endoscopic models. Such models are noninvasive and require minimal patient preparation, making them ideal for screening.
American Family Physician July 1, 2002 Daniel L. Stulberg	Common Bacterial Skin Infections Family physicians frequently treat bacterial skin infections in the office and in the hospital. Knowledge of the presentation, histopathology, and microbiology for each type of infection is important for proper care of the patient.
American Family Physician July 1, 2002 Suriti Kundu	Principles of Office Anesthesia: Part I. Infiltrative Anesthesia The use of effective analgesia is vital for any office procedure in which pain may be inflicted. Infiltrative anesthetics are frequently chosen because of their proven safety record, low cost, ease of storage, widespread availability, and rapid onset of action.
American Family Physician July 1, 2002 Suriti Kundu	Principles of Office Anesthesia: Part II. Topical Anesthesia The development of topical anesthetics has provided the family physician with multiple options in anesthetizing open and intact skin.
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