Medical Practice

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American Family Physician August 1, 2002 Daphne P. Bicket	Using ACE Inhibitors Appropriately Although angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors have documented clinical benefits in a variety of clinical situations, the disparity between the evidence from clinical trials and bedside medicine is well documented.
Managed Care July 2002 John La Puma	An obesity primer for the medical office: Lessons from CHEF Clinic To help patients make healthy choices in an unhealthy environment, this primer summarizes recent data on nonprescription remedies and identifies behavioral changes that work.
Managed Care July 2002	Money isn't everything Physicians are fairly happy with their incomes, but unhappy with the number of hours they have to work, as well as with the ancillary duties involved in practicing medicine, according to a survey.
Managed Care July 2002 Bob Carlson	Working Too Hard, Doctor? Poor Work Flow Could Be To Blame Notions of workplace efficiency, value, and quality that have evolved over the last several decades are only recently being applied in health care.
CIO August 1, 2002 Stephanie Overby	Rx for Chicken Scratch Poor physician penmanship is the butt of many jokes, but illegible prescriptions are no laughing matter. Some pharmacies are starting to use electronic systems to accept prescriptions from doctors electronically via PC, PDA, or cell phone, thus ensuring accurate prescription filling.
Salon.com July 25, 2002 Fran Smith	Ignorance is no excuse Few doctors learn how to perform abortions, and women pay for their lack of training. New York City is taking steps to reverse the trend.
Salon.com July 24, 2002 Margaret A. Woodbury	A doctor's right to choose Two surgical options for late-term abortion may be reduced to one if antiabortion activists, with help from the Bush administration, get their way.
American Family Physician July 15, 2002 Dana E. King	Acute Management of Atrial Fibrillation: Part I. Rate and Rhythm Control Atrial fibrillation is the arrhythmia most commonly encountered in family practice. Initial treatment is directed at controlling the ventricular rate. Medical or electrical cardioversion to restore sinus rhythm is the next step in patients who remain in atrial fibrillation.
American Family Physician July 15, 2002 Dana E. King	Acute Management of Atrial Fibrillation: Part II. Prevention of Thromboembolic Complications Family physicians should be familiar with the acute management of atrial fibrillation and the initiation of chronic therapy for this common arrhythmia. Part II of this two-part article focuses on the prevention of thromboembolic complications using anticoagulation.
American Family Physician July 15, 2002 Bruce T. Vanderhoff & Rundsarah M. Tahboub	Proton Pump Inhibitors: An Update Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are one of the most commonly prescribed classes of medications in the primary care setting and are considered a major advance in the treatment of acid-peptic diseases.
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