Medical Practice

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American Family Physician January 15, 2003	Health Problems and Your Sex Life People with chronic illnesses can feel tired and depressed a lot of the time. They may have pain, stiffness, or trouble sleeping. They may need medicines or other treatments that affect their sex life.
Outside January 2003 Alisa Smith	Meet Prof. Popsicle Gordon Giesbrecht didn't become the world's leading authority on hypothermia by sitting around the campfire. He got there by leaping into frozen lakes, injecting ice water into his veins, and taking lots of very, very cold baths.
American Family Physician January 1, 2003 Edward Onusko	Diagnosing Secondary Hypertension Secondary hypertension is elevated blood pressure that results from an underlying, identifiable, often correctable cause. Only about 5 to 10 percent of hypertension cases are thought to result from secondary causes. The ABCDE mnemonic can be used to help determine a secondary cause of hypertension.
American Family Physician January 1, 2003 Coris & Lombardo	Tarsal Navicular Stress Fractures Stress fractures of the tarsal navicular bone are being recognized with increasing frequency in physically active persons. Diagnosis is commonly delayed, and outcome often suffers because physicians lack familiarity with the condition.
American Family Physician January 1, 2003 Barry L. Hainer	Dermatophyte Infections Dermatophytes are fungi that require keratin for growth. These fungi can cause superficial infections of the skin, hair, and nails.
American Family Physician January 1, 2003 Benjamin Kligler	Echinacea The most widely used herbal product in the United States is a liquid extract made from the root of Echinacea purpurea. Because the active component of the plant has not been identified, commercial echinacea products are not typically standardized to any particular component.
American Family Physician January 1, 2003 Jennifer B. Marks	Perioperative Management of Diabetes Diabetic patients who require surgery present special challenges in perioperative management. Special attention must be paid to prevention and treatment of metabolic derangements.
American Family Physician January 1, 2003 Norman J. Montalto	An Office-Based Approach to Influenza: Clinical Diagnosis and Laboratory Testing Vaccination is the primary measure for preventing morbidity and mortality from influenza. During the influenza season, family physicians must distinguish influenza from the common cold and other flu-like illnesses.
American Family Physician December 15, 2002 Thomas J. Zuber	The Mattress Sutures: Vertical, Horizontal, and Corner Stitch The interrupted vertical and horizontal mattress suture techniques are two of the most commonly used skin closure methods. The corner stitch, a variation of the horizontal mattress suture, is commonly used for closure of angled skin flaps or wounds.
American Family Physician December 15, 2002 Kurowski & Ostapchuk	Overview of Histoplasmosis Histoplasmosis is an endemic infection in most of the United States and can be found worldwide. This article presents the manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of histoplasmosis, beginning with the case of an immunocompetent child who developed disseminated disease.
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