Medical Practice

Magazine articles on medical practice and technical issues of treatment.

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Managed Care November 2003 Michael S. Victoroff	Breaking the Seal For Sake of Safety A program to reduce medical errors promised providers that confidentiality would be protected. Then came a problem demanding immediate attention, where confidentiality conflicted with patient safety.
Managed Care November 2003 Thomas Morrow	Making Sense of Antisense and Interference Treatments that interfere with protein synthesis at the cellular level will soon be debated in medical policy committee meetings.
American Family Physician November 15, 2003 Stulberg et al.	Common Hyperpigmentation Disorders in Adults Part I: Diagnostic Approach... Cafe au Lait Macules... Diffuse Hyperpigmentation... Sun Exposure... Phototoxic Reactions
American Family Physician November 15, 2003 Apgar et al.	The 2001 Bethesda System Terminology The 2001 Bethesda System for reporting cervical or vaginal cytologic diagnoses is an incremental change in the uniform terminology introduced in 1988 and revised in 1991.
American Family Physician November 15, 2003 Stulberg et al.	Common Hyperpigmentation Disorders in Adults Part II: Melanoma... Seborrheic Keratoses... Acanthosis Nigricans... Melasma... Diabetic Dermopathy... Tinea Versicolor... Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentation
American Family Physician November 15, 2003 Jones et al.	Common Problems in Patients Recovering from Chemical Dependency This article describes how to care for patients recovering from chemical dependency, including special concerns that arise during the treatment of common medical conditions, to avoid adverse outcomes or relapse into addiction.
American Family Physician November 15, 2003 Lucas & Cone	Breast Cyst Aspiration The breast mass is a clinical problem commonly encountered by family physicians. Fine-needle and core biopsy techniques require training and cytopathologist support. In contrast, breast cyst aspiration using a 21- or 22-gauge needle is a simple, cost-effective, minimally invasive procedure.
American Family Physician November 15, 2003 Cooper et al.	Primary Immunodeficiencies Primary immunodeficiencies include a variety of disorders that render patients more susceptible to infections. If left untreated, these infections may be fatal. The disorders constitute a spectrum of more than 80 innate defects in the body's immune system.
American Family Physician November 15, 2003 Sharon See	Desloratadine for Allergic Rhinitis Desloratadine is somewhat effective for the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis and may decrease nasal congestion. It also is effective for chronic urticaria.
HBS Working Knowledge November 17, 2003 Martha Lagace	The Business Case for Diabetes Disease Management Diabetes is a tough disease to tackle. A case-study discussion led by Harvard professor Nancy Beaulieu asked why it is so complex for business and society, and what might be done to curb its incidence.
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