Medical Practice

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American Family Physician December 15, 2003 Kathy Soch	Diary from a Week in Practice Every time you see a patient with diabetes, think about their eyes, heart, kidneys and feet... What to do about women who want to continue with hormone therapy now that it's fallen out of favor?... A 100-year-old gets her first prescription for medication for a chronic condition... etc.
American Family Physician December 15, 2003 Monika N. Daftary	Adefovir (Hepsera) for Chronic Hepatitis B Infection Adefovir offers an effective first-line alternative for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B. It also may prove to be useful in patients who have failed therapy with lamivudine as well as in patients who have difficulty tolerating interferon alfa-2b.
American Family Physician December 15, 2003 John Epling	Is Fluoxetine an Effective Therapy for Weight Loss in Obese Patients? Fluoxetine (Prozac) use may result in an average, short-term weight loss of up to 3.3 kg (7 lb, 4 oz) in obese patients, but the long-term effects and maintenance of weight loss after discontinuation of the drug have not been well studied.
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Howard Gleckman	Seniors' Big Drug Problem Misusing medications is a leading cause of death among the elderly.
American Family Physician December 1, 2003 Dwayne C. Clark	Common Acute Hand Infections Hand infections can result in significant morbidity if not appropriately diagnosed and treated. Host factors, location, and circumstances of the infection are important guides to initial treatment strategies.
American Family Physician December 1, 2003 Gill et al.	Diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Systemic lupus erythematosus is a multisystem inflammatory disease that is often difficult to diagnose. Before the diagnosis can be established, four of 11 clinical and laboratory criteria must be met.
American Family Physician December 1, 2003 Lyle A. Siddoway	Amiodarone: Guidelines for Use and Monitoring Amiodarone is a potent antiarrhythmic agent that is used to treat ventricular arrhythmias and atrial fibrillation. The drug prevents the recurrence of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias and produces a modest reduction of sudden deaths in high-risk patients.
American Family Physician December 1, 2003 Roth & Basello	Approach to the Adult Patient with Fever of Unknown Origin A thorough history, physical examination, and standard laboratory testing remain the basis of the initial evaluation of the patient with FUO.
Managed Care November 2003 Patrick Mullen	Physician Executives Need Not Fly Blind Kathleen Montgomery is in the forefront of efforts to define the unique domain of doctors who become managers. One thing she knows for sure: Trustworthiness is everything.
Managed Care November 2003 John Carroll	"Concierge Care" by Any Name Raises Ethical Concerns Medical directors at managed care organizations have been hard-pressed to come to a consensus on just how -- or whether -- this new wrinkle in the managed care business fits in.
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