Medical Practice

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American Family Physician June 15, 2004 Mark H. Ebell	Point-of-Care Guides Clinical Question: What is the best way to manage uncomplicated acute otitis media (AOM) in otherwise healthy children? The answer follows.
American Family Physician June 15, 2004 Sarah F. Hutton	STEPS Safety, tolerability, effectiveness, price and simplicity (STEPS)of Tiotropium (Spiriva) for COPD.
American Family Physician June 1, 2004 Fowler-Brown & Kahwati	Prevention and Treatment of Overweight in Children and Adolescents Family physicians should focus on identifying at-risk and overweight children and adolescents at an early stage and educating families about the health consequences of being overweight. Interventions should be tailored to the patient and involve the entire family.
American Family Physician June 1, 2004 Dhaliwal, Cornett & Tierney	Hemolytic Anemia While hemolysis can be a lifelong asymptomatic condition, it most often presents as anemia when erythrocytosis cannot match the pace of red cell destruction. Hemolysis also can manifest as jaundice, cholelithiasis, or isolated reticulocytosis.
American Family Physician June 1, 2004 Gutierrez & Blanchard	Diastolic Heart Failure: Challenges of Diagnosis and Treatment The outcomes of ongoing clinical trials may provide much-needed information about diastolic heart failure to move from intuitive treatment to therapy based on evidence that matters: decreased morbidity and mortality and improved quality of life.
American Family Physician June 1, 2004 Gahlinger	Club Drugs: MDMA, Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate (GHB), Rohypnol, and Ketamine About club drugs, outcomes of ingestion and treatments after ingestion.
American Family Physician June 1, 2004 Hockstein	Sialorrhea: A Management Challenge Sialorrhea (drooling or excessive salivation) is a common problem in neurologically impaired children and in adults who have Parkinson's disease or have had a stroke. The impact of sialorrhea on the patient's quality of life is the most important factor in determining the necessity of therapy.
ONLINE 2004 Suzanne Sabroski	ContentScan's Cancer Dome This database product has brought its model of expert editorial input to the field of clinical and research oncology.
Managed Care May 2004	Physician Pay Remains Flat, But Bonuses Rise The increased use of bonuses represents the physician market getting more competitive.
Managed Care May 2004 Thomas Morrow	New Agents Regulating Tyrosine Kinase Can Be Used Against Several Cancers When traditional therapies fail in cancer treatment, turning off a chemical switch may offer hope to the hopeless.
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