Medical Practice

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American Family Physician August 15, 2005 Ward & Hume	STEPS - New Drug Reviews Olmesartan (Benicar) for Hypertension
American Family Physician August 15, 2005 Mark H. Ebell	Point-of-Care Guides What is the prognosis for a patient with terminal cancer?
American Family Physician August 15, 2005 Kathy Soch	Diary From a Week in Pactice A family physician sees a patient who wants to talk about his wife's condition more than his own... Attends a viewing of a nursing home patient... Sees a Minnesotan burned by Texas sun... etc.
Nursing Management August 2005 Regina Foley	Learn to Speak Finance To best prepare for developing nursing budgets, know your volume base. Realize who and where your competition is and plan accordingly.
Reason September 2005 Kerry Howley	Self-Medicating in Burma The U.S. is the only country in the world that divides drugs into two rigid categories of prescription-only and over-the-counter. Most other developed nations allow for a third class of drugs to be dispensed by a pharmacist, and developing nations typically do not have prescription requirements or fail to enforce them.
Reason September 2005 Satel & Sommers	The Mental Health Crisis That Wasn't How the trauma industry exploited 9/11.
American Family Physician August 1, 2005 Wattendorf & Hadley	Family History: The Three-Generation Pedigree The three-generation pedigree provides a pictorial representation of diseases within a family and is the most efficient way to assess hereditary influences on disease.
American Family Physician August 1, 2005 Frances Biagioli	Child Safety Seat Counseling: Three Keys to Safety It is important for physicians caring for children to know what child safety seats are available and which types of seats are safest.
American Family Physician August 1, 2005 Susan A. Mehnert-Kay	Diagnosis and Management of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections Although the incidence of urinary tract infection has not changed substantially over the last 10 years, the diagnostic criteria, bacterial resistance patterns, and recommended treatment have changed.
American Family Physician August 1, 2005 Safeer & Keenan	Health Literacy: The Gap Between Physicians and Patients Inadequate health literacy can result in difficulty accessing health care, following instructions from a physician, and taking medication properly. Patients with inadequate health literacy are more likely to be hospitalized than patients with adequate skills.
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