Medical Practice

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Nursing October 2005 Susan Simmons Holcomb	Detecting Thyroid Disease Thyroid dysfunction can mimic signs and symptoms of aging. Find out how to recognize problems early, then learn about treatment and ways to manage symptoms.
American Family Physician October 15, 2005 Miller & Kruse	Evaluation of Syncope Though relatively common, syncope is a complex presenting symptom defined by a transient loss of consciousness, usually accompanied by falling, and with spontaneous recovery. Syncope must be carefully differentiated from other conditions that may cause a loss of consciousness or falling.
American Family Physician October 15, 2005 Nipa Shah	Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Treatment Challenge The clinical presentation of this chronic, recurrent, debilitating disease that presents with painful, inflamed lesions in the apocrine-gland-bearing areas of the body, indicates the diagnosis. A thorough history and physical examination are recommended at the initial visit.
American Family Physician October 15, 2005 Coleman & Newton	Supporting Self-Management in Patients with Chronic Illness Family physicians can support patient self-management by structuring patient-physician interactions to identify problems from the patient perspective, making office environment changes that remove self-management barriers, and providing education individually and through available community self-management resources.
American Family Physician October 15, 2005 Wilson & Curry	Subclinical Thyroid Disease The management of subclinical thyroid dysfunction is controversial, but there is good evidence that subclinical hypothyroidism is associated with progression to overt disease.
American Family Physician October 15, 2005 John G. Beauman	Genital Herpes: A Review Genital herpes simplex virus infection is a recurrent, lifelong disease with no cure. The strongest predictor for infection is a person's number of lifetime sex partners. Counseling patients about the risk of transmission is crucial and helps prevent the spread of disease and neonatal complications.
American Family Physician October 15, 2005 Huntington & Yuan	Topiramate (Topamax) for Migraine Prevention Topiramate is more effective than placebo for migraine prevention. Its effectiveness appears to be similar to that of other antiepileptic drugs and beta blockers.
American Family Physician October 15, 2005 Kathy Soch	Diary From a Week in Pactice This family practitioner checks in on a patient with severe expressive aphasia... Sees a chronic pessimist... Recommends documenting a resident's pre-operative clearance for a patient... etc.
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2005	Changing Diabetes An interview with Novo Nordisk's president of U.S. operations Martin Soeters on how a nation that leads the world in diabetes research does such a poor job of treating it. Here, he offers some solutions.
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2005 Phil Patrick	Marketing to Professionals: Senior-Care Specialists Surge In light of the growing senior population, pharmaceutical marketers are building partnerships with senior specialists.
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