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March 2006 (Vol. 55, No. 3)

Editorial

Healing our health “system”
Jeff Susman, MD

 

InfoPOEMsŪ

Yoga effective for back pain

 PET scan best in chronic osteomyelitis diagnosis

Parents prefer shared decision-making for acute otitis media

 Intranasal steroids alone effective for acute uncomplicated sinusitis

COX-2 inhibitor no safer than naproxen and PPI

 

Applied Evidence

Obstetric anal sphincter injury: How to avoid, how to repair: A literature review
David Power, MB, MPH; Myra Fitzpatrick, MD, MRCOG; Colm O’Herlihy, MD, FRCOG

 Which patients taking SSRIs are at greatest risk of bleeding?
Ahmed Mansour, MD; Mark Pearce, MD; Benjamin Johnson, BSc; Michael Sai Lai Sey, HBSc; Ninos Oda, MD; Natasha Collegala, HBSc; Upasana Krishnadev, BHSc; Shree Bhalerao, BA, BSc, Pgd, MD, FRCPC

Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Tools for recognizing its many expressions
Lisa J. Merlo, PhD; Eric A. Storch, PhD

 

Photo Rounds

A non-healing ulcerated fingertip following injury
Adam Leight, MD

 

Practice Alert

Are you up to date with new immunization recommendations?
Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA

 

Clinical Inquiries

Does psychiatric treatment help patients with intractable chronic pain?
J. William Kerns, MD; Andy White, MD; Joan Nashelsky, MLS
Commentary
• Consider tricyclics for all chronic pain sufferers without a contraindication
Stan Sherman , MD

 What is appropriate fetal surveillance for women with diet-controlled gestational diabetes?
Lucy Loomis, MD; Jay Lee, MD; Elizabeth Tweed, MLIS
Commentary
• Follow local standards of care and continue fetal surveillance
Julia Fashner , MD

How should patients with Barrett’s esophagus be monitored?
Michael Grover, DO; Carmen Strickland, MD; Ellen Kesler, MLS
Commentary
• Reduced monitoring for most patients with Barrett’s esophagus appears safe
Paul Crawford , MD

 What is the best way to manage GERD symptoms in the elderly?
Brian S. Bacak, MD; Mihir Patel, MD; Elizabeth Tweed, MLIS
Commentary
• Teasing out serious disease from routine GERD is a challenge in the elderly
Peter Danis , MD

What is the best way to treat tinea cruris?
Dana Nadalo, MD; Cathy Montoya, MLS
Commentary
• Choice of treatment should reflect cost and convenience to the patient
Dan Hunter-Smith , MD

 When should COX-2 selective NSAIDs be used for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis?
Vincent Lo , MD; Susan Meadows , MLS
Commentary
Joseph Saseen , PharmD, FCCP, BCPS

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