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June 2006 (Vol. 55, No. 6)

Editorial

Patient safety is our job
Jeff Susman, MD

 

InfoPOEMsŪ

Splint equal to cast for wrist buckle fracture in children

 Management of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome

Guideline: Hip dysplasia screening has insufficient evidence

 100% humidity no better than blow-by for croup

Antidepressant drugs increase suicide risk in children

 

Applied Evidence

Ectopic pregnancy: Expectant management an immediate surgery?
Kalyanakrishnan Ramakrishnan, MD; Dewey C. Scheid, MD, MPH

 

Photo Rounds

Dark brown scaly plaques on face and ears
Nayla Idriss, BS, MS; III Shahbaz A. Janjua, MD; Amor Khachemoune, MD, CWS

 

Practice Alert

Mumps epidemic in 2006: Are you prepared to detect and prevent it?
Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA

 

Clinical Inquiries

How do we decide when a patient with nonmalignant disease is eligible for hospice care?
Kiran Joshi, MD; Richard Guthmann, MD; Charles Kishman, MSLS
Commentary
Nancy Havas , MD

 What are effective medical treatments for adults with acute migraine?
C. Randall Clinch, DO, MS; Ellen Kesler, MLS, MPH
Commentary
• Inadequate response to medication? Increase dose or change route
Robert Sheeler , MD

Does stopping a statin increase the short-term risk of a cardiovascular event?
Paul Crawford, MD; Kristin Hitchcock, MSI
Commentary
Vincent Lo , MD

 What behavioral interventions are safe and effective for treating obesity?
James Holt, MD; Larry Warren, DO; Rick Wallace, MLS
Commentary
• More options for the patient is better: physician, dietician, counselor, trainer
Jon O. Neher , MD

How accurate is the use of ECGs in the diagnosis of myocardial infarct?
Patrick H. Ginn, MD, MBA; Barbara Jamieson, MLS
Commentary
• In the absence of frankly positive findings on ECG, even subtle findings on physical exam can be powerful
Michael D. Mendoza , MD, MPH

 What causes a low TSH level with a normal free T4 level?
Imad Kafilmout, MD; Lynne D. Morris, MLS, ASHIP; Jill Mayer, MLIS
Commentary
Jae Ho Lee , MD

Observations from Practice

The calling
Jonathan L. Zimmerman, MD

 

Letters to the Editor

Lower respiratory tract infections: Treating patients or diagnoses?

 Direct-to-consumer ads and their effect on prescribing behavior

Vertebroplasty vs kyphoplasty

 Vertebral compression fractures: What does the evidence show?

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