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July 2006 (Vol. 55, No. 7)

Editorial

Qualms, a new medical epidemic
Jeff Susman, MD

 

InfoPOEMsŪ

Low-risk criteria for dyspepsia under age 45

 Lowering homocysteine does not reduce CVD

Dental restoration with amalgam (mercury) safe for children

 Alternatives similar for depression treatment failures

MRI not accurate for diagnosis of MS

 

Applied Evidence

Practical symptom-based evaluation of chronic constipation
Scott D. Bleser, DO, FAAFP

 Chronic constipation: Let symptom type and severity direct treatment
Scott D. Bleser, DO, FAAFP

Does every allusion to possible suicide require the same response?
Patrick J. Raue, PhD; Ellen L. Brown, EdD, RN; Barnett S. Meyers, MD; Herbert C. Schulberg, PhD; Martha L. Bruce, PhD, MPH

 

Photo Rounds

A 47-year-old man with eruptions on his trunk
Todd Kreitzer, DO; Anna Wright, DO; Jay Shubrook, DO, FACOFP

 

Practice Alert

HIV postexposure prophylaxis: Who should get it?
Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA

 

Clinical Inquiries

What is the best way to diagnose a suspected rotator cuff tear?
Sabina Diehr, MD; David Ison Barbara Jamieson, MLS
Commentary
• The best test is based on experience, availability, cost, and contraindications

 What is the best management for patients who have a TIA while on aspirin therapy?
Nabila Ahmed, PharmD, BCPS; John B. Coffey, MLIS
Commentary
• Modify risk factors not only for stroke but overall cardiovascular disease
Robert Oh, MD

What is appropriate management of iron deficiency for young children?
Sital Bhargava, DO; Linda N. Meurer, MD, MPH; Barbara Jamieson, MLS
Commentary
• If you need reassurance, check CBC and reticulocytes 1 week after start of iron therapy
Dan Hunter-Smith, MD

 What best prevents exerciseinduced bronchoconstriction for a child with asthma?
Jeffrey Preston, MD; Mark Cucuzzella, MD; Barbara Jamieson, MLS
Commentary
• Control the asthma and the need for pre-treatment often becomes unnecessary
Dan Hunter-Smith, MD

What is the best treatment for infants with colic?
Charles A. Crotteau, MD; Sarah Towner Wright, MLS
Commentary
• For pure colic, only time will help
Anne Eglash, MD

 Who should receive vertebroplasty?
Thomas J. Satre, MD; Leslie Mackler, MSLS
Commentary
• Long-term sequelae of this procedure are unknown, so proceed with caution
James T. Birch Jr, MD

Supplement(s) to JFP

Hypertriglyceridemia: Management of atherogenic dyslipidemia
Thomas Bersot, MD, PhD; Steven Haffner, MD; William S. Harris, PhD; Kenneth A. Kellick, PharmD; Charlene M. Morris, MPAS, PA-C
Pages S1-S8
 

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