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October 2008 (Vol. 57, No. 10)

Editorial

Jeff Susman, MD

Meet Harriet Smith
 

InfoPOEMs®

Who should be screened for type 2 diabetes?

 Do antibiotics prevent middle ear effusion in children with acute otitis media?

Is any diet superior for long-term weight loss?

 Is combining warfarin with an antiplatelet agent worth the risk?

Can you forego antibiotics in cases of pediatric vesicoureteral reflux?

 

Applied Evidence

Managing osteoarthritis: What’s best for your patient?
Greg P. Gutierrez, MD

 

PURLs

Sequential therapy boosts H pylori eradication rates
Amanda Allmon, MD; James J. Stevermer, MD, MSPH;
PURLs EDITOR Bernard Ewigman, MD, MSPH
PURLs Methodology

 Acute gout: Oral steroids work as well as NSAIDs
Shailendra Prasad, MBBS, MPH; Bernard Ewigman, MD, MSPH;
PURLs EDITOR John Hickner, MD, MSc
PURLs Methodology

Photo Rounds

Tumor with central crusting
Amel Karaa, MD; Amor Khachemoune, MD, CWS; EDITOR
Richard P. Usatine, MD

 

Practice Alert

CDC: Older kids should get annual flu vaccine, too
Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA

 

Clinical Inquiries

Should you treat carriers of pharyngeal group A strep?
Dan Sepdham, MD; Shobha Rao, MD; Kristin Hitchcock, MSI
Commentary
Meredith A. Goodwin, MD

 How much does smoking cessation cut CHD risk?
Shazia M. Frothingham, PhD; Patrick O. Smith, PhD; Thomas J. Payne, PhD; Susan E. Meadows, MLS

What is the best workup for hypocalcemia?
Michele Bosworth, MD; David Mouw, MD; Deborah C. Skolnik, MLS
Commentary
Grant Hoekzema, MD

 How does VTE risk for the patch and vaginal ring compare with oral contraceptives?
Tricia C. Elliott, MD; Cathy C. Montoya, MLS
Commentary
Richard Williams, MD

What's the Verdict?

Medical judgments and settlements
Jeffrey L. Susman, MD

 

Supplement(s) to JFP

Initiating and intensifying therapy in
type 2 diabetes:
Managing the progressive nature
of the disease

Stephen Brunton, MD, FAAFP;
PennyTenzer-Iglesias, MD, FAAFP;
Jeff Unger, MD, FAAFP

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