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Adult respiratory distress syndrome... Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): current management, future directions. Wiedemann HP, Tai DY. Jul/Aug 365

Agoraphobia... Panic disorder in primary care: A cause of unexplained symptoms. Muzina DJ, Malone DA. Sep 437

AIDS... A live-virus "suicide" vaccine for human immunodeficiency virus. Kestler HW, Chakrabarti BK. May 269

Airway obstruction... Negative-pressure pulmonary edema: a cautionary tale. Eid AA, Agabani M, Grady K. Mar 151

Alpha-hydroxy acids... Cosmetic use of alpha-hydroxy acids. Bergfeld WF. Jun 327

Alveolar infiltrates... Nonresolving alveolar infiltrates in a 43-year-old woman (Internal Medicine Board Review). Murphy TR, Sullivan EJ, Stoller JK. Jan 21

American Medical Association... A proper role for organized medicine: The AMA response (Letter). Seward PJ. Oct 455

American Medical Association... A proper role for organized medicine: The AMA response (In Reply). Clough JD. Oct 456

Anaphylaxis... Managing latex allergy in patients and health care workers. Melton AL. Feb 76

Antiarrhythmic drugs... Cardioversion or rate control for atrial fibrillation: balancing risks and benefits (Cardiology Dialogue). Ellenbogen KA, Tchou PJ. Jan 31

Antibiotic therapy... Management of bite wounds and infection in primary care. Kelleher AT, Gordon SM. Mar 137

Anticancer drugs... From serendipity to design: the evolution of drug development in oncology. Peereboom DM. Mar 155

Antifungal agents... The role of azole antifungal agents for systemic antifungal therapy). Lee Y, Goldman M. Feb 99

Antinuclear antibody... Arthralgias, myalgias, facial erythema, and a positive ANA: not necessarily SLE. Alarcón GS. Jul/Aug 361

Asthma... Disturbing asthma statistics reflect suboptimal management (Grand Rounds). Grum CM. Mar 123

Asthma... A practical guide for peak expiratory flow monitoring in asthma patients. Jain P, Kavuru MS. Apr 195

Atrial fibrillation... Cardioversion or rate control for atrial fibrillation: balancing risks and benefits (Cardiology Dialogue). Ellenbogen KA, Tchou PJ. Jan 31

Autonomic dysreflexia... Pitfalls in managing routine medical problems of patients with spinal cord injury (Grand Rounds). Frost F. Jul/Aug 352

Autonomic neuropathy... Chronic diarrhea in a 57-year-old woman with diabetes (Internal Medicine Board Review). Hussein WI, Reddy SSK. Feb 107

Azole agents... The role of azole antifungal agents for systemic antifungal therapy. Lee Y, Goldman M. Feb 99

Back pain... Low back pain: Living with ambiguity (Grand Rounds). Mazanec D. Sep 407

Biostatistics... Beyond statistics: What is really important in medicine? (Grand Rounds). Feinstein AR. Mar 127

Bite wounds... Management of bite wounds and infection in primary care. Kelleher AT, Gordon SM. Mar 137

Blood transfusions... Ethical perspectives on Jehovah’s Witnesses’ refusal of blood. Smith ML. Oct 475

Breast cancer... Stereotactic breast biopsy: A less-invasive option. Chilcote WA, Quinn CA. Nov/Dec 550

Building-related illness... Building-related illness and sick building syndrome: from the specific to the vague. Horvath EP. Jun 303

Bunions... Diagnosing and treating hallux valgus: A conservative approach for a common problem. Donley BG, Tisdel CL, Sferra JJ, Hall JO. Oct 469

Cancer chemotherapy... What primary care physicians should know about the toxicity of cancer chemotherapy. Markman M. Jun 331

Cancer chemotherapy... Assessing and minimizing reproductive risks of cancer chemotherapy. Markman M. Oct 465

Cancer diagnosis... When and how to use serum tumor markers in clinical practice. Markman M. Jan 27

Cancer risk... Calculating cancer risk: It is harder than it seems. Markman M. Apr 220

Cancer, unknown primary site... The dilemma of evaluating and treating cancer of unknown primary site. Markman M. Feb 73

Cardioversion... Cardioversion or rate control for atrial fibrillation: balancing risks and benefits (Cardiology Dialogue). Ellenbogen KA, Tchou PJ. Jan 31

CARE trial... Lipid-lowering therapy for average lipid levels: The CARE trial. Sprecher DL. Mar 129

Carvedilol... Carvedilol for heart failure: Renewed interest in beta blockers. Young JB. Sep 415

Cholesterol-lowering therapy... Lipid-lowering therapy for average lipid levels: The CARE trial. Sprecher DL. Mar 129

Claudication, intermittent... Vascular claudication: How to individualize treatment. Gray BH, Sullivan TM. Sep 429

Clinical trials, oncologic... Ethical issues in clinical trials in oncology. Markman M. May 275

Cluster headache... Cluster headache (Letter). Olin JS. Jan 53

Communication... How to tell patients bad news: the strategy of "forecasting" (Grand Rounds). Maynard DW. Apr 181

Contact dermatitis... Managing latex allergy in patients and health care workers. Melton AL. Feb 76

Coronary artery disease... The Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation (BARI) trial: implications for clinical practice. Whitlow PL. Jan 17

Coronary artery disease... Homocysteine: Update on a new risk factor. Ballal RS, Jacobsen DW, Robinson K. Nov/Dec 543

Coronary artery disease... Lipid-lowering therapy after coronary artery bypass surgery: the Post-CABG trial. Stewart WJ, Hoogwerf BJ. Jul/Aug 347

Corticosteroids... Preoperative evaluation of a woman with rheumatoid arthritis (Internal Medicine Board Review). Litaker DG. Mar 133

Cost-effectiveness... Is intensive glycemic control worth the expense? (Grand Rounds). Eastman RC. Sep 410

Cushing’s syndrome... Evaluating adrenal incidentalomas (Grand Rounds). Danese RD. Jun 287

Cyclospora cayetanensis... Cyclospora: update on an emerging pathogen. Gumbo T, Gordon SM, Adal KA. Jun 299

Decisional capacity... Can the patient make treatment decisions? Evaluating decisional capacity (Grand Rounds). Agich GJ. Oct 461

Diabetes mellitus... Gastric and intestinal dysmotility syndromes (Grand Rounds). Soffer EE. Feb 69

Diabetes mellitus... Chronic diarrhea in a 57-year-old woman with diabetes (Internal Medicine Board Review). Hussein WI, Reddy SSK. Feb 107

Diabetes mellitus... Troglitazone: a new antihyperglycemic agent. Speerhas RA, Reddy SSK. May 238

Diabetes mellitus... Is intensive glycemic control worth the expense? (Grand Rounds). Eastman RC. Sep 410

Diabetes mellitus... Diabetes and hyperlipidemia. New drugs for reducing cardiovascular risk in women. Thacker HL, Saadi H. Oct 493

Diarrhea... Chronic diarrhea in a 57-year-old woman with diabetes (Internal Medicine Board Review). Hussein WI, Reddy SSK. Feb 107

Diarrhea... Cyclospora: update on an emerging pathogen. Gumbo T, Gordon SM, Adal KA. Jun 299

Digoxin... Digoxin’s effect on mortality and hospitalization in heart failure: implications of the DIG study. Hobbs RE. May 234

Driving... The elderly driver: What physicians need to know. Foley KT, Mitchell SJ. Sep 423

Drug development... From serendipity to design: the evolution of drug development in oncology. Peereboom DM. Mar 155

Dyspepsia... H pylori 1997: Testing and treatment options. Falk GW. Apr 187

Elderly... The elderly driver: What physicians need to know. Foley KT, Mitchell SJ. Sep 423

Endotracheal intubation... Negative-pressure pulmonary edema: a cautionary tale. Eid AA, Agabani M, Grady K. Mar 151

Epilepsy... New treatment options for epilepsy (Grand Rounds). Morris HH III. Mar 125

Esophageal pH monitoring... Extraesophageal presentations of gastroesophageal reflux disease: the case for aggressive diagnosis and treatment. Richter JE. Jan 37

Esophageal ulcer... A 34-year-old woman with odynophagia and weight loss (Internal Medicine Board Review). Kolluri KR, Conwell DL. May 245

Ethics... Ethical issues in clinical trials in oncology. Markman M. May 275

Ethics... Can the patient make treatment decisions? Evaluating decisional capacity (Grand Rounds). Agich GJ. Oct 461

Ethics... Ethical perspectives on Jehovah’s Witnesses’ refusal of blood. Smith ML. Oct 475

Euthanasia... The constitutionality of physician-assisted suicide: the cases and issues before the US Supreme Court (Grand Rounds). Meehan MJ. Jan 13

Factitious disorders... Approach to adult patients with recurrent infections. Avery RK, Pasternack MS. May 249

Forecasting... How to tell patients bad news: the strategy of "forecasting" (Grand Rounds). Maynard DW. Apr 181

Fraud... Medical McCarthyism: Medicare, teaching hospitals, and charges of heath care fraud (Editorial). Clough JD. Nov/Dec 517

Functional assessment... The elderly driver: What physicians need to know. Foley KT, Mitchell SJ. Sep 423

Fungal infections... The role of azole antifungal agents for systemic antifungal therapy. Lee Y, Goldman M. Feb 99

Gallstones... Diagnosis and management of acute pancreatitis (Grand Rounds). Steinberg WM. Apr 182

Gastric dysmotility... Gastric and intestinal dysmotility syndromes (Grand Rounds). Soffer EE. Feb 69

Gastroesophageal reflux disease... Extraesophageal presentations of gastroesophageal reflux disease: the case for aggressive diagnosis and treatment. Richter JE. Jan 37

Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor antagonists... Reperfusion for acute myocardial infarction: 1997 and beyond (Grand Rounds). Topol EJ. Jan 9

Gout... The perils of nontreatment of hyperuricemia (The Clinical Picture). Hoffman GS. Apr 215

H pylori... H pylori 1997: Testing and treatment options. Falk GW. Apr 187

Hallux valgus... Diagnosing and treating hallux valgus: A conservative approach for a common problem. Donley BG, Tisdel CL, Sferra JJ, Hall JO. Oct 469

Headache... A 30-year-old woman with headache (published correction appears in Oct 460) (Internal Medicine Board Review). Skobieranda FG. Jun 293

Headache... National Headache Foundation: Standards of care for treating headache in primary care practice. Solomon GD, Cady RK, Klapper JA, Ryan RE. Jul/Aug 373

Heart failure... Carvedilol for heart failure: Renewed interest in beta blockers. Young JB. Sep 415

Heart failure... Digoxin’s effect on mortality and hospitalization in heart failure: implications of the DIG study. Hobbs RE. May 234

Hepatitis... Fever, abdominal pain, and jaundice in a 43-year-old woman (Internal Medicine Board Review). Shetty K, Carey WD. Apr 216

Hepatitis... Chronic hepatitis C: a clinical overview. Younossi ZM. May 259

Homocysteine... Homocysteine: Update on a new risk factor. Ballal RS, Jacobsen DW, Robinson K. Nov/Dec 543

Human Immunodeficiency Virus... A 34-year-old woman with odynophagia and weight loss (Internal Medicine Board Review). Kolluri KR, Conwell DL. May 245

Human Immunodeficiency Virus... A live-virus "suicide" vaccine for human immunodeficiency virus. Kestler HW, Chakrabarti BK. May 269

Hypertension... What’s new in the treatment of hypertension. Gifford RW Jr. Mar 143

Hyperuricemia... The perils of nontreatment of hyperuricemia (The Clinical Picture). Hoffman GS. Apr 215

Hypothyroidism... Clinical implications of the interaction between hypothyroidism and the cardiovascular system. Saadi H. Feb 93

Iatrogenic injury... How physicians can prevent medication errors: practical strategies. Jones EH, Speerhas R. Jul/Aug 355

Immunodeficiency... Approach to adult patients with recurrent infections. Avery RK, Pasternack MS. May 249

Immunosuppressive agents... The uncertain role of immunosuppressive agents in Sjögren’s syndrome. Linardaki G, Moutsopoulos HM. Nov/Dec 523

Incidentalomas, adrenal... Evaluating adrenal incidentalomas (Grand Rounds). Danese RD. Jun 287

Incontinence, female urinary... Evaluation and medical management of female urinary incontinence. Rackley RR, Appell RA. Feb 83

Infection control... Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: An emerging public health threat. Flores PA, Gordon SM. Nov/Dec 527

Infections, recurrent... Approach to adult patients with recurrent infections. Avery RK, Pasternack MS. May 249

Infertility... Recognizing the stress of infertility. Schover LR. Apr 211

Infertility... Assessing and minimizing reproductive risks of cancer chemotherapy. Markman M. Oct 465

Informed consent... Can the patient make treatment decisions? Evaluating decisional capacity (Grand Rounds). Agich GJ. Oct 461

Intensive care... Stress ulcer prophylaxis: The case for a selective approach. Bobek MB, Arroliga AC. Nov/Dec 533

Interferon... Chronic hepatitis C: a clinical overview. Younossi ZM. May 259

Intermittent claudication... Vascular claudication: How to individualize treatment. Gray BH, Sullivan TM. Sep 429

Jaundice... Fever, abdominal pain, and jaundice in a 43-year-old woman (Internal Medicine Board Review). Shetty K, Carey WD. Apr 216

Jehovah’s Witnesses... Ethical perspectives on Jehovah’s Witnesses’ refusal of blood. Smith ML. Oct 475

King, John Weaver... In memoriam. John Weaver King, MD, PhD. Hoeltge GA. Jan 52

Latex allergy... Managing latex allergy in patients and health care workers. Melton AL. Feb 76

Leukemia, acute... Inpatient management of acute leukemia. Kalaycio M. Jul/Aug 385

Lipid-lowering therapy... Lipid-lowering therapy after coronary artery bypass surgery: the Post-CABG trial. Stewart WJ, Hoogwerf BJ. Jul/Aug 347

Lobar hemorrhage... The shifting etiologies of lobar hemorrhage (The Clinical Picture). O'Donovan PB, Sila CA. Jun 330

Lyme disease... Myths and facts about Lyme disease. Sigal LH. Apr 203

Malaria... Travel medicine for the primary care physician. Mawhorter SD. Oct 483

Managed care... Every action causes a reaction: the inevitable backlash against managed care (Editorial). Clough JD. Jan 7

Managed care... Chronic disease management and managed care: specialists have an important role (Editorial). Clough JD. Feb 67

Managed care... Treating populations rather than individuals: the subtle danger of managed care (Editorial). Clough JD. Mar 120

Managed care... The backlash against managed care (Letter). Homler H. Apr 177

Medical education... The new Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (Letter). Camden D. Apr 177

Medical education... Do today’s medical residents really have it better? (Commentary). Michota F. Oct 457

Medicare... Medical McCarthyism: Medicare, teaching hospitals, and charges of heath care fraud (Editorial). Clough JD. Nov/Dec 517

Medication errors... How physicians can prevent medication errors: practical strategies. Jones EH, Speerhas R. Jul/Aug 355

Metastatic cancer... The dilemma of evaluating and treating cancer of unknown primary site. Markman M. Feb 73

Migraine... A 30-year-old woman with headache (published correction appears in Oct 460) (Internal Medicine Board Review). Skobieranda FG. Jun 293

Migraine... National Headache Foundation: Standards of care for treating headache in primary care practice. Solomon GD, Cady RK, Klapper JA, Ryan RE. Jul/Aug 373

Monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance... A 68-year-old woman with high serum protein and no symptoms (Internal Medicine Board Review). Abdel-Razeq H, Bolwell BJ. Sep 403

Myocardial infarction... Reperfusion for acute myocardial infarction: 1997 and beyond (Grand Rounds). Topol EJ. Jan 9

Myocardial infarction... Detecting and preventing ventricular remodeling after MI. Popovi´c AD, Thomas JD. Jun 319

Obesity... The protein-sparing modified fast for obesity-related medical problems (Grand Rounds). Walters JK, Hoogwerf BJ, Reddy SSK. May 242

Obesity... The protein-sparing modified fast for obesity-related medical problems (Letter). Frank A. Sep 444

Obesity... The protein-sparing modified fast for obesity-related medical problems (In Reply). Walters JK, Hoogwerf BJ, Reddy SSK. Sep 445

Obstructive sleep apnea... Experiences of a sleep disorders center: 1700 patients later. Mendelson WB. Jan 46

Organized medicine... A proper role for organized medicine in a new era (Editorial). Clough JD. May 232

Organized medicine... Organized medicine (Letter). McBride P. Jul/Aug 390

Organized medicine... Organized medicine (Letter). Peterson AA. Jul/Aug 390

Organized medicine... A proper role for organized medicine in the new era (Letter). Molstad CL. Sep 445

Organized medicine... A proper role for organized medicine: The AMA response (Letter). Seward PJ. Oct 455

Organized medicine... A proper role for organized medicine: The AMA response (In Reply). Clough JD. Oct 456

Pancreatitis, acute... Diagnosis and management of acute pancreatitis (Grand Rounds). Steinberg WM. Apr 182

Panic disorder... Panic disorder in primary care: A cause of unexplained symptoms. Muzina DJ, Malone DA. Sep 437

Peak expiratory flow monitoring... A practical guide for peak expiratory flow monitoring in asthma patients. Jain P, Kavuru MS. Apr 195

Peptic ulcer disease... H pylori 1997: Testing and treatment options. Falk GW. Apr 187

Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty... The Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation (BARI) trial: implications for clinical practice. Whitlow PL. Jan 17

Photodamage, treatment of... Cosmetic use of alpha-hydroxy acids. Bergfeld WF. Jun 327

Physician-assisted suicide... The constitutionality of physician-assisted suicide: the cases and issues before the US Supreme Court (Grand Rounds). Meehan MJ. Jan 13

Physician-patient relations... How to tell patients bad news: the strategy of "forecasting" (Grand Rounds). Maynard DW. Apr 181

Population medicine... Treating populations rather than individuals: the subtle danger of managed care (Editorial). Clough JD. Mar 120

Porphyria cutanea tarda... A 52-year-old woman with skin lesions and liver function abnormalities (Internal Medicine Board Review). Daw H, Isaacson JH. Nov/Dec 520

Professional societies... A proper role for organized medicine: The AMA response (Letter). Seward PJ. Oct 455

Professional societies... A proper role for organized medicine: The AMA response (In Reply). Clough JD. Oct 456

Protein electrophoresis... A 68-year-old woman with high serum protein and no symptoms (Internal Medicine Board Review). Abdel-Razeq H, Bolwell BJ. Sep 403

Proton pump inhibitors... Extraesophageal presentations of gastroesophageal reflux disease: the case for aggressive diagnosis and treatment. Richter JE. Jan 37

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis... Nonresolving alveolar infiltrates in a 43-year-old woman (Internal Medicine Board Review). Murphy TR, Sullivan EJ, Stoller JK. Jan 21

Pulmonary edema... Negative-pressure pulmonary edema: a cautionary tale. Eid AA, Agabani M, Grady K. Mar 151

Quality of care... Every action causes a reaction: the inevitable backlash against managed care (Editorial). Clough JD. Jan 7

Radiculopathy... Low back pain: Living with ambiguity (Grand Rounds). Mazanec D. Sep 407

Reproductive function... Assessing and minimizing reproductive risks of cancer chemotherapy. Markman M. Oct 465

Respiratory distress syndrome, adult... Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): current management, future directions. Wiedemann HP, Tai DY. Jul/Aug 365

Rheumatoid arthritis... Preoperative evaluation of a woman with rheumatoid arthritis (Internal Medicine Board Review). Litaker DG. Mar 133

Right to die... The constitutionality of physician-assisted suicide: the cases and issues before the US Supreme Court (Grand Rounds). Meehan MJ. Jan 13

Risk factor reduction... Diabetes and hyperlipidemia. New drugs for reducing cardiovascular risk in women. Thacker HL, Saadi H. Oct 493

Sciatica... Low back pain: Living with ambiguity (Grand Rounds). Mazanec D. Sep 407

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors... Panic disorder in primary care: A cause of unexplained symptoms. Muzina DJ, Malone DA. Sep 437

Septic arthritis... Management of bite wounds and infection in primary care. Kelleher AT, Gordon SM. Mar 137

Serum tumor markers... When and how to use serum tumor markers in clinical practice. Markman M. Jan 27

Sick building syndrome... Building-related illness and sick building syndrome: from the specific to the vague. Horvath EP. Jun 303

Sjögren’s syndrome... The uncertain role of immunosuppressive agents in Sjögren’s syndrome. Linardaki G, Moutsopoulos HM. Nov/Dec 523

Sleep disorders... Experiences of a sleep disorders center: 1700 patients later. Mendelson WB. Jan 46

Spinal cord injury... Pitfalls in managing routine medical problems of patients with spinal cord injury (Grand Rounds). Frost F. Jul/Aug 352

Staphylococcus aureus... Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: An emerging public health threat. Flores PA, Gordon SM. Nov/Dec 527

Stress-related mucosal damage... Stress ulcer prophylaxis: The case for a selective approach. Bobek MB, Arroliga AC. Nov/Dec 533

Suicide vaccine... A live-virus "suicide" vaccine for human immunodeficiency virus. Kestler HW, Chakrabarti BK. May 269

Systemic lupus erythematosus... Arthralgias, myalgias, facial erythema, and a positive ANA: not necessarily SLE. Alarcón GS. Jul/Aug 361

Systems analysis... How physicians can prevent medication errors: practical strategies. Jones EH, Speerhas R. Jul/Aug 355

Thrombolytic therapy... Reperfusion for acute myocardial infarction: 1997 and beyond (Grand Rounds). Topol EJ. Jan 9

Thrombolytic therapy... Detecting and preventing ventricular remodeling after MI. Popovi´c AD, Thomas JD. Jun 319

Tophus... The perils of nontreatment of hyperuricemia (The Clinical Picture). Hoffman GS. Apr 215

Travel medicine... Travel medicine for the primary care physician. Mawhorter SD. Oct 483

Troglitazone... Troglitazone: a new antihyperglycemic agent. Speerhas RA, Reddy SSK. May 238

Ulcers... Stress ulcer prophylaxis: The case for a selective approach. Bobek MB, Arroliga AC. Nov/Dec 533

Urinary tract infections... Pitfalls in managing routine medical problems of patients with spinal cord injury (Grand Rounds). Frost F. Jul/Aug 352

Vaccinations, adult... Adult vaccination: a short review. Long J, Kyllonen K. Jun 311

Vancomycin... Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: An emerging public health threat. Flores PA, Gordon SM. Nov/Dec 527

Ventricular remodeling... Detecting and preventing ventricular remodeling after MI. Popovi'c AD, Thomas JD. Jun 319

Weight loss... The protein-sparing modified fast for obesity-related medical problems (Grand Rounds). Walters JK, Hoogwerf BJ, Reddy SSK. May 242

Weight loss... The protein-sparing modified fast for obesity-related medical problems (Letter). Frank A. Sep 444

Weight loss... The protein-sparing modified fast for obesity-related medical problems (In Reply). Walters JK, Hoogwerf BJ, Reddy SSK. Sep 445

Women... Diabetes and hyperlipidemia. New drugs for reducing cardiovascular risk in women. Thacker HL, Saadi H. Oct 493

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