Tight inpatient glucose control: Why didn't we think of this before?
Standardized algorithms to manage chronic diseases such as diabetes in the hospital should get more patients out of the hospital alive.
J.D. CLOUGH

Which adults with acute diarrhea should be evaluated? What is the best diagnostic approach?
Data are scarce, but certain factors call for a more detailed evaluation.
T. HELTON and D.D.K. ROLSTON

Dementia with Lewy bodies: Diagnosis and clinical approach
Not all dementia is Alzheimer disease: dementia with Lewy bodies is the second most common cause, and the distinction may matter.
D.S. GELDMACHER

Hospital management of diabetes: Beyond the sliding scale
Tight glucose control has been shown to improve clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients. The challenge now is implementation.
E. MOGHISSI

A construction worker with recent confusion, disorientation, and somnolence
What is the cause of this patient's symptoms: the bump on the head he received at work, or his "occasional" drinking?
N. McMULLIN and J. QUEEN

Drug-eluting stents: The beginning of the end of restenosis?
Drug-eluting stents are here, and they are better than ordinary stents. But how much better?
C. HAERY, R. SACHAR, and S.G. ELLIS

Drug-eluting stents are here-now what? Implications for clinical practice and health care costs
Many clinical and economic questions remain concerning how to apply these new stents.
J.W. HIRSHFELD, JR., and R.L. WILENSKY

Treating osteoporosis in postmenopausal women: A case approach
A 79-year-old white woman presents with back pain. What is the appropriate diagnostic workup and treatment for her?
M.I. KELLER

Donepezil ineffective in long-term treatment of dementia

Early surgery for acute calculous cholecystitis is better than delayed

Coronary artery calcium score predicts coronary heart disease

H pylori eradication is ineffective for heartburn and gastroesphageal reflux disease

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