Table of Contents
In this Issue
Internal Medicine Board Review
- A 68-year-old woman with high serum protein and no symptoms
As a result of a routine checkup, an elevated serum protein is found. What is the appropriate follow-up and diagnosis?
Medical Grand Rounds
- Low back pain: Living with ambiguity
Ambiguity is a fact of life in treating acute low back pain, frustrating physicians and patients alike.
Current Drug Therapy
- Is intensive glycemic control worth the expense?
Is tight control of glucose levels cost-effective for type I diabetes? And what about type II diabetes?
Clinical Reviews
- Carvedilol for heart failure: Renewed interest in beta blockers
The idea of using beta blockers to treat heart failure seems counterintuitive. But Carvedilol is changing that thinking.
- The elderly driver: What physicians need to know
Objective measures of an elderly driver's accident risk are lacking, but a simple assessment of function can provide insights.
- Vascular claudication: How to individualize treatment
Clinicians today have a wider variety of options for treating claudication, from medical therapy to angioplasty or surgery.
- Panic disorder in primary care: A cause of unexplained symptoms
Many symptoms of panic attacks are physical, making diagnosis difficult and often suggesting another illness.