Table of Contents
From the Editor
- Fly-fishing and painting inspire CCJM Art Director’s Homeric odyssey
Artist, biographer, and fisherman—Bob Demarest, our Art Director, is a man of many talents.
1-Minute Consult
Should speculations about immune-mediated adverse effects of Lyme disease vaccine deter us from giving it?The vaccine is safe, but should not replace simple common-sense precautions in tick-infested areas.
- In postmenopausal women who have had a subtotal (simple) hysterectomy, how much estrogen is enough, and how do you test for deficiency?
A standard dosage can be titrated upward according to symptoms.
Medical Grand Rounds
- Andropause, testosterone therapy, and quality of life in aging men
The common wisdom that men do not undergo menopause is being replaced. Testosterone replacement therapy can help.
The Clinical Picture
Im Board Review
- A 75-year-old woman with a swollen hand and supraclavicular lymphadenopathy
What is the cause of this patient’s symptoms? A self-test on a clinical case.
Infectious Disease Alert
- Influenza 2000–2001
Delays in production of influenza vaccine are forcing physicians to prioritize who should be vaccinated first.
Review
- A review of pericardial diseases: Clinical, ECG and hemodynamic features and management
Pericardial diseases are common, have multiple causes, and are often misdiagnosed.
