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- Assessing depression in medical patients
Suicidal ideation is an intensely personal matter, and many patients may be alarmed by questions about it. A less threatening approach is described.
- A woman with amenorrhea and galactorrhea
The author guides the reader through a challenging diagnosis.
- The search for diagnostic criteria in Alzheimer’s disease: an update
Although much is known of the histopathologic findings in this disease, definitive diagnostic criteria are still lacking.
- Common complications and emergencies associated with cancer and its therapy
An update on management of superior vena cava syndrome, malignant pericardial effusions, hypercalcemia, tumor lysis syndrome, febrile neutropenia, and other problems.
- Medical treatment of pituitary tumors
A brief review of appropriate drug therapy in hyperprolactinemia, prolactinoma, and acromegaly.
- Attitudes toward childbearing and changes in sexual and contraceptive practices among HIV-infected women
After studying 46 women with HIV infection, the authors found that counseling often was not adequate and that, though sexual practices changed, further study is needed to see if these changes are sustained.