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- Fibromyalgia: more than a label
Fibromyalgia is a useful diagnosis that can reduce wasteful testing and treatment.
- Managing lupus nephritis: algorithms for conservative use of renal biopsy
Despite the widespread use of renal biopsy, lupus nephritis can usually be managed on the basis of clinical presentation alone.
- Cholesterol lowering: perspectives on the 4S and West of Scotland studies
Recent studies have resolved lingering doubts about cholesterol-lowering therapy, but questions on lipid management remain.
- Practice guidelines and physician scorecards: grading the graders
A discussion of the pros and cons of different tools to assess the quality of medical care.
- Colon polyps: diagnosis, treatment, surveillance
Current screening methods, though imperfect, can reduce colon cancer mortality.
- Health quality data: Are flawed data better than none?
Comments on the critique of quality assessment by Vogel and Topol in this issue. A Cleveland project highlights the promise and peril of quality measurements.
- Outpatient management of systemic lupus erythematosus
Common problems in the treatment of lupus and suggested management strategies.
- A 36-year-old woman with progressive shortness of breath and chylous pleural effusion
A self-test of clinical recognition.
- Lipid-regulating and antiatherosclerotic therapy: current options and future approaches
New strategies for regulating lipids, such as new drugs and gene therapy, hold promise in reducing coronary heart disease, but current guidelines are still the first, best strategy.