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- Pharmacology and use of headache medications
Successful headache treatment depends on correlating the pathophysiology of the disease with drug pharmacology.
- Parenteral nitrogen mustard for inflammatory arthritis
Intravenous nitrogen mustard may be an alternative therapy for progressive psoriatic arthritis that is refractory to methotrexate.
- Metastatic carcinoma of the prostate with hypercalcemia
Hypercalcemia in a patient with advanced prostatic cancer was probably a metabolic complication.
- Electrocardiographic criteria for anterior myocardial infarction
Five criteria tested in 1,324 consecutive patients confirmed the diagnostic value of the standard 12-lead electrocardiogram.
- Serial electrophysiologic testing of drug therapy in supraventricular tachycardia related to accessory pathways
Serial electrophysiologic studies can identify effective drug therapies and predict clinical outcome.
- Perioperative management of 63 patients with pheochromocytoma
Pheochromocytoma patients can undergo successful surgery without preoperative profound alpha-adrenergic blockade.
- Managing diabetic retinopathy
A team approach involving an ophthalmologist, endocrinologist, and primary care physician is the key to successful management of diabetic retinopathy.
- Diphosphonates in the treatment of osteoporosis
Etidronate disodium has been shown to increase bone density and decrease fracture rates, but it may have more important applications in the prevention of bone loss.