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- The endoscope and infection transmission: the problems and how to avoid them
Effective protocols for cleaning and disinfecting endoscopes.
- An update on prostate cancer
The diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, including the role of screening and treatment strategies for localized and advanced tumors.
- Evaluating unexplained syncope with upright tilt testing
A review of this problematic technique for diagnos ing vasovagal syncope and recommendations for its use.
- Use of old and new oral 5-aminosalicylic acid formulations in inflammatory bowel disease
Sulfasalazine, a 5-ASA agent, is the anti-inflammatory agent of choice for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Newer delayed-release formulations can also be appropriate first-line agents.
- Role of metformin in type II diabetes
When diet and exercise fail to control type II diabetes, metformin promotes control of blood sugar levels.
- Identifying early markers of type II diabetes
Earlier identification of people at risk may permit intervention with diet and exercise to prevent NIDDM.
- Oral disease in the geriatric patient: the physician’s role
By being alert for common oral problems, physicians can help their elderly patients maintain function and quality of life.
- Stress echocardiography: its emerging role in identifying viable myocardium
In patients with chronic ischemia or left ventricular systolic dysfunction, this test can indicate whether the damaged myocardium is still viable and, therefore, whether revascularization would be beneficial.
- Dopamine agonists in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease
Bromocriptine or pergolide can control symptoms when used alone or as an adjunct to Levodopa therapy, and can permit a lowering of the levodopa dose.