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- Quality in hospitals: methodology for self-appraisal and change
Quality assurance requires rigorous self-assessment and peer review, based on clearly defined standards for practice.
- 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.
- The effects of steroid therapy on pulmonary hypertension secondary to fibrosing mediastinitis
Steroid therapy can be used most effectively if hemodynamic and scintigraphic studies are performed before and after a therapeutic trial.
- Lipoprotein abnormalities in the progression of renal disease
Animal models suggest that lipid-dowering agents may benefit patients with chronic progressive renal disease.
- Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema during laparoscopy
Pneumomediastinum and massive subcutaneous emphysema developed during a diagnostic and operative laparoscopy with laser fulguration of endometriosis.
- Recognition and Treatment of Cocaine Abuse
The changing demographics of cocaine abuse and its varied manifestations require a high index of suspicion for timely diagnosis and treatment.
- Key Steps in Evaluating the Dizzy Patient
A carefully constructed history is usually adequate to diagnose vertigo from other forms of dizziness.