Postgraduate Medicine: April 1999 Table of Contents

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VOL 105 / NO 4 / APRIL 1999 / POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE

SYMPOSIUM ON COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA
101	COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA AT THE END OF THE 20TH CENTURY Introduction to a three-article symposium George A. Sarosi, MD
106	MANAGING COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA Factors to consider in outpatient care Mark O. Farber, MD
117	SEVERE PNEUMONIA When and why to hospitalize Richard B. Kohler, MD
131	'ATYPICAL PNEUMONIA' Why this term may be better left unsaid George A. Sarosi, MD

CLINICAL ARTICLES

55	ALLERGIC RHINITIS AND RHINOSINUSITIS Is there a connection between allergy and infection? Berrylin J. Ferguson, MD, Jonas T. Johnson, MD
69	MANAGING THE UNSTABLE PATIENT The first 10 minutes often set the course Michael J. Dacey, MD
81	WHEN ACETAMINOPHEN USE BECOMES TOXIC Treating acute accidental and intentional overdose Anup Dev T. Salgia, DO, Shawn David Kosnik, DO
95	ANTIBIOTICS FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS? Minocycline shows promise in some patients Graciela S. Alarcón, MD, MPH
143	OPTIMIZING CARE OF PATIENTS WITH ALS Steps to early detection and improved quality of life Glenn A. Mackin, MD
161	IMAGING STUDIES FOR ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN When and when not to order them Thomas O. Staiger, MD, Douglas S. Paauw, MD, Richard A. Deyo, MD, Jeffrey G. Jarvik, MD
177	WHEN TO SUSPECT ISCHEMIC COLITIS Why is this condition so often missed or misdiagnosed? Satyaprasad V. Alapati, MD, Anastasios A. Mihas, MD
191	Healthcare Guideline Series DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF ASTHMA Chronic disease in patients 5 years and older Institute for Clinical Systems Integration
208	Case Report PORPHYRIA CUTANEA TARDA Don't forget to look at the urine Michael W. Rich, MD
215	SICK EUTHYROID SYNDROME What to do when thyroid function tests are abnormal in critically ill patients Pauline M. Camacho, MD, Arcot A. Dwarkanathan, MD
229	CME Credit Article WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU DISCOVER TESTICULAR CANCER Helping patients overcome fear and choose treatment Guru Sonpavde, MD, Lawrence H. Einhorn, MD Patient Note on testicular self-examination . . . . . 241

CONTINUING FEATURES
6	EDITOR'S NOTE Pneumonia: What's new about 'the old man's friend'?
23	EDITORIAL Lessons in humanity from corporate America and Patch Adams If patients perceive it, they believe it Peter A. Setness, MD
31	DIGITAL DOC You and your vendor Tips on what to look for and how to find it Bryan Bergeron, MD
	CURBSIDE CONSULTS
40	Options for treating morbid obesity
45	PUZZLES IN PRACTICE The puffy periorbital protrusion Paresh Shah, MD, Yehia Y. Mishriki, MD
220	PEARLS IN DERMATOLOGY Persistent contact dermatitis When a cause can't be found, consider the cure Stephen E. Helms, MD, Robert T. Brodell, MD, Donald L. Bredle, PhD
244	PRACTICE PEARLS Bandages pose choking threat -- Poor man's patient triage
251	PATIENT NOTES Recognizing pneumonia

READER SERVICES
15, 16	Staff, Editorial Board
129	Information for Authors
243	CME Credit Quiz This test has expired, but additional CME credit available at http://www.postgradmed.com/cme.shtml
248	Advertisers Directory
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Table of Contents

SYMPOSIUM ON COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA

CLINICAL ARTICLES

CONTINUING FEATURES

READER SERVICES