Postgraduate Medicine: June 1999 Table of Contents

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VOL 105 / NO 7 / JUNE 1999 / POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE

SYMPOSIUM ON ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES
87	ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES Commentary on a three-article symposium Joseph A. Murray, MD
88	PRACTICAL POINTERS FOR GRAPPLING WITH GERD Heartburn gnaws at quality of life for many patients Lawrence A. Szarka, MD, Giles R. Locke, MD
111	ESOPHAGEAL CANCER AND BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS How to approach surveillance, treatment, and palliation Wael Shahin, MBBS, Joseph A. Murray, MD
131	WHEN IT'S HARD TO SWALLOW What to look for in patients with dysphagia Victor R. Mujica, MD, Jeffrey Conklin, MD

CLINICAL ARTICLES

39	WORK-RELATED ASTHMA AND LATEX ALLERGY Sorting out the types, causes, and consequences Pedro C. Avila, MD, Dennis J. Shusterman, MD, MPH
51	Procedures in Primary Care FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY Illuminating the pearls for passage Paul W. Davis, MD, C. Blake Stanfield, MD
67	PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT OF PLEURAL EFFUSIONS When and how should fluid accumulations be drained? Gene L. Colice, MD, Jeffrey B. Rubins, MD
147	THE DANGERS OF ATYPICAL MOLE (DYSPLASTIC NEVUS) SYNDROME Teaching at-risk patients to protect themselves from melanoma Ashfaq A. Marghoob, MD
165	USING ACELLULAR PERTUSSIS VACCINES FOR CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION Potential benefits far outweigh potential risks Dennis A. Conrad, MD, Hal B. Jenson, MD
183	Healthcare Guideline Series ADULT DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE OF THE KNEE Maximizing function and promoting joint health Institute for Clinical Systems Integration

CONTINUING FEATURES
6	EDITOR'S NOTE Where do our ideas come from?
15	GUEST EDITORIAL Are we headed for a surplus of 'generalist' healthcare providers? It might be time to pull the plug on incentives Neal A. Vanselow, MD
	CURBSIDE CONSULTS
21	Lyme disease vaccine safe for all?
23	Why different forms of testosterone?
29	DIGITAL DOC Is Y2K really such a big problem? Tips on preparing your clinical practice Bryan P. Bergeron, MD
81	PUZZLES IN PRACTICE The painful, protruding eye Amer Adam, MD, Yehia Y. Mishriki, MD
214	PRACTICE PEARLS Thinking outside the box, storing charts inside - Getting the best of the barb - Giving teddy bear the once-over
217	PEARLS IN DERMATOLOGY 'Resistant' nail fungus Are you fighting the real invader? Stephen E. Helms, MD, Robert T. Brodell, MD
233	PATIENT NOTES Heartburn and GERD

READER SERVICES
13, 17	Editorial Board, Staff
33	Editor's Mailbox
199	Index to Volume 105
213	Information for Authors
213	Changing Your Address?
229	CME Credit Quiz This test has expired, but additional CME credit available at http://www.postgradmed.com/cme.shtml
230	Classified Advertising
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SYMPOSIUM ON ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES

CLINICAL ARTICLES

CONTINUING FEATURES

READER SERVICES