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VOL 106 / NO 3 / SEPTEMBER 1999 / POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE

SYMPOSIUM ON PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE

PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE
Introduction to a three-article symposium
James L. Vacek, MD

NONINVASIVE APPROACHES TO PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE
What's new in evaluation and treatment?
Kit Bjella Powers, MD, James L. Vacek, MD, Savina Lee, RVT

CATHETER-BASED METHODS FOR MANAGING PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE
Which types of occlusive disease are most amenable?
Daniel L. Lips, MD, James L. Vacek, MD

CURRENT TRENDS IN PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SURGERY
When is surgical intervention the best option?
Michael E. Gorton, MD

CLINICAL ARTICLES

TEN ASTHMA PEARLS EVERY PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN SHOULD KNOW
Are you misdiagnosing patients with atypical symptoms?
Ware G. Kuschner, MD

Procedures in Primary Care
FLEXIBLE NASOLARYNGOSCOPY
A low-risk, high-yield procedure
Jason T. Hayes, MD, Robert Houston, MD

ADVANCES IN REFRACTIVE SURGERY
New options expand the scope of corrective procedures
Iftikhar M. Chaudhry, MD, Eileen R. Conti, MD, Roger F. Steinert, MD

WHAT COULD BE CAUSING CHRONIC ABDOMINAL PAIN?
Anything from common peptic ulcers to uncommon pancreatic trauma
John R. DeBanto, MD, Gary W. Varilek, MD, Laurie Haas, MD

CHRONIC MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA
Curable with early diagnosis and treatment
John M. Hill, MD, Kenneth R. Meehan, MD

Viewpoint
WAYS TO MINIMIZE ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS
Individualized doses and common sense are key
Jay S. Cohen, MD

CONTINUING FEATURES

EDITOR'S NOTE
New techniques in peripheral vascular disease

GUEST EDITORIAL
The real impact of hospitalists
Do cost-effectiveness data support their popularity?
William Morris, MD, MPH, Jen Eng, MD

CURBSIDE CONSULTS
Why blood abnormalities after mitral valve repair?

PEARLS IN DERMATOLOGY
Koebner phenomenon in psoriasis
A common response to skin trauma
Geeta Mohla, MD, Robert T. Brodell, MD

DIGITAL DOC
Creating a computer network in your small practice
Costs are limited but advantages are not
Bryan P. Bergeron, MD

PRACTICE PEARLS
Two shots for one stick - Beware of bismuth subsalicylate and aspirin - Easing the eyedrops - Bitter meds for toddlers

PUZZLES IN PRACTICE
A recalcitrant case of reflexive nose picking
Yehia Y. Mishriki, MD

PATIENT NOTES
Spider and varicose veins

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