Table of Contents

VOL 107 / NO 2 / FEBRUARY 2000 / POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE

SYMPOSIUM ON LIVER DISEASE

LIVER DISEASE
Introduction to a four-article symposium
Sammy Saab, MD, Paul Martin, MD

ABNORMAL FINDINGS ON LIVER FUNCTION TESTS
Interpreting results to narrow the diagnosis and establish a prognosis
Deepak V. Gopal, MD, FRCP(C), Hugo R. Rosen, MD

TESTS FOR ACUTE AND CHRONIC VIRAL HEPATITIS
Finding your way through the alphabet soup of infection and superinfection
Sammy Saab, MD, Paul Martin, MD

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY FOR CHRONIC HEPATITIS B AND C
Which patients are likely to benefit from which agents?
Stuart C. Gordon, MD

GENETIC LIVER DISEASE IN ADULTS
Early recognition of the three most common causes
Elizabeth D. Morrison, MD, Kris V. Kowdley, MD

CLINICAL ARTICLES

HYPERTENSION IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES
Why is aggressive treatment essential?
George Bakris, MD, Jim Sowers, MD, Murray Epstein, MD, Mark Williams, MD

VIRAL PNEUMONIAS
Infection in the immunocompromised host
Jason W. Chien, MD, John L. Johnson, MD

NON-Q WAVE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Assessment and management of a unique and diverse subset
Michael R. Tamberella III, MD, James G. Warner Jr, MD, EdD

SIDE EFFECTS OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS
Avoiding and minimizing their impact in elderly patients
Bruce L. Saltz, MD, Margaret G. Woerner, PhD, Delbert G. Robinson, MD, John M. Kane, MD

Women's Health Series
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES IN WOMEN
Gonorrhea and syphilis
David H. Emmert, MD, Jeffrey T. Kirchner, DO

EVALUATION OF NURSING HOME PATIENTS
A systematic approach can improve care
Mitchell S. King, MD, Martin S. Lipsky, MD

THE PHYSICIAN'S ROLE IN DIRECTING LONG-TERM CARE
Understanding the rules is important for protecting your patients and your practice
Daniel L. Swagerty Jr, MD, MPH, Sally Rigler, MD

SHATTERING THE MYTHS ABOUT MALE INFERTILITY
Treatment of male factors may be more successful and cost-effective than you think
Jay I. Sandlow, MD

Healthcare Guideline Series
COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA
Outpatient treatment of patients 16 years and older
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

FEVER WITHOUT SOURCE IN CHILDREN
Recommendations for outpatient care in those up to 3
Jay W. Park, MD

CONTINUING FEATURES

EDITOR'S NOTE
Update on viral hepatitis and more

GUEST EDITORIAL
Reducing the use of physical restraints in nursing homes
Regulatory harassment or good medicine?
Colleen J. Cooper, MD

DIGITAL DOC
Need more power in your communication technology?
Increasing bandwidth will improve speed and expand options
Bryan P. Bergeron, MD

PEARLS IN DERMATOLOGY
Generalized pruritus without primary lesions
Differential diagnosis and approach to treatment
Michael A. Nowak, MD, Maria M. Tsoukas, MD, Fa. Abigail DeImus, MD, Vincent Falanga, MD, Robert T. Brodell, MD

CURBSIDE CONSULTS
In-office diagnosis of exercise-induced asthma

PUZZLES IN PRACTICE
A perplexing case of pruritic plaques
Sylvia Hsu, MD

PRACTICE PEARLS
When not to call a cup a cup - Pocket salt shaker - A birthday reminder to maintain health

PATIENT NOTES
The ABCs of hepatitis

READER SERVICES

Editorial Board, Staff

Editor's Mailbox

Guidelines for Authors

Resource Guide: Hepatitis

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