Table of Contents

VOL 107 / NO 3 / MARCH 2000 / POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE

SYMPOSIUM ON SLEEP DISORDERS

SLEEP DISORDERS
Introduction to a four-article symposium
Mark W. Mahowald, MD

WHAT IS CAUSING EXCESSIVE DAYTIME SLEEPINESS?
Evaluation to distinguish sleep deprivation from sleep disorders
Mark W. Mahowald, MD

HELPING PATIENTS WHO SAY THEY CANNOT SLEEP
Practical ways to evaluate and treat insomnia
Hrayr P. Attarian, MD

PARASOMNIAS
Managing bizarre sleep-related behavior disorders
Carlos H. Schenck, MD, Mark W. Mahowald, MD

SLEEP DISORDERS IN CHILDREN AND TEENS
Helping patients and their families get some rest
John Garcia, MD, Laurel Wills, MD

CLINICAL ARTICLES

HYPERTENSION IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES
Overcoming barriers to effective control
William J. Elliott, MD, PhD, Richard Maddy, Robert Toto, MD, George Bakris, MD

VIRAL PNEUMONIAS
Epidemic respiratory viruses
Jason W. Chien, MD, John L. Johnson, M

NEW SERIES
Clinical Genetics Series
GENETIC COUNSELING IN PRIMARY CARE
What questions are patients likely to ask, and how should they be answered?
Jennifer J. Facher, MS, Nathaniel H. Robin, MD

TOPICAL THERAPY FOR ACNE VULGARIS
How do you choose the best drug for each patient?
Betty Anne Johnson, MD, PhD, Julia R. Nunley, MD

HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS INFECTIONS
New treatment approaches make early diagnosis even more important
Celina M. Nadelman, MD, Victor D. Newcomer, MD

IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
Definitive diagnostic criteria help focus symptomatic treatment
Harvey Michael Licht, MD

Women's Health Series
MANAGING ENDOMETRIOSIS
Strategies to minimize pain and damage
Timothy P. Canavan, MD, Lee Radosh, MD

EVALUATION OF FITNESS TO DRIVE
The physician's role in assessing elderly or demented patients
Ram Kakaiya, MD, Richard Tisovec, MD, Phillip Fulkerson, MD

Healthcare Guideline Series
OTITIS MEDIA IN CHILDREN
Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

A STEPWISE APPROACH TO ACID-BASE DISORDERS
Practical patient evaluation for metabolic acidosis and other conditions
Pamela J. Fall, MD

MANAGEMENT OF CANCER PAIN
Safe, adequate analgesia to improve quality of life
Lynn C. Hartmann, MD, Katherine M. Zahasky, RN, MA, ANP, Darryl C. Grendahl, RPh

CONTINUING FEATURES

EDITOR'S NOTE
The genes in our future

GUEST EDITORIAL
Genetics in primary care practice
Introducing a new series on practical applications of genetic testing and counseling
Mary A. Curtis, MD

PUZZLES IN PRACTICE
Progressive scarring of the conjunctiva
Sylvia Hsu, MD, Tien Pei Wong, MD

CURBSIDE CONSULT
Nonresponders to hepatitis B vaccine

PEARLS IN DERMATOLOGY
Finger 'pebbles'
A dermatologic sign of diabetes mellitus
Debra S. Hollister, DO, Robert T. Brodell, MD

PATIENT NOTES
Toward better sleep

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Guidelines for Authors

Resource Guide: Sleep Disorders

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