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VOL 107 / NO 5 / MAY 1, 2000 / POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE

SYMPOSIUM ON GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERS

GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERS
Introduction to a three-article symposium
Scott K. Kuwada, MD

COLORECTAL CANCER 2000
Education and screening are essential if outcomes are to improve
Scott K. Kuwada, MD

TODAY'S APPROACH TO ESOPHAGEAL CANCER
What is the role of the primary care physician?
Jenny R. Fox, MD, Scott K. Kuwada, MD

HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA
A concise guide to its status and management
Scott C. Ulmer, MD

CLINICAL ARTICLES

EVIDENCE-BASED THERAPY FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES
The best and worst of times
Mark C. Flemmer, MD, Aaron I. Vinik, MD, PhD

CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IN RESISTANT HYPERTENSION
Truly refractory disease is rarely found in a properly conducted workup
Donald G. Vidt, MD

HYPONATREMIA AND HYPERNATREMIA
A systematic approach to causes and their correction
Pamela J. Fall, MD

Healthcare Guideline Series
TREATMENT OF LIPID DISORDERS IN ADULTS
Strategies in patients with and without known CAD
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Women's Health Series
IS IT PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME?
Keys to focused diagnosis, therapies for multiple symptoms
Gladys M. Frye, MD, Stephanie D. Silverman, MD

CONTINUING FEATURES

EDITOR'S NOTE
Katie Couric's on our team

GUEST EDITORIAL
Doing the right thing for US healthcare
Has the time come for a national system?
Eric G. Anderson, MD

CURBSIDE CONSULT
Periodontal infection a risk factor for cardiovascular disease?

DIGITAL DOC
Protecting your system from digital demons
Software vaccines to help you fight off viruses
Bryan P. Bergeron, MD

PEARLS IN DERMATOLOGY
Large, patchy skin eruptions after a hiking trip
Erythema chronicum migrans hallmarks Lyme disease
Leslie S. Ledbetter, MD, Sylvia Hsu, MD, Jason B. Lee, MD

PUZZLES IN PRACTICE
Ominous sign of a disfiguring disease
Cara A. Winter, MD, Sylvia Hsu, MD

PRACTICE PEARLS
Check septum after trauma to nose - Focus on the fundus - Understanding high blood pressure

PATIENT NOTES
Colorectal cancer

READER SERVICES

Staff, Editorial Board

Editor's Mailbox

Guidelines for Authors

Changed Your Address?

Resource Guide: Gastrointestinal Cancers

American College of Sports Medicine, 2000 Program

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