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VOL 110 / NO 2 / AUGUST 2001 / POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE

SYMPOSIUM ON VALVULAR HEART DISEASE

VALVULAR HEART DISEASE
Introduction to a four-article symposium
Mandeep R. Mehra, MD

TIMELY INTERVENTION IN ASYMPTOMATIC AORTIC STENOSIS
Emerging clinical parameters may help predict outcomes
Myung H. Park, MD

MYSTERIES OF MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE
Proper treatment requires consideration of all clues
Mahesh S. Mulumudi, MD, Krishnamoorthy Vivekananthan, MD

NATIVE MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION
Proactive management can improve outlook
Robert L. Scott, MD, PhD

VALVULAR HEART DISEASE AND PREGNANCY
A high index of suspicion is important to reduce risks
Ananth K. Prasad, MD, Hector O. Ventura, MD

CLINICAL ARTICLES

PAIN MANAGEMENT FOR DYING PATIENTS
How to assess needs and provide pharmacologic relief
Janet Abrahm, MD

TIMING TREATMENT TO THE RHYTHM OF DISEASE
A short course in chronotherapeutics
William J. Elliott, MD, PhD

CONTINUING FEATURES

EDITORIAL
Legislating health
Are government regulations the key to ensuring the delivery of quality care?
Peter A. Setness, MD

CURBSIDE CONSULTS
Type 1 versus type 2 diabetes still a useful distinction?

PRACTICE PEARLS
Quick pointers on MDI use
"Socks first" deters spread of infection
Augmented Valsalva's maneuver terminates tachycardia

PULMONARY DIAGNOSTIC QUIZ
Cracking a dyspnea mystery
Sonchai Hiranniramol, MD, Sidney Braman, MD, Aidan O'Brien, MD

PATIENT NOTES
Febrile seizures

READER SERVICES

CME Credit Quiz
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