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VOL 110 / NO 5 / NOVEMBER 2001 / POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE

CLINICAL UPDATES

POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
Safe, effective management in the primary care setting
Pharmacologic treatment is an integral component of a multidisciplinary approach to management.
Hani Raoul Khouzam, MD, MPH, Nancy J. Donnelly, MS, ARNP

PATIENT NOTES ON POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION IN ADULTS
How to manage, when to refer
Several indications point to surgical repair, but most cases can be managed with conservative care and require no referral.
Michael C. Ott, MD, Larry B. Lundy, MD

TEN PIVOTAL QUESTIONS ABOUT DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS
Answers that clarify new concepts in treatment
New information may lead physicians to revise their current approaches to therapy for this condition.
Mary F. Carroll, MD, David S. Schade, MD

SYMPOSIUM ON HYPERTENSION

INTRODUCTION TO THE SYMPOSIUM
Peter A. Setness, MD

HYPERTENSION SYNDROME AND CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS
High blood pressure is only one risk factor
Therapy with drugs that influence arterial compliance and vascular remodeling may combat vascular dysfunction even before blood pressure is elevated.
Stephen P. Glasser, MD

INITIAL ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY
What are the current drugs of choice?
Recent study results help clarify the role of diuretics, beta-blockers, and other agents in initial therapy.
Jane Y. Yeun, MD

CONTINUING FEATURES

GUEST EDITORIAL
Statewide consortium grapples with "quality care" issues
Gordon Mosser, MD

PULMONARY DIAGNOSTIC QUIZ
Solving a severe asthma episode
Bilal Chaudhry, MD, Aidan O'Brien, MD

PATIENT NOTES
Posttraumatic stress disorder

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