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VOL 112 / NO 1 / JULY 2002 / POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE

SYMPOSIUM ON ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES

INTRODUCTION TO THE SYMPOSIUM
James L. Vacek, MD

INITIAL APPRAISAL OF ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME
Understanding the mechanisms, identifying patient risk
Prompt evaluation of patient risk is essential to giving effective care and making appropriate triage decisions about this potentially life-threatening syndrome.
Thomas L. Rosamond, MD

NON-ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION SYNDROMES
Pharmacologic management, conservative versus early invasive approach
Which patients can be effectively stabilized with the newer drugs in addition to standard medical therapy, and who should be considered for an early invasive approach?
Patrick Santiago, MD, Peter Tadros, MD

CLASSIC Q WAVE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Aggressive, early intervention has dramatic results
Significant benefits of aggressive treatment include reduced mortality rates, decreased complications, and improved overall functioning.
James L. Vacek, MD

CLINICAL UPDATES

IDENTIFYING ACUTE EPIGLOTTITIS IN ADULTS
High degree of awareness, close monitoring are key
Why its changing epidemiology has resulted in new challenges.
Jonathan L. Sack, MD, Clive D. Brock, MD

WEB EXCLUSIVE

Allergy Update Series
THE CHALLENGE OF IMMUNODEFICIENCY DISORDERS
An update on their multiple causes, manifestations, and evaluation
When to suspect an immunodeficency disorder and how to manage the disease.
Daniel Sijipunda Dube, MD, BSC, David S. Chi, PhD, Judy Y. Hu, MD, and Guha Krishnaswamy, MD

CONTINUING FEATURES

EDITOR'S NOTE
A peer-reviewed "throwaway" worth keeping

PULMONARY DIAGNOSTIC QUIZ
Dyspnea, chest pain, and cough: the lurking culprit
Tim Liesching, MD, Aidan O'Brien, MD

PATIENT NOTES
Psoriasis

READER SERVICES

CME Credit Quiz

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