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VOL 114 / NO 5 / NOVEMBER 2003 / POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE

SYMPOSIUM ON RHEUMATIC DISEASE

INTRODUCTION TO THE SYMPOSIUM
Kenneth E. Sack, MD

OSTEOARTHRITIS
What therapies for this disease of many causes?
Diagnosis can be elusive, but treatment strategies can work together to help relieve pain, increase function, and slow disease progression.
Kerstin Morehead, MD, Kenneth E. Sack, MD

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Targeted interventions can minimize joint destruction
A growing understanding of the disease process has increased the possibilities for directed therapies.
Eleanor Anderson Williams, MD, Kenneth H. Fye, MD, FACP, FACR

SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
How to manage, when to refer
Primary care physicians play a crucial role in the ongoing monitoring for complications and comorbidities of this condition.
Maria Dall'Era, MD, John C. Davis, MD, MPH

CLINICAL UPDATE

PROBLEM INFECTIONS IN PRIMARY CARE
NEW ISSUES IN BACTERIAL MENINGITIS IN ADULTS
Antibiotic resistance has complicated treatment
Although major advances have occurred in preventing bacterial meningitis in children, numerous challenges remain in diminishing the devastating outcomes that can still occur in adults.
David H. Spach, MD

SPECIAL SECTION ON INVESTING

STANDARD & POOR'S FINANCIAL ADVISER (74K PDF file)
Why Trading Is Not for Everyone
Questions and Answers
Two Ways to Help Foot College Bills
Funds for a Bit of Glitter
Lennar Well Situated for Growth

WEB EXCLUSIVE

EATING DISORDERS IN PRIMARY CARE
A guide to identification and treatment
Screening for eating disorders should be a routine part of medical care for children, adolescents, and young adults. Douglas G. Kondo, MD, Mae S. Sokol, MD

CONTINUING FEATURES

PUZZLES IN PRACTICE
Seizures and subcutaneous calcifications
Yehia Y. Mishriki, MD

PATIENT NOTES
Influenza

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