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VOL 115 / NO 4 / APRIL 2004 / POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE

SYMPOSIUM ON MIGRAINE

Coordinated by John Edmeads, MD

EFFECTIVE TREATMENT OF MIGRAINE
Terminating acute attacks, reducing their frequency
Therapeutic options specific for migraine are increasingly available, reinforcing the need for its recognition in primary care practice.
Tamara Pringsheim, MD, John Edmeads, MD

MIGRAINE IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Treatment strategies for children and adolescents, pregnant women, and the elderly
How to tailor specific behavior, lifestyle, and drug therapies for migraine in these three patient groups.
Jonathan P. Gladstone, MD, Eric J. Eross, DO, David W. Dodick, MD

Clinical Commentary
IS THERE AN EASY WAY TO DIAGNOSE MIGRAINE?
Challenges faced by primary care physicians include lack of time, training
John Edmeads, MD

CLINICAL UPDATES

REGULAR SCREENING IN TYPE 2 DIABETES
A mnemonic approach for improving compliance, detecting complications
The HELP technique helps screen patients for diabetes-related health issues during office visits.
Thomas J. Beckman, MD

UNDERSTANDING HYPERCALCEMIA
Its metabolic basis, signs, and symptoms
When the body's finely tuned calcium metabolism goes awry, abnormally high levels can manifest in conditions ranging from depression to pancreatitis.
Silvio E. Inzucchi, MD

HIV AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
Latest views on synergy, treatment, screening
Because STDs can increase the viral load and infectiousness of HIV, screening for these diseases is critical in caring for patients with HIV infection and in preventing its transmission.
Jeffrey D. Klausner, MD, MPH, Charlotte K. Kent, MPH

CONTINUING FEATURES

CURBSIDE CONSULTS
Are hypertension and bypass linked?
A combination of T₃ and T₄ for hypothyroidism?

PEARLS IN DERMATOLOGY
Childhood shingles
Herpes zoster can occur in healthy children too
Robert T. Brodell, MD, Julie E. Zurakowski, BS, MS IV

PATIENT NOTES
Weight loss

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