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VOL 115 / NO 5 / MAY 2004 / POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE

SYMPOSIUM ON ASTHMA

Coordinated by Gerald W. Volcheck, MD

MILD PERSISTENT ASTHMA
Traits, treatment set it apart from mild intermittent asthma
Close attention to clinical features can help distinguish these two types of asthma and inform treatment decisions.
Kaiser G. Lim, MD

MANAGING ASTHMA DURING PREGNANCY
The whys and hows of aggressive control
Risks and benefits of asthma medications and allergen immunotherapy should be weighed carefully to avoid poor outcomes.
Michael S. Blaiss, MD

Clinical Commentary
DOES RHINITIS LEAD TO ASTHMA?
Evidence for the one-airway hypothesis
Gerald W. Volcheck, MD

CLINICAL UPDATES

Problem Infections in Primary Care
ACUTE INFECTIOUS GASTROENTERITIS IN ADULTS
Seven steps to management and prevention
Depending on its cause, acute infectious gastroenteritis may have implications beyond the individual patient.
John M. Townes, MD

MANAGEMENT OF HYPERCALCEMIA
Diagnostic workup, therapeutic options for hyperparathyroidism and other common causes
Effective treatments are available for patients on both ends of the hypercalcemia spectrum and range from surgery to volume expansion.
Silvio E. Inzucchi, MD

ADVANCES IN LIVER TRANSPLANTATION
New strategies and current care expand access, enhance survival
Updated listing criteria, revised surgical techniques, and an expanded lineup of immunosuppressive medications have improved well-being and longevity in transplant patients.
Tram T. Tran, MD, Nicholas Nissen, MD, F. Fred Poordad, MD, Paul Martin, MD

HEEDING CLUES TO GIANT CELL ARTERITIS
Prompt response can prevent vision loss
Failing to recognize the presenting signs and symptoms of giant cell arteritis can result in permanent vision loss in affected patients.
Daniel M. Lichtstein, MD, Luis R. Caceres, DO

CONTINUING FEATURES

EDITOR'S NOTE
Seeing more asthma patients lately?

CURBSIDE CONSULTS
How to adjust ACE inhibitors and ARBs in diabetes?
A statin for a patient with hyperlipidemia and hepatitis C?

PEARLS IN DERMATOLOGY
A lesion with lymphangitic spread in a gardener
Exposure to soil increases risk of sporotrichosis
Pradip Bhattacharjee, MD, Robert T. Brodell, MD

PRACTICE PEARLS
"Magic feather" can aid pediatric venipuncture
A different approach to percussion
Cotton swabs can prevent eye injury

PUZZLES IN PRACTICE
Bilateral ear swelling and cough
Kamel H. Mroue, MD, Thurayya K. Arayssi, MD, Abdul-Ghani M. Kibbi, MD

PATIENT NOTES
Sunburn

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