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VOL 116 / NO 1 / JULY 2004 / POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE

SYMPOSIUM ON INSULIN RESISTANCE

Coordinated by Robert Spanheimer, MD

THE CLINICAL PICTURE OF METABOLIC SYNDROME
An update on this complex of conditions and risk factors
Although many details are unknown, data about the effects and treatment of metabolic syndrome continue to define its characteristics and effective therapy.
Gregory C. Doelle, MD

UNDERSTANDING INSULIN RESISTANCE
What are the clinical implications?
Knowledge of the pathogenesis and complexities of assessment helps put this component of metabolic syndrome into perspective.
William I. Sivitz, MD

Clinical Commentary
NEW CHALLENGES IN CARING FOR DIABETIC PATIENTS
Primary care physicians can get caught in the middle
Robert Spanheimer, MD

CLINICAL UPDATES

EVALUATION OF FEVER IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRAVELER
Unwanted 'souvenir' can have many causes
Because the reasons for fever in patients returning from abroad are myriad, targeted screening and thorough history taking and evaluation are integral to diagnosis.
Janis E. Blair, MD

DIABETIC RETINOPATHY
Control of systemic factors preserves vision
How to identify patients at risk for this retinal vascular disease and ways to manage systemic factors that can lead to vision loss.
Michael Colucciello, MD

CONTINUING FEATURES

CURBSIDE CONSULTS
Do sunscreens prevent skin cancer?

PEARLS IN DERMATOLOGY
Uncovering tinea incognito
Topical corticosteroids can mask typical features of ringworm
Carrie A. Oklota, MD, Robert T. Brodell, MD

PATIENT NOTES
Canker sores
Migraine

READER SERVICES

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Editorial Board, Staff

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