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American Family Physician April 15, 2004 Daniels, Zook, & Lynch	Hand and Wrist Injuries:Part I. Nonemergent Evaluation Diagnosis of upper extremity injuries depends on knowledge of basic anatomy and biomechanics of the hand and wrist. This article reviews an anatomic-based examination of the hand and wrist, allowing a quick evaluation of a patient in a nonemergent setting.
American Family Physician April 15, 2004 Lo Re, Occi, & Macgregor	Identifying the Vector of Lyme Disease Overview of the identification of the important morphologic features of a tick that are important in determining the risk of Lyme disease.
American Family Physician April 15, 2004 Daniels, Zook, & Lynch	Hand and Wrist Injuries: Part II. Emergent Evaluation The emergent evaluation, triage, and stabilization of hand and wrist injuries.
American Family Physician April 15, 2004 Rao, Disraeli & Mcgregor	Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Impaired Fasting Glucose Impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glucose form an intermediate stage in the natural history of diabetes mellitus.
American Family Physician April 15, 2004 Kathy Soch, M.D.	Diary from a Week in Practice Adjusting thyroid doses... Assessing driving ability in the office setting... etc.
American Family Physician April 15, 2004 Mark H. Ebell, M.D., M.S.	Preoperative Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery The physician should assess the patient's preoperative risk factors and the risks associated with the planned surgery.
American Family Physician April 15, 2004 Bazaldua & Bruder	STEPS Drug Update Teriparatide (Forteo) for Osteoporosis
American Family Physician April 1, 2004 Nina Solenski	Transient Ischemic Attacks: Part I. Diagnosis and Evaluation Transient ischemic attack (TIA) is no longer considered a benign event but, rather, a critical harbinger of impending stroke.
American Family Physician April 1, 2004 Gariano & Chang-Hee	Evaluation and Management of Suspected Retinal Detachment Retinal detachment often is a preventable cause of vision loss.
American Family Physician April 1, 2004 Nina Solenski	Transient Ischemic Attacks: Part II. Treatment Risk factors for stroke should be evaluated in patients who have had a transient ischemic attack.
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