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American Family Physician October 1, 2000 Richard J. Ackermann |
End-of-life Care Withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining therapies is ethical and medically appropriate in some circumstances. This article summarizes the American Medical Association's Education for Physicians on End-of-life Care curriculum module on withholding or withdrawing therapy...  |
American Family Physician October 1, 2000 Douglas L. Smith |
Anemia in the Elderly Anemia should not be accepted as an inevitable consequence of aging. A cause is found in approximately 80 percent of elderly patients. The most common causes of anemia in the elderly are chronic disease and iron deficiency...  |
American Family Physician October 1, 2000 Millea & Holloway |
Treating Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia is an extremely common chronic condition that can be challenging to manage...  |
American Family Physician October 1, 2000 Sharon Scott Morey |
Practice Guidelines Headache Consortium Releases Guidelines for Use of CT or MRI in Migraine Work-up...  |
American Family Physician September 15, 2000 Lakshmidevi V. Putta, M.D. & Jeanne P. Spencer, M.D. |
Assisted Vaginal Delivery Using the Vacuum Extractor Vacuum extractors have replaced forceps for many situations in which assistance is required to achieve vaginal delivery...  |
American Family Physician September 15, 2000 Doris L. Wethers, M.D. |
Sickle Cell Disease in Childhood Part II. Diagnosis and Treatment of Major Complications and Recent Advances in Treatment  |
American Family Physician September 15, 2000 Vincent Morelli, M.D. & Roger J. Zoorob, M.D., M.P.H. |
Alternative Therapies: Part II. Congestive Heart Failure and Hypercholesterolemia Natural supplements are widely used by the American public but, while claims of their therapeutic effects abound, medical research does not always support their effectiveness...  |
American Family Physician September 15, 2000 Michael F. Carroll, M.D. & Jonathan L. Temte, M.D., Ph.D. |
Proteinuria in Adults: A Diagnostic Approach Proteinuria is a common finding in adults in primary care practice. An algorithmic approach can be used to differentiate benign causes of proteinuria from rarer, more serious disorders.  |
American Family Physician September 15, 2000 Kevin A. Pearce, M.D., M.P.H., Maria G. Boosalis, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D., L.D. & Bryan Yeager, Pharm.D. |
Update on Vitamin Supplements for the Prevention of Coronary Disease and Stroke We review patient-oriented evidence on the effectiveness of supplementation with antioxidants and/or folic acid in the prevention of myocardial infarction and stroke...  |
American Family Physician September 15, 2000 Toni Lapp |
Practice Guidelines ACOG Issues Recommendations for the Management of Endometriosis  |
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