December 2007 10 12 Issue of Clinical Advisor

Newsline

Allergy Capitals

Minor thyroid trouble can pose a heart risk

Lack of iron linked to cough

CDC backs shingles vaccine

Lifestyle choices almost eliminate MI risk

Why you should check every diabetic’s feet

UTI treatment worsening antibiotic resistance

Two simple tests can spot CKD

Tea boosts bone mineral density

Steroid best for Bell’s palsy

Drug Updates from MPR

Azor- One tablet combines two antihypertensives

Advisor Forum

Anticoagulation after hip surgery

DO ALLERGIES CAUSE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS?

STOPPING A STATIN AFTER LDL FALLS

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUGS AND PREGNANCY

FOR DIFFICULT CATHETERIZATION

Clostridium difficile diarrhea

ARE OCS SAFE IN PERIMENOPAUSAL WOMEN?

CK LEVELS AND STATINS

Flu vaccine in a zoster patient

Can a patient with active herpes zoster recieve the flu vaccine?

PLASMA DONATION AND THYROXINE DOSING

OPTIMAL SCHEDULE FOR COUMADIN DOSES

CONFIRM ALL POSITIVE PPD TESTS?

Is erectile dysfunction a clue to peripheral vascular disease?

Should ED require further workup (e.g., carotid duplex scans, ankle-brachial index, and/or angiography)?

Is there a role for anti-inflammatories in asthma?

Why can't naproxen or ibuprofen be used for asthma treatment?

Acrylic-nail infections

WHAT’S BEHIND FIBROMYALGIA?

WHEN DISCONTINUED MEDS COMPLICATE THE WORKUP OF SECONDARY HYPERTENSION

POSTPONING THYROID SURGERY

CHOLESTEROL LEVELS IN VASCULAR DISEASE

Treating onychomycosis in hepatitis patients

Can Lamisil be used in patients who have hepatitis B or C?

CHECKING PSA IN A PROSTATITIS PATIENT

TREATING DIABETIC PATIENTS FOR GALLSTONES

Clinical Feature

Making the best use of osteoporosis agents

There are changes in the wind for patients with osteoporosis and their clinicians. But don't underestimate currently available therapies.

Helping depressed patients past a crisis

How to recognize and prevent HIV infections

Even though HIV is preventable, about 40,000 Americans are newly infected every year. Primary-care clinicians can help reduce that number.

Reducing the risk of gynecologic cancers

Dermatologic Look-Alikes

Hypopigmented head lesions

Clinical Challenge

An unusual diagnosis in an African American with fatigue and nausea

Chest pressure and shortness of breath in a recuperating older patient

Commentary

We can prevent many patient infections

Alternative Meds Update

Melatonin

Dermatology Clinic

Patches with erosions, crusting, and vesicles

Growing yellow bumps on the face of a 5-year-old girl

Evidence-Based Medicine

CARDIOVASCULAR COMPLICATIONS WITH ROSIGLITAZONE

CALCIUM APPEARS TO LOWER CANCER RISK IN WOMEN

INHALED STEROIDS REDUCE COPD

Reducing caffeine use in late pregnancy does not affect birth weight or length of gestation...