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Articles in April, 2007 issue of Journal of Family Practice

• "Can you call in a Z-Pak for me?" Before you do, advise your patients that most acute respiratory infections don't resolve in a week
  by John Hickner
• Should you put all diabetic patients on statins? Aggressive statin therapy achieves greater cardiovascular benefit, regardless of baseline LDL, than just "treating to goal"
  by Lawrence A. Leiter
• Procalcitonin test can reduce antibiotic use in COPD
• Does warfarin prevent venous thromboembolic events in aPL-positive patients?
  by Michael F. Mazzone
• Stress tests: how to make a calculated choice: spare your patients unnecessary stress testing by determining their pretest probability for CAD
  by Dennis P. Breen
• Delayed insertion of ear tubes doesn't impair children
• How should we treat major depression combined with anxiety?
  by Bonnie Trotter
• Will your patient fall? Cues to intervene now
• What's the best treatment for sebaceous cysts?
  by R. Brian Moore
• Time to revise your HIV testing routine: the CDC now recommends more aggressive screening than does the USPSTF. So, what's best for your practice?
  by Doug Campos-Outcalt
• Should HPV vaccination be mandatory? Should we force drug therapy because patients might get the disease based on future behavior?
  by Joseph De Soto
• Do testosterone injections increase libido for elderly hypogonadal patients?
  by Krupa Shah
• Long-term use of proton pump inhibitors raised hip fracture risk
• Are there big differences among beta-blockers in treating essential hypertension?
  by Daniel Sontheimer
• Fetal pulse oximetry doesn't improve outcomes
• When should you evaluate a child for obstructive sleep apnea?
  by Perry Brown
• A new papule and "age spots"
  by Gary N. Fox
• Rapid rheumatoid arthritis: primary care initiative for improved diagnosis and outcomes
  by Michael E. Weinblatt