American Family Physician

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Articles in Jan 1, 2005, issue of American Family Physician

• Vitamin D insufficiency as a cause of hyperparathyroidism
  by Robert C. Oh
• Practice guideline briefs
  by Carrie Morantz
• Uracil-tegafur as adjuvant chemotherapy in lung cancer
  by Bill Zepf
• Definition of poems published in tips from other journals
• Follow-up renal sonography for vesicoureteral reflux
  by Caroline Wellbery
• Use of the term conjunctival icterus instead of scleral icterus
  by Bert Beisel
• DVDs on childhood overweight and obesity
• Lower intensity oral anticoagulant therapy works
  by Karl E. Miller
• Creatine supplementation and recovery after ACL surgery
  by Karl E. Miller
• Inhaled corticosteroids in moderate to severe COPD
  by Karl E. Miller
• NIH awards $3 million grant to develop electronic network of Family Physicians
  by Genevieve Ressel
• Quantum sufficit: just enough
  by Sarah Evans
• Insertion and removal of intrauterine devices
  by Brett Andrew Johnson
• Tramadol/acetaminophen for pain of osteoarthritis flares
  by Caroline Wellbery
• Need for repeat CT following minimal head injury
  by Anne D. Walling
• CDC releases report on cancer incidence and mortality rates
  by Genevieve Ressel
• Clinical quiz
• Understanding and interpreting serum protein electrophoresis
  by Theodore X. O'Connell
• CME calendar
• Ripening of the cervix and risk for later preterm birth
  by Karl E. Miller
• Evidence-based guidelines for bipolar disorder therapy
  by Anne D. Walling
• Procedural sedation in the acute care setting
  by Todd B. Brown
• Antidepressants and smoking Cessation
  by Clarissa Kripke
• NIAAA announces new alcohol prevention Web site
  by Genevieve Ressel
• Physical therapy and stress urinary incontinence
  by Linda French
• Imaging for suspected appendicitis
  by Jerry L. Old
• Glucocorticoids for treatment of croup
  by Michael Schooff
• Disulfiram, behavior therapy in cocaine dependency
  by Karl E. Miller
• Is this patient really incompetent?
  by George K. Dreher
• Hormonal contraceptives and weight gain
  by Clarissa Kripke
• COLA launches updated and redesigned Web site
  by Genevieve Ressel
• Steroids ineffective for sepsis
  by Allen F. Shaughnessy
• Kidney cysts
• Single-dose dexamethasone effective for even mild croup
  by Mark Ebell
• Drug-induced prolongation of the QT interval
  by Bill Zepf
• The future of family medicine project: embracing the future
  by John R. Bucholtz
• Diary: from a week in practice
  by Tony Miksanek
• AAFP offers free Web site program through Medfusion
  by Genevieve Ressel
• Better quality of life after radiation than prostatectomy
  by Henry Barry
• Microscopic hematuria
• Benefits and risks of Parkinson's disease drugs
  by Allen F. Shaughnessy
• Fracture protection lost five years after stopping HT
  by Anne D. Walling
• Personalizing prevention: the U.S. Surgeon General's family history initiative
  by Richard H. Carmona
• FDA to create isotretinoin registry for prescribers and patients
  by Genevieve Ressel
• Virtual colonoscopy vs. routine colonoscopy
  by Caroline Wellbery
• Polycystic kidney disease
• Compression stockings and post-thrombotic syndrome
  by Allen F. Shaughnessy
• Timing of antibiotics in patients hospitalized with CAP
  by Karl E. Miller
• Announcing enhancements to AFP's Web site
  by Janis Wright
• Glowing teeth
  by Raymond T. Kuwahara
• Testing in patients with possible pulmonary embolism
  by Karl E. Miller
• Urinary tract infections
• Peripheral sensory deficits common in elderly patients
  by David Slawson
• How critical is time in the treatment of stroke?
  by Anne D. Walling
• Off-label uses for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
  by Robert S. Hoffman
• Recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedule, United States, 2005
  by Richard Kent Zimmerman
• Do antibiotics slow the progression of dementia?
  by Caroline Wellbery
• Early intensive simvastatin and coronary outcomes
  by David Slawson
• Limitations of screening tests for asymptomatic chlamydia
  by Karl E. Miller