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3015	Cover Article: Practical Therapeutics Treatment of Prostatitis JAMES J. STEVERMER, M.D., M.S.P.H, and SUSAN K. EASLEY, M.D. Prostatitis encompasses a variety of conditions in which there is inflammation of the prostate gland. Many physicians find chronic prostatitis difficult to treat; therapy has been based primarily on case series and anecdotal experience.
	Patient information: "Prostatitis: What It Is, How to Cure It," p. 3025
3035	Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Update for Primary Care DONALD S. FONG, M.D., M.P.H. Laser photocoagulation and photodynamic therapy are effective in treating only certain forms of exudative age-related macular degeneration. Vision rehabilitation can help patients maximize remaining vision and adapt to perform activities of daily living.
3049	Clinical Pharmacology Combination Antihypertensive Drugs: Recommendations for Use NEIL S. SKOLNIK, M.D., JONATHAN D. BECK, M.D., and MATHEW CLARK, M.D. Single-dose combination antihypertensive drug therapy is an important option in the management of hypertension. This treatment effectively reduces blood pressure, with the added benefits of a low side effect profile and convenient once-daily dosing.
3057	Evaluation of Physical Abuse in Children DAVID M. PRESSEL, M.D., PH.D. Anyone involved in the care of children is likely to see children who have been physically abused. The physician who suspects abuse in a patient is confronted with special challenges.
3065	Evaluation of Pregnant Women Exposed to Respiratory Viruses JOHN W. ELY, M.D., M.S.P.H., JEROME YANKOWITZ, M.D., and NOELLE C. BOWDLER, M.D. Because prenatal patients may be exposed to a variety of respiratory viral infections, physicians should be aware of the possible consequences to the fetus.
	Patient information: "Respiratory Infections During Pregnancy," p. 3073
3079	Problem-Oriented Diagnosis The Painful Shoulder: Part I. Clinical Evaluation THOMAS W. WOODWARD, M.D., and THOMAS M. BEST, M.D., PH.D. Shoulder pain is second only to knee pain in musculoskeletal injuries and complaints in family practice. A clinical evaluation involves a thorough inspection, palpation, range of motion and provocative testing, and a sensorimotor examination.
3090	Diagnosis and Treatment of Atrophic Vaginitis GLORIA A. BACHMANN, M.D., and NICOLE S. NEVADUNSKY Atrophic changes cause symptoms in the urogenital tract in almost one half of postmenopausal women. These changes result in vaginal symptoms such as vaginitis and dyspareunia and urinary symptoms, including urinary urgency, frequency and incontinence, as well as an increased frequency of urinary tract infection.

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