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765	Cover Article Cardiovascular Screening of Student Athletes JAMES M. LYZNICKI, M.S., M.P.H., NANCY H. NIELSEN, M.D., PH.D., and JOHN F. SCHNEIDER, M.D., PH.D., for the COUNCIL ON SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS, AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION Family physicians should be informed about current recommendations for cardiovascular screening of student athletes as part of a comprehensive sports preparticipation physical evaluation. Such knowledge will help physicians make informed decisions about young athletes in their care.
782	Depression and Sexual Desire ROBERT L. PHILLIPS, JR., M.D., and JAMES R. SLAUGHTER, M.D. Decreased libido is associated with depression, and the treatment of depression frequently has deleterious effects on libido. Changes in libido and sexual functioning can affect compliance.
789	Practical Therapeutics Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Temporal Arteritis TED D. EPPERLY, COL, MC, USA, KEVIN E. MOORE, CPT, MC, USA, and JAMES D. HARROVER, CPT, MC, USA Appropriate corticosteroid therapy can dramatically improve the symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis.
	Patient information: "Polymyalgia Rheumatica," p. 801
804	Problem-Oriented Diagnosis Evaluating the Febrile Patient with a Rash HARRY D. MCKINNON, JR., MAJ, MC, USA, and THOMAS HOWARD, COL, MC, USA The evaluation of fever with a rash includes a thorough history and a careful physical examination, consideration of the differential diagnosis, classification of lesion morphology and selected laboratory tests. Hospitalization, isolation and prompt antimicrobial treatment may be required.
825	Down Syndrome: Prenatal Risk Assessment and Diagnosis DAVID S. NEWBERGER, M.D. Pregnant women should be counseled about the risk of having a child with Down syndrome. Advanced maternal age and abnormal results of maternal serum screening are among the indications for diagnostic testing.
	Patient information: "Down Syndrome: What You Need to Know When You're Pregnant," p. 837

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