| Articles | |
2015 |
Cover Article: Practical
Therapeutics Ambulatory Management of Burns ERIC D. MORGAN, MAJ, MC, USA, SCOTT C. BLEDSOE, CPT, MC, USA, and JANE BARKER, CPT, MC, USA A systematic approach to burn care focuses on the six "Cs": clothing, cooling, cleaning, chemoprophylaxis, covering and comforting (i.e., pain relief). Follow-up care is important to assess patients for infection, healing and ability to provide proper wound care. |
| Patient information: "Taking
Care of Burns," p. 2029 "Preventing Burns at Home," p. 2032 |
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| 2037 | The Undescended Testicle:
Diagnosis and Management STEVEN G. DOCIMO, M.D., RICHARD I. SILVER, M.D., and WILLIAM CROMIE, M.D. Early diagnosis and management of the undescended testicle are important for preserving fertility and improving early detection of testicular malignancy. |
| Patient information: "The Undescended Testicle," p. 2047 | |
| 2053 | Leukocytosis: Basics of
Clinical Assessment NEIL ABRAMSON, M.D., and BECKY MELTON, M.D. Increased white blood cell counts are usually the result of normal bone marrow reacting to inflammation or infection. Other causes include medications, splenectomy, hemolytic anemia and underlying bone marrow disorders. |
| 2067 | Acute Brachial Plexus
Neuritis: An Uncommon Cause of Shoulder Pain JIMMY D. MILLER, M.D., STEPHANIE PRUITT, R.N., and THOMAS J. MCDONALD, M.D. Patients with acute brachial plexus neuritis are often misdiagnosed with cervical radiculopathy. Differentiation of the two conditions is important to avoid improper treatment. |
| 2077 | Adult ADHD: Evaluation and
Treatment in Family Medicine H. RUSSELL SEARIGHT, PH.D., JOHN M. BURKE, PHARM.D., and FRED ROTTNEK, M.D. |
| Patient information: "When Adults Have ADHD," p. 2091 | |
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