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603	Cover Article: Practical Therapeutics COPD: Management of Acute Exacerbations and Chronic Stable Disease MELISSA H. HUNTER, M.D., and DANA E. KING, M.D. Step-wise therapy using beta2 agonists, anticholinergics, corticosteroids, antibiotics and oxygen can help control the inexorable symptomatic progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
	Patient information: "Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease," p. 621
623	Commonly Missed Diagnoses in the Childhood Eye Examination JOHN W. SIMON, M.D., and PAMELA KAW, M.D. Children may present special challenges in screening and diagnosis of eye disorders. Eight conditions--amblyopia, small-angle strabismus, leukocoria, glaucoma, ocular inflammation, eye trauma, nystagmus and systemic conditions that affect the eye--are specifically discussed.
631	Radiologic Decision-Making Recognizing Spinal Cord Emergencies DAISY ARCE, M.D., PAMELA SASS, M.D., and HASSAN ABUL-KHOUDOUD, M.D. Early diagnosis and treatment of a spinal cord injury are critical to the possible prevention of permanent neurologic deficits. Physicians must look for "red flags," key historical and clinical clues that increase the likelihood of a serious underlying disorder.
641	Assessment and Treatment of Depression Following Myocardial Infarction THOMAS P. GUCK, PH.D., MICHAEL G. KAVAN, PH.D., GARY N. ELSASSER, PHARM.D., and EUGENE J. BARONE, M.D. Approximately 65 percent of patients with acute myocardial infarction report experiencing depression. Physicians can assess patients for depression by using any of several easily administered and scored self-reporting inventories. A combination of cognitive-behavior therapy and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors is often the most effective treatment.
	Patient information: "Depression After Heart Attack--What Should I Know?" p. 651
	Editorial: "Depression and Heart Disease," p. 573

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