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267 Commonly Missed Orthopedic Problems
MICHAEL T. BALLAS, M.D., JAMES TYTKO, M.D., and FRANK MANNARINO, M.D.
Common musculoskeletal injuries easily missed by physicians include anterior cruciate ligament tears, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, femoral neck stress fractures, scaphoid fractures, ulnar collateral ligament tears, Achilles tendon rupture and posterior tibial tendon tears. If not diagnosed early, these injuries may become long-term disabling conditions.

279 Insulin Lispro: A Fast-Acting Insulin Analog
SARA L. NOBLE, PHARM.D., ELIZABETH JOHNSTON, M.S.ED., and BILL WALTON, D.O.
Insulin lispro, the first commercially available insulin analog, overcomes some of the limitations of regular human insulin.

Patient information: "Using Insulin Lispro," p. 289

297 Cardiovascular Medicine Update
Advances in the Treatment of Arrhythmias: Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
WILLIAM J. GROH, M.D., LYNNE D. FOREMAN, R.N., and DOUGLAS P. ZIPES, M.D.
Family physicians should be familiar with the appropriate and inappropriate functioning of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, devices that are commonly used to treat life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias.

Patient information: "The Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator," p. 310

315 Problem-Oriented Diagnosis
Understanding the Guidelines for Treating HIV Disease
MARCIA J. CHESEBRO, M.D., and W. DOUGLAS EVERETT, M.D., M.P.H.
Guidelines for using viral load and antiretroviral drugs in the treatment of patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection are explained.

Patient information: "Taking HIV Medicines on Schedule," p. 328

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267	Commonly Missed Orthopedic Problems MICHAEL T. BALLAS, M.D., JAMES TYTKO, M.D., and FRANK MANNARINO, M.D. Common musculoskeletal injuries easily missed by physicians include anterior cruciate ligament tears, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, femoral neck stress fractures, scaphoid fractures, ulnar collateral ligament tears, Achilles tendon rupture and posterior tibial tendon tears. If not diagnosed early, these injuries may become long-term disabling conditions.
279	Insulin Lispro: A Fast-Acting Insulin Analog SARA L. NOBLE, PHARM.D., ELIZABETH JOHNSTON, M.S.ED., and BILL WALTON, D.O. Insulin lispro, the first commercially available insulin analog, overcomes some of the limitations of regular human insulin.
	Patient information: "Using Insulin Lispro," p. 289
297	Cardiovascular Medicine Update Advances in the Treatment of Arrhythmias: Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators WILLIAM J. GROH, M.D., LYNNE D. FOREMAN, R.N., and DOUGLAS P. ZIPES, M.D. Family physicians should be familiar with the appropriate and inappropriate functioning of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, devices that are commonly used to treat life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias.
	Patient information: "The Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator," p. 310
315	Problem-Oriented Diagnosis Understanding the Guidelines for Treating HIV Disease MARCIA J. CHESEBRO, M.D., and W. DOUGLAS EVERETT, M.D., M.P.H. Guidelines for using viral load and antiretroviral drugs in the treatment of patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection are explained.
	Patient information: "Taking HIV Medicines on Schedule," p. 328