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1270 Acute Bronchitis
WILLIAM J. HUESTON, M.D., and ARCH G. MAINOUS III, PH.D.
Antibiotics generally do not provide significant relief of symptoms or shorten the course of acute bronchitis, because most cases are viral in origin.

Patient information: "Acute Bronchitis: What You Need to Know," p. 1281

1285 Bacterial Vaginosis: An Update
BARBARA A. MAJERONI, M.D.
Appropriate diagnosis and treatment of bacterial vaginosis may lower a patient's risk of associated pelvic inflammatory disease, endometritis and adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Patient information: "Bacterial Vaginosis," p. 1291

1293 Osteopetrosis
JEROME CAROLINO, M.D., JUAN A. PEREZ, M.D., and ANCA POPA, M.D.
Osteopetrosis is a hereditary bone disorder that may be asymptomatic in adults, a life-threatening disease in infants or a variant associated with short stature and cerebral calcifications in children.

1299 Dietary Therapy for Preventing and Treating Coronary Artery Disease
STEVEN C. MASLEY, M.D.
Dietary changes can help reduce the premature morbidity and mortality associated with coronary artery disease. Family physicians can influence their patients' eating habits with brief discussions regarding food choices and adequate follow-up support.

Patient information: "Good Nutrition Can Prevent and Treat Coronary Artery Disease," p. 1307

1314 Radiologic Decision-Making
Pitfalls in the Radiologic Evaluation of Extremity Trauma: Part II. The Lower Extremity
CHRISTINE M. SHEARMAN, B.MED. (HONS), and GEORGES Y. EL-KHOURY, M.D.
This article discusses the mechanism of injury, plain-film signs and advanced imaging techniques in the diagnosis of some commonly missed fractures and dislocations of the lower limb.

1325 Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Prevention, Diagnosis and Classification
DAVID G. ARMSTRONG, D.P.M., and LAWRENCE A. LAVERY, D.P.M., M.P.H.
Frequent reevaluation and meticulous maintenance may keep a diabetic foot ulcer from progressing to a limb-threatening condition that requires amputation.

Patient information: "When You Have Diabetes -- 10 Steps to Healthy Feet," p. 1337

1340 Seasonal Affective Disorders
S. ATEZAZ SAEED, M.D., and TIMOTHY J. BRUCE, PH.D
Seasonal affective disorder is a pattern of major depressive episodes associated with major depressive or bipolar disorders. Two seasonal patterns, fall-onset ("winter" depression) and spring-onset ("summer" depression), have been identified.

Patient information: "Understanding Seasonal Affective Disorder," p. 1351

1358 Problem-Oriented Diagnosis
Diagnostic Approach to the Confused Elderly Patient
DAVID V. ESPINO, M.D., AVRIL C.A. JULES-BRADLEY, M.D., CINDY L. JOHNSTON, M.D., and CHARLES P. MOUTON, M.D.
Only after delirium and psychiatric disorders have been ruled out can dementia be diagnosed in an elderly patient with confusion.

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1270	Acute Bronchitis WILLIAM J. HUESTON, M.D., and ARCH G. MAINOUS III, PH.D. Antibiotics generally do not provide significant relief of symptoms or shorten the course of acute bronchitis, because most cases are viral in origin.
	Patient information: "Acute Bronchitis: What You Need to Know," p. 1281
1285	Bacterial Vaginosis: An Update BARBARA A. MAJERONI, M.D. Appropriate diagnosis and treatment of bacterial vaginosis may lower a patient's risk of associated pelvic inflammatory disease, endometritis and adverse pregnancy outcomes.
	Patient information: "Bacterial Vaginosis," p. 1291
1293	Osteopetrosis JEROME CAROLINO, M.D., JUAN A. PEREZ, M.D., and ANCA POPA, M.D. Osteopetrosis is a hereditary bone disorder that may be asymptomatic in adults, a life-threatening disease in infants or a variant associated with short stature and cerebral calcifications in children.
1299	Dietary Therapy for Preventing and Treating Coronary Artery Disease STEVEN C. MASLEY, M.D. Dietary changes can help reduce the premature morbidity and mortality associated with coronary artery disease. Family physicians can influence their patients' eating habits with brief discussions regarding food choices and adequate follow-up support.
	Patient information: "Good Nutrition Can Prevent and Treat Coronary Artery Disease," p. 1307
1314	Radiologic Decision-Making Pitfalls in the Radiologic Evaluation of Extremity Trauma: Part II. The Lower Extremity CHRISTINE M. SHEARMAN, B.MED. (HONS), and GEORGES Y. EL-KHOURY, M.D. This article discusses the mechanism of injury, plain-film signs and advanced imaging techniques in the diagnosis of some commonly missed fractures and dislocations of the lower limb.
1325	Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Prevention, Diagnosis and Classification DAVID G. ARMSTRONG, D.P.M., and LAWRENCE A. LAVERY, D.P.M., M.P.H. Frequent reevaluation and meticulous maintenance may keep a diabetic foot ulcer from progressing to a limb-threatening condition that requires amputation.
	Patient information: "When You Have Diabetes -- 10 Steps to Healthy Feet," p. 1337
1340	Seasonal Affective Disorders S. ATEZAZ SAEED, M.D., and TIMOTHY J. BRUCE, PH.D Seasonal affective disorder is a pattern of major depressive episodes associated with major depressive or bipolar disorders. Two seasonal patterns, fall-onset ("winter" depression) and spring-onset ("summer" depression), have been identified.
	Patient information: "Understanding Seasonal Affective Disorder," p. 1351
1358	Problem-Oriented Diagnosis Diagnostic Approach to the Confused Elderly Patient DAVID V. ESPINO, M.D., AVRIL C.A. JULES-BRADLEY, M.D., CINDY L. JOHNSTON, M.D., and CHARLES P. MOUTON, M.D. Only after delirium and psychiatric disorders have been ruled out can dementia be diagnosed in an elderly patient with confusion.