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89	Clinical Pharmacology New Strategies in the Medical Management of Asthma KAREN M. GROSS, M.D., and CHARLES D. PONTE, PHARM.D. Patients with persistent asthma require medications for both long-term control and quick relief of symptoms. The pharmacotherapy of asthma is briefly reviewed, including the newer therapeutic agents and the recent guidelines from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Expert Panel II.
	Patient information: "Managing Your Asthma Flare-ups," p. 109
118	Lisfranc Injury of the Foot: A Commonly Missed Diagnosis KEVIN E. BURROUGHS, M.D., CURTIS D. REIMER, M.D., and KARL B. FIELDS, M.D. Timely diagnosis facilitates treatment of Lisfranc injury and decreases the risk of long-term disability. Mild to moderate sprains can be treated with immobilization, but fracture­dislocations generally require surgery.
130	Indications for Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation WAHEED AKHTAR, M.D., WILLIAM C. REEVES, M.D., and ASSAD MOVAHED, M.D. Patients with atrial fibrillation should be considered for anticoagulation or antiplatelet therapy based on the patient's age, the presence of other risk factors for stroke and the risk of complications from anticoagulation.
139	Management of Withdrawal Syndromes and Relapse Prevention in Drug and Alcohol Dependence NORMAN S. MILLER, M.D., and MARK S. GOLD, M.D. Primary care physicians may use pharmacotherapy and psychosocial methods to manage withdrawal syndromes and prevent relapse in patients with drug and alcohol disorders.
153	Problem-Oriented Diagnosis Assessment of Abnormal Growth Curves JAMES D. LEGLER, M.D., and LEWIS C. ROSE, M.D. Children whose growth parameters are at the extremes of the growth curve but who have normal growth rates are likely to be healthy. Conversely, accelerated or slowed growth rates are rarely normal and warrant further evaluation.
163	Diagnosis and Management of Common Tinea Infections SARA L. NOBLE, PHARM.D., ROBERT C. FORBES, M.D., and PAMELA L. STAMM, PHARM.D. The treatment of tinea infection is based of the anatomic location of the infection, the likelihood of patient compliance and the safety, efficacy and cost of appropriate agents. Newer oral and topical antifungal agents, including imidazoles and allylamines, have greatly increased cure rates, and some infections are now treated with "pulse" regimens.
	Patient information: "Tinea Infections: Athlete's Foot, Jock Itch and Ringworm," p. 177
183	Practical Therapeutics Treatment Strategies for Premenstrual Syndrome JANICE E. DAUGHERTY, M.D. Premenstrual symptoms that impair daily life have been estimated to occur in up to 40 percent of women of reproductive age. A comprehensive treatment plan that encourages a healthy lifestyle may relieve symptoms in most women.
	Patient information: "Premenstrual Syndrome: Getting Relief," p. 197

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