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1313	Problem-Oriented Diagnosis Lymphadenopathy: Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation ROBERT FERRER, M.D., M.P.H. Only 1 percent of patients with lymphadenopathy who are seen in a primary care setting will have a malignancy as the underlying cause.
1323	Cardiovascular Medicine Update Treatment of Hypertension: Insights from the JNC­VI Report NORMAN M. KAPLAN, M.D. The report of the Sixth Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure provides useful guidelines for appropriate management of patients with hypertension and suggests drugs that may benefit patients with coexistent conditions.
1335	Appropriate Use of Antibiotics for URIs in Children: Part II. Cough, Pharyngitis and the Common Cold SCOTT F. DOWELL, M.D., M.P.H., BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ, M.D., WILLIAM R. PHILLIPS, M.D., M.P.H., and THE PEDIATRIC URI CONSENSUS TEAM The second part of this two-part article reviews the principles of judicious antimicrobial therapy for cough, pharyngitis and the common cold in children.
	Patient information: "Runny Nose in Children," p. 1345
1347	Using DSM-IV Primary Care Version: A Guide to Psychiatric Diagnosis in Primary Care DAVID PINGITORE, PH.D., and RANDY A. SANSONE, M.D. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., primary care) provides family physicians with algorithms to be used in the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders. The algorithms accommodate the clinical needs of family physicians.
1355	Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus: New Criteria JENNIFER MAYFIELD, M.D., M.P.H. New recommendations from the American Diabetes Association and the World Health Organization include a change in the nomenclature identifying two of the major types of diabetes mellitus, a simplification of the diagnostic criteria to include two fasting plasma glucose determinations and a lower cutoff point for fasting plasma glucose levels.
	Patient information: "Do I Have Diabetes?," p. 1369
1373	Oral Contraceptive Use During the Perimenopausal Years JO T. VAN WINTER, M.D., and MATTHEW E. BERNARD, M.D. Use of a low-dose oral contraceptive during the perimenopausal years appears to provide both birth control and estrogen supplementation in selected patients.
	Patient information: "Very-Low-Dose Birth Control Pills in Mid-Life (Perimenopause)," p. 1381
1384	Intrauterine Growth Retardation ROBERT C. VANDENBOSCHE, M.D., and JEFFREY T. KIRCHNER, D.O. Intrauterine growth retardation occurs in 4 to 7 percent of all pregnancies. Early detection and prompt management usually assure a good fetal outcome.
	Patient information: "IUGR--Why Is My Baby Small and What Can Be Done About It?," p. 1393

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