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1577 Advances in the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
PHILIP D. SLOANE, M.D., M.P.H.
Options for the management of Alzheimer's disease are expanding to include modification of the patient's environment, alterations in caregiving and medications such as tacrine and donepezil.

Patient information: "When the Diagnosis is Alzheimer's Disease," p. 1589

1593 Common Peripartum Emergencies
ELIZABETH H. MORRISON, M.S.ED., M.D.
Many obstetric complications occur in patients without risk factors. Common peripartum emergencies include nonreassuring fetal status, maternal hemorrhage, fetal shoulder dystocia and eclampsia.

1608 Home Health Care
SUSAN LOUISA MONTAUK, M.D.
Patients who are homebound or whose needs require skilled care, such as wound care, intravenous therapy or monitoring for pain control, may be eligible to receive home health care benefits under the auspices of Medicare.

1617 The Psychiatric Review of Symptoms: A Screening Tool for Family Physicians
DANIEL J. CARLAT, M.D.
The psychiatric review of symptoms is a useful screening tool in diagnosing psychiatric disorders. Rapid and thorough, it can easily be incorporated into the standard history and physical examination.

1627 Clinical Pharmacology
Carvedilol: The New Role of Beta Blockers in Congestive Heart Failure
BRUCE T. VANDERHOFF, M.D., HEATHER M. RUPPEL, M.D., and PETER B. AMSTERDAM, M.D.
Beta blockers such as carvedilol may improve left ventricular function and survival rates in patients with congestive heart failure. Beta blockers provide family physicians with an additional therapeutic option for treating patients with this syndrome.

Patient information: "Managing Your Congestive Heart Failure," p. 1641

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1577	Advances in the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease PHILIP D. SLOANE, M.D., M.P.H. Options for the management of Alzheimer's disease are expanding to include modification of the patient's environment, alterations in caregiving and medications such as tacrine and donepezil.
	Patient information: "When the Diagnosis is Alzheimer's Disease," p. 1589
1593	Common Peripartum Emergencies ELIZABETH H. MORRISON, M.S.ED., M.D. Many obstetric complications occur in patients without risk factors. Common peripartum emergencies include nonreassuring fetal status, maternal hemorrhage, fetal shoulder dystocia and eclampsia.
1608	Home Health Care SUSAN LOUISA MONTAUK, M.D. Patients who are homebound or whose needs require skilled care, such as wound care, intravenous therapy or monitoring for pain control, may be eligible to receive home health care benefits under the auspices of Medicare.
1617	The Psychiatric Review of Symptoms: A Screening Tool for Family Physicians DANIEL J. CARLAT, M.D. The psychiatric review of symptoms is a useful screening tool in diagnosing psychiatric disorders. Rapid and thorough, it can easily be incorporated into the standard history and physical examination.
1627	Clinical Pharmacology Carvedilol: The New Role of Beta Blockers in Congestive Heart Failure BRUCE T. VANDERHOFF, M.D., HEATHER M. RUPPEL, M.D., and PETER B. AMSTERDAM, M.D. Beta blockers such as carvedilol may improve left ventricular function and survival rates in patients with congestive heart failure. Beta blockers provide family physicians with an additional therapeutic option for treating patients with this syndrome.
	Patient information: "Managing Your Congestive Heart Failure," p. 1641