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1769 Gastroenteritis in Children: Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment
B. CLAIR ELIASON, M.D., and RICHARD B. LEWAN, M.D.
Although most cases of pediatric gastroenteritis in the United States are self-limited, severe gastroenteritis requires aggressive therapeutic intervention.

1778 Cardiovascular Medicine Update
Current Status of Cardiac Rehabilitation
GERALD F. FLETCHER, M.D.
Cardiac rehabilitation that includes high-intensity exercise and a fat-controlled diet benefits patients with coronary artery disease.

1785 Epidural Analgesia During Labor
ROBERT D. VINCENT, JR., M.D., and DAVID H. CHESTNUT, M.D.
Epidural analgesia remains the most effective and flexible technique for providing pain relief during labor and delivery. Some controversy remains regarding the propensity of epidural analgesia to interfere with the progress of labor.

1795 Acute Sinusitis: A Cost-Effective Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment
L.J. FAGNAN, M.D.
Acute bacterial sinusitis, which is diagnosed by assessing the patient's history, often will respond to shorter courses of first-line antibiotics than have been traditionally prescribed. Little evidence supports the use of ancillary treatments such as nasal corticosteroids and systemic decongestants in the treatment of acute sinusitis.

Patient information: "Caring for Acute Sinusitis," p. 1805

1811 Clinical Pharmacology
Aminoglycosides: A Practical Review
LUIS S. GONZALEZ III, PHARM.D., and JEANNE P. SPENCER, M.D.
Aminoglycosides are potent bactericidal antibiotics that are used for antimicrobial prophylaxis and for the treatment of bacteremia, endocarditis and severe infections of the abdomen and urinary tract. Resistance to these antibiotics is rare but increasing in frequency.

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1769	Gastroenteritis in Children: Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment B. CLAIR ELIASON, M.D., and RICHARD B. LEWAN, M.D. Although most cases of pediatric gastroenteritis in the United States are self-limited, severe gastroenteritis requires aggressive therapeutic intervention.
1778	Cardiovascular Medicine Update Current Status of Cardiac Rehabilitation GERALD F. FLETCHER, M.D. Cardiac rehabilitation that includes high-intensity exercise and a fat-controlled diet benefits patients with coronary artery disease.
1785	Epidural Analgesia During Labor ROBERT D. VINCENT, JR., M.D., and DAVID H. CHESTNUT, M.D. Epidural analgesia remains the most effective and flexible technique for providing pain relief during labor and delivery. Some controversy remains regarding the propensity of epidural analgesia to interfere with the progress of labor.
1795	Acute Sinusitis: A Cost-Effective Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment L.J. FAGNAN, M.D. Acute bacterial sinusitis, which is diagnosed by assessing the patient's history, often will respond to shorter courses of first-line antibiotics than have been traditionally prescribed. Little evidence supports the use of ancillary treatments such as nasal corticosteroids and systemic decongestants in the treatment of acute sinusitis.
	Patient information: "Caring for Acute Sinusitis," p. 1805
1811	Clinical Pharmacology Aminoglycosides: A Practical Review LUIS S. GONZALEZ III, PHARM.D., and JEANNE P. SPENCER, M.D. Aminoglycosides are potent bactericidal antibiotics that are used for antimicrobial prophylaxis and for the treatment of bacteremia, endocarditis and severe infections of the abdomen and urinary tract. Resistance to these antibiotics is rare but increasing in frequency.