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2015 Problem-Oriented Diagnosis
An Office Approach to the Diagnosis of Chronic Cough
W. ROSS LAWLER, M.D.
The three most common causes of chronic cough in patients who are referred to pulmonary specialists are postnasal drip, asthma and gastroesophageal reflux. A protocol is provided to assist family physicians in the evaluation and treatment of chronic cough.

2025 Primary Care of International Adoptees
CHRISTOPHER S. QUARLES, LCDR, MC, USNR, and JEFFREY H. BRODIE, CAPT, MC, USN
Family physicians often encounter international adoptees who have a wide range of medical problems not commonly seen in their U.S. counterparts.

Patient information: "Health Aspects of International Adoption," p. 2039

2041 Sarcoidosis: A Primary Care Review
MARK H. BELFER, D.O., and R. WAYNE STEVENS, M.D.
Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic disorder of unknown etiology that often presents with bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, pulmonary infiltration, and ocular and skin lesions. Sarcoidosis is characterized by abnormal laboratory findings, including hyperglobulinemia, an elevated serum angiotensin converting enzyme level, depressed cellular immunity and, occasionally, hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria.

Patient information: "You Have Sarcoidosis: What Does This Mean To You?," p. 2055

2059 Clinical Pharmacology
Practical Management of Treatment-Resistant Depression
ROGER J. CADIEUX, M.D.
Between 10 and 30 percent of patients with depression who are taking a single antidepressant agent are partially or totally resistant to treatment. Optimizing the dosage, lengthening the period of therapy or augmenting therapy with a second medication is often efficacious in patients who exhibit no response or a partial antidepressant response.

2068 Practical Therapeutics
Senile Dementia of the Binswanger's Type
CYNTHIA G. OLSEN, M.D., and MARK E. CLASEN, M.D., PH.D.
Senile dementia of the Binswanger's type is a possible diagnosis when brain imaging of a patient with dementia reveals disease of the subcortical white matter.

2077 Appropriate Use of the Intrauterine Device
TIMOTHY P. CANAVAN, M.D.
The intrauterine device is an underutilized, reversible, cost-effective form of birth control that is safe and efficacious.

Patient information: "The Intrauterine Device (IUD)," p. 2087

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2015	Problem-Oriented Diagnosis An Office Approach to the Diagnosis of Chronic Cough W. ROSS LAWLER, M.D. The three most common causes of chronic cough in patients who are referred to pulmonary specialists are postnasal drip, asthma and gastroesophageal reflux. A protocol is provided to assist family physicians in the evaluation and treatment of chronic cough.
2025	Primary Care of International Adoptees CHRISTOPHER S. QUARLES, LCDR, MC, USNR, and JEFFREY H. BRODIE, CAPT, MC, USN Family physicians often encounter international adoptees who have a wide range of medical problems not commonly seen in their U.S. counterparts.
	Patient information: "Health Aspects of International Adoption," p. 2039
2041	Sarcoidosis: A Primary Care Review MARK H. BELFER, D.O., and R. WAYNE STEVENS, M.D. Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic disorder of unknown etiology that often presents with bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, pulmonary infiltration, and ocular and skin lesions. Sarcoidosis is characterized by abnormal laboratory findings, including hyperglobulinemia, an elevated serum angiotensin converting enzyme level, depressed cellular immunity and, occasionally, hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria.
	Patient information: "You Have Sarcoidosis: What Does This Mean To You?," p. 2055
2059	Clinical Pharmacology Practical Management of Treatment-Resistant Depression ROGER J. CADIEUX, M.D. Between 10 and 30 percent of patients with depression who are taking a single antidepressant agent are partially or totally resistant to treatment. Optimizing the dosage, lengthening the period of therapy or augmenting therapy with a second medication is often efficacious in patients who exhibit no response or a partial antidepressant response.
2068	Practical Therapeutics Senile Dementia of the Binswanger's Type CYNTHIA G. OLSEN, M.D., and MARK E. CLASEN, M.D., PH.D. Senile dementia of the Binswanger's type is a possible diagnosis when brain imaging of a patient with dementia reveals disease of the subcortical white matter.
2077	Appropriate Use of the Intrauterine Device TIMOTHY P. CANAVAN, M.D. The intrauterine device is an underutilized, reversible, cost-effective form of birth control that is safe and efficacious.
	Patient information: "The Intrauterine Device (IUD)," p. 2087