Volume 62 Index

July-December 2000

Key to Index Abbreviations app Appendix curb con Curbside Consultation diary Diary from a Week in Practice ed Editorial FDA FDA Perspective fam pract Family Practice International let Letter to the Editor med rep Special Medical Report med soc Medicine and Society pat info Patient Information photo Photo Quiz ppip Putting Prevention into Practice quiz Clinical Quiz res stu voice Resident and Student Voice tip Tips from Other Journals

abuse Accutane acne ACTH adolescents advance directive AIDS/HIV airway obstruction alcohol abuse alcohol use alternative therapy anemia antibiotics antioxidants antiretroviral therapy anxiety aphthous ulcers arthritis asthma atherosclerosis athletes attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder back pain benign familial pemphigus beta blockers beta-lactam drugs bile duct obstruction bipolar disorder birth control blood disease body building brachial plexus neuritis breast cancer breast examination breast-feeding bronchitis burns cancer canker sores cardiovascular disease caregivers catheterization central nervous system cervical cancer cervical spondylotic myelopathy children chronic heart failure chronic illness colonoscopy congenital disorders congestive heart failure consultants contraception coronary heart disease cortisol Cushing's disease cysts date rape deep venous thrombosis dementia depression dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans dermatology detoxification diabetes diagnostic imaging digoxin domestic violence Down syndrome driving drug abuse drug therapy dyspareunia ear elderly emergency contraception end-of-life care endocrine disorders endometriosis epilepsy ethics eye family practice

fatigue fertility fetal stress test fever fetal surveillance fever fibromyalgia fluoroquinolones folic acid food foreign-body aspiration gamma-hydroxybutyrate gastroenteritis gastrointestinal testing generalized anxiety disorder genetics geriatrics glandular disorders glucocorticoids guidelines gynecology Hailey-Hailey disease headache health care policy health insurance heart disease hepatotoxicity herbal medicine HIV/AIDS hormone replacement therapy hormone therapy hyaluronic acid hypercholesterolemia hypothyroidism immunization immunologic disorders infants infection infertility inflammation inflammatory conditions influenza informed consent iron deficiency jaundice knee pain labor laboratory tests larva migrans lead poisoning left ventricular dysfunction leukocytosis libido life support liver lung cancer lymphadenopathy lymphoepithelial cystic lesion malaria mania manipulation therapy medical error melanoma men's health meningococcal disease mental deterioration mental health methotrexate miglitol migraine myocardial infarction myxedema coma natural supplements neurologic disorder nicotine dependence obesity obstetrics online information oral health orthopedics oseltamivir osteoarthritis osteopathic medicine pain

pancreatitis Papanicolaou smear paraphimosis parasites penis pharmacotherapy physician-patient relationship physician placement pituitary tumor pneumonia polycystic ovary syndrome polymyalgia rheumatica post-traumatic stress pregnancy preoperative evaluation preparticipation physical examination preventive health procedures progestins prophylaxis prostate specific antigen proteinuria psoriasis psychiatric disorders psychogenic illness psychologic disorders psychosocial disorders public health pulmonary edema pulmonary embolism pyogenic granuloma radiology radon rash red blood cells referrals religious beliefs respiratory problems restless legs rheumatologic disease rural health care safety scoliosis screening seizures serpiginous eruption sexual dysfunction sexual function sexual history shoulder sickle cell disease sigmoidoscopy Sister Joseph's nodule skin sleep disorders smoking cessation soft tissue sarcoma spinal cord strangulating hair stress stroke surgery temporal arteritis terminal illness tertiary prevention testicles ticlopidine triple analyte tumor urinalysis urinary incontinence urinary tract infection urology vaccine vacuum extraction vaginal delivery vaginitis venous thromboembolism vesicoureteral reflux vitamins weight loss withdrawal symptoms women's health zanamivir

ABUSE
screening for domestic violence (let), November 1, p. 1965

ACCUTANE
family physicians and accutane (ed), October 15, p. 1772

ACNE
family physicians and accutane (ed), October 15, p. 1772
use of systemic agents in the treatment of acne vulgaris (article), October 15, p. 1823

ACTH
Cushing's disease: clinical manifestations and diagnostic evaluation (article), September 1, p. 1119

ADOLESCENTS
screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (ppip), July 1, p. 265
screening for iron deficiency anemia among children and adolescents (ppip), August 1, p. 671
depression in children and adolescents (article), November 15, p. 2297
use of systemic agents in the treatment of acne vulgaris (article), October 15, p. 1823

ADVANCE DIRECTIVE
daughter who won't let her mother go (curb con), July 1, p. 255
withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment (article), October 1, p. 1555

AIDS/HIV
facial masses (photo), October 1, p. 1619

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION

postobstructive pulmonary edema (article), July 15, p. 401

ALCOHOL ABUSE
diagnosis and management of acute pancreatitis (article), July 1, p. 164
measurement of alcohol withdrawal (let), September 1, p. 954

ALCOHOL USE
health issues in men: part II. common psychosocial disorders (article), July 1, p. 117

ALTERNATIVE THERAPY
alternative therapies: part I. depression, diabetes, obesity (article), September 1, p. 1051
alternative therapies: part II. congestive heart failure and hypercholesterolemia (article), September 15, p. 1325

ANEMIA
screening for iron deficiency anemia among children and adolescents (ppip), August 1, p. 671
anemia in the elderly (article), October 1, p. 1565
normocytic anemia (article), November 15, p. 2255

ANTIBIOTICS
appropriate prescribing of oral beta-lactam antibiotics (article), August 1, p. 611
topical fluoroquinolones for eye and ear (article), October 15, p. 1870

ANTIOXIDANTS
update on vitamin supplements for the prevention of coronary disease and stroke (article), September 15, p. 1359

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY
HHS updates guidelines for antiretroviral therapy in HIV infection (prac guide), August 1, p. 661

ANXIETY
primary care treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (article), September 1, p. 1035

APHTHOUS ULCERS
management of aphthous ulcers (article), July 1, p. 149

ARTHRITIS
family physician's guide to monitoring methotrexate (article), October 1, p. 1607

ASTHMA
foreign-body aspiration, asthma and chronic bronchitis (let), October 1, p. 1513

ATHEROSCLEROSIS
attenuating cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes (article), December 15, p. 2633

ATHLETES
AMA policy statement on cardiovascular screening of student athletes (ed), August 15, p. 737
cardiovascular screening of student athletes (article), August 15, p. 765

ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
ADHD in adults: a commentary (ed), November 1, p. 1983
adult ADHD: evaluation and treatment in family medicine (article), November 1, p. 2077

BACK PAIN
osteopathic medicine in the treatment of low back pain (let), December 1, p. 2414

BENIGN FAMILIAL PEMPHIGUS
more than just a comet... (photo), July 1, p. 175

BETA BLOCKERS
beta blocker therapy for chronic heart failure (article), November 15, p. 2267
beta blockers and congestive heart failure (ed), December 1, p. 2402
importance of beta blockers in the treatment of heart failure (article), December 1, p. 2453
optimizing beta-blocker use after mycardial infarction (article), October 15, p. 1853
why aren't we using beta blockers after acute MI? (ed), October 15, p. 1771

BETA-LACTAM DRUGS
appropriate prescribing of oral beta-lactam antibiotics (article), August 1, p. 611

BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION
diagnosis and management of acute pancreatitis (article), July 1, p. 164

BIPOLAR DISORDER
management of bipolar disorder (article), September 15, p. 1343

BIRTH CONTROL
emergency contraception: still not too late (ed), November 15, p. 2222
emergency postcoital contraception (article), November 15, p. 2287
informed consent and emergency contraception (ed), November 15, p. 2219

BLOOD DISEASE
sickle cell disease in childhood: part II. diagnosis and treatment of major complications and recent advances in treatment (article), September 15, p. 1309
anemia in the elderly (article), October 1, p. 1565

BODY BUILDING
gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB): a newer drug of abuse (article), December 1, p. 2478

BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEURITIS
acute brachial plexus neuritis: an uncommon cause of shoulder pain (article), November 1, p. 2067

BREAST CANCER

breast cancer diagnosis and screening (article), August 1, p. 596
screening for breast cancer (ed), August 1, p. 500

BREAST EXAMINATION
suggested technique for the clinical breast examination (let), September 1, p. 957

BREAST-FEEDING
breast-feeding and infant oral health (let), August 1, p. 506

BRONCHITIS
foreign-body aspiration, asthma and chronic bronchitis (let), October 1, p. 1513

BURNS
ambulatory management of burns (article), November 1, p. 2015

CANCER
AUA issues a policy report on PSA monitoring (prac guide), August 15, p. 883
early detection and treatment of skin cancer (article), July 15, p. 357
interventional radiology in cancer patients (article), July 1, p. 95
prevention and early detection of malignant melanoma (article), November 15, p. 2277

CANKER SORES
management of aphthous ulcers (article), July 1, p. 149

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
AMA policy statement on cardiovascular screening of student athletes (ed), August 15, p. 737
cardiovascular screening of student athletes (article), August 15, p. 765
update on digoxin therapy in congestive heart failure (article), July 15, p. 409
weighing the evidence for vitamin supplementation and CVD prevention (ed), September 15, p. 1276
attenuating cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes (article), December 15, p. 2633
beta blocker therapy for chronic heart failure (article), November 15, p. 2267
beta blockers and congestive heart failure (ed), December 1, p. 2402
importance of beta blockers in the treatment of heart failure (article), December 1, p. 2453
why aren't we using beta blockers after acute MI? (ed), October 15, p. 1771

CAREGIVERS
caring for caregivers (ed), December 15, p. 2584
practical guide to caring for caregivers (article), December 15, p. 2613

CATHETERIZATION
urinary tract infections: 2000 update (ed), October 15, p. 1775

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB): a newer drug of abuse (article), December 1, p. 2478

CERVICAL CANCER
further discussion on the role of Pap smear screening (let), November 15, p. 2232

CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY
cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a common cause of spinal cord dysfunction in older persons (article), September 1, p. 1064

CHILDREN
friable neoplasm during pregnancy (photo), September 1, p. 1137
lightening the lead load in children (article), August 1, p. 545
practical approach to uncomplicated seizures in children (article), September 1, p. 1109
screening for iron deficiency anemia among children and adolescents (ppip), August 1, p. 671
sickle cell disease in childhood: part I. laboratory diagnosis, pathophysiology and health maintenance (article), September 1, p. 1013
sickle cell disease in childhood: part II. diagnosis and treatment of major complications and recent advances in treatment (article), September 15, p. 1309
AAP practice parameter on urinary tract infections in febrile infants and young children (article), October 15, p. 1815
acute gastroenteritis in children (let), November 1, p. 1965
depression in children and adolescents (article), November 15, p. 2297
urinary tract infections: 2000 update (ed), October 15, p. 1775

CHRONIC HEART FAILURE
beta blocker therapy for chronic heart failure (article), November 15, p. 2267

CHRONIC ILLNESS
caring for caregivers (ed), December 15, p. 2584

COLONOSCOPY
colonoscopy: procedural skills (position), September 1, p. 1177
tips for the GI prep based on a physician's own experience (let), September 1, p. 957

CONGENITAL DISORDERS
Down syndrome: prenatal risk assessment and diagnosis (article), August 15, p. 825
maternal serum triple analyte screening in pregnancy (ed), August 15, p. 738

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
alternative therapies: part II. congestive heart failure and hypercholesterolemia (article), September 15, p. 1325
update on digoxin therapy in congestive heart failure (article), July 15, p. 409
beta blockers and congestive heart failure (ed), December 1, p. 2402
importance of beta blockers in the treatment of heart failure (article), December 1, p. 2453
optimizing beta-blocker use after mycardial infarction (article), October 15, p. 1853

CONSULTANTS
consultant takes over (curb con), October 1, p. 1709

CONTRACEPTION
using progestins in clinical practice (article), October 15, p. 1839

CORONARY HEART DISEASE
update on digoxin therapy in congestive heart failure (article), July 15, p. 409
update on vitamin supplements for the prevention of coronary disease and stroke (article), September 15, p. 1359
why aren't we using beta blockers after acute MI? (ed), October 15, p. 1771

CORTISOL
Cushing's disease: clinical manifestations and diagnostic evaluation (article), September 1, p. 1119

CUSHING'S DISEASE
Cushing's disease: clinical manifestations and diagnostic evaluation (article), September 1, p. 1119

CYSTS
facial masses (photo), October 1, p. 1619

DATE RAPE
gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB): a newer drug of abuse (article), December 1, p. 2478

DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS
acute venous thromboembolism: diagnostic guidelines (ed), November 15, p. 2226

DEMENTIA
practical guide to caring for caregivers (article), December 15, p. 2613

DEPRESSION
depression and sexual desire (article), August 15, p. 782
health issues in men: part II. common psychosocial disorders (article), July 1, p. 117
management of bipolar disorder (article), September 15, p. 1343
depression in children and adolescents (article), November 15, p. 2297

DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA PROTUBERANS
dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: early recognition and treatment (let), September 15, p. 1257

DERMATOLOGY
dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: early recognition and treatment (let), September 15, p. 1257
early detection and treatment of skin cancer (article), July 15, p. 357
evaluation of an umbilical lesion (photo), August 1, p. 623
more than just a comet... (photo), July 1, p. 175
ambulatory management of burns (article), November 1, p. 2015
family physicians and accutane (ed), October 15, p. 1772
prevention and early detection of malignant melanoma (article), November 15, p. 2277
serpiginous eruption on the buttocks (photo), December 1, p. 2493
use of systemic agents in the treatment of acne vulgaris (article), October 15, p. 1823

DETOXIFICATION
measurement of alcohol withdrawal (let), September 1, p. 954

DIABETES
miglitol and hepatotoxicity in type 2 diabetes mellitus (let), July 15, p. 315
attenuating cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes (article), December 15, p. 2633

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
headache consortium releases guidelines for use of CT or MRI in migraine work-up (prac guide), October 1, p. 1699

DIGOXIN

update on digoxin therapy in congestive heart failure (article), July 15, p. 409

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
screening for domestic violence (let), November 1, p. 1965

DOWN SYNDROME
Down syndrome: prenatal risk assessment and diagnosis (article), August 15, p. 825
maternal serum triple analyte screening in pregnancy (ed), August 15, p. 738

DRIVING
resources for evaluating the elderly driver (let), August 15, p. 733

DRUG ABUSE
health issues in men: part II. common psychosocial disorders (article), July 1, p. 117
gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB): a newer drug of abuse (article), December 1, p. 2478

DRUG THERAPY
guidelines on migraine: part 2. general principles of drug therapy (prac guide), October 15, p. 1915

DYSPAREUNIA
female sexual dysfunction: evaluation and treatment (article), July 1, p. 127

EAR
topical fluoroquinolones for eye and ear (article), October 15, p. 1870

ELDERLY
cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a common cause of spinal cord dysfunction in older persons (article), September 1, p. 1064
resources for evaluating the elderly driver (let), August 15, p. 733
anemia in the elderly (article), October 1, p. 1565
normocytic anemia (article), November 15, p. 2255
practical guide to caring for caregivers (article), December 15, p. 2613
urinary incontinence in women: evaluation and management (article), December 1, p. 2433

EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION
emergency contraception: still not too late (ed), November 15, p. 2222
emergency postcoital contraception (article), November 15, p. 2287
informed consent and emergency contraception (ed), November 15, p. 2219

END-OF-LIFE CARE
a dying patient, like me? (curb con), August 15, p. 888
daughter who won't let her mother go (curb con), July 1, p. 255
daughter estranged from her dying father (curb con), December 1, p. 2543
doctor who is blamed for a patient's condition (curb con), November 1, p. 2157
withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment (article), October 1, p. 1555

ENDOCRINE DISORDERS
polycystic ovary syndrome: it's not just infertility (article), September 1, p. 1079

ENDOMETRIOSIS
ACOG issues recommendations for the management of endometriosis (prac guide), September 15, p. 1431
adenocarcinoma arising in endometriosis (let), August 15, p. 734

EPILEPSY
practical approach to uncomplicated seizures in children (article), September 1, p. 1109

ETHICS
a dying patient, like me? (curb con), August 15, p. 888
responses to 'bending the rules to get a medication' (let), July 1, p. 44
responses to 'bending the rules to get a medication' (let), July 1, p. 44
responses to 'bending the rules to get a medication' (let), July 1, p. 45
responses to 'bending the rules to get a medication' (let), July 1, p. 46
revealing a medication error (let), July 15, p. 315
seductive patient (curb con), September 1, p. 1196
daughter estranged from her dying father (curb con), December 1, p. 2543
doctor who is blamed for a patient's condition (curb con), November 1, p. 2157
withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment (article), October 1, p. 1555

EYE
topical fluoroquinolones for eye and ear (article), October 15, p. 1870

FAMILY PRACTICE
my experiences at an 'orphan' school: the importance of finding 'parents' (res stu voice), July 1, p. 258

FATIGUE
treating fibromyalgia (article), October 1, p. 1575
treating fibromyalgia: science vs. art (ed), October 1, p. 1492

FERTILITY
undescended testicle: diagnosis and management (article), November 1, p. 2037

FETAL STRESS TEST
ACOG guidelines on antepartum fetal surveillance (prac guide), September 1, p. 1184

FETAL SURVEILLANCE
ACOG guidelines on antepartum fetal surveillance (prac guide), September 1, p. 1184

FEVER
evaluating the febrile patient with a rash (article), August 15, p. 804
AAP practice parameter on urinary tract infections in febrile infants and young children (article), October 15, p. 1815

FIBROMYALGIA
treating fibromyalgia (article), October 1, p. 1575
treating fibromyalgia: science vs. art (ed), October 1, p. 1492

FLUOROQUINOLONES
topical fluoroquinolones for eye and ear (article), October 15, p. 1870

FOLIC ACID
update on vitamin supplements for the prevention of coronary disease and stroke (article), September 15, p. 1359

FOOD
protecting consumers by safeguarding animal health (FDA), August 1, p. 659

FOREIGN-BODY ASPIRATION
foreign-body aspiration, asthma and chronic bronchitis (let), October 1, p. 1513

GAMMA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE
gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB): a newer drug of abuse (article), December 1, p. 2478

GASTROENTERITIS
acute gastroenteritis in children (let), November 1, p. 1965

GASTROINTESTINAL TESTING
tips for the GI prep based on a physician's own experience (let), September 1, p. 957

GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER
generalized anxiety disorder (article), October 1, p. 1591
generalized anxiety disorder in family practice patients (ed), October 1, p. 1495

GENETICS
Down syndrome: prenatal risk assessment and diagnosis (article), August 15, p. 825
maternal serum triple analyte screening in pregnancy (ed), August 15, p. 738
sickle cell disease in childhood: part I. laboratory diagnosis, pathophysiology and health maintenance (article), September 1, p. 1013
sickle cell disease in childhood: part II. diagnosis and treatment of major complications and recent advances in treatment (article), September 15, p. 1309

GERIATRICS
cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a common cause of spinal cord dysfunction in older persons (article), September 1, p. 1064
resources for evaluating the elderly driver (let), August 15, p. 733
anemia in the elderly (article), October 1, p. 1565
normocytic anemia (article), November 15, p. 2255
practical guide to caring for caregivers (article), December 15, p. 2613
urinary incontinence in women: evaluation and management (article), December 1, p. 2433

GLANDULAR DISORDERS
facial masses (photo), October 1, p. 1619

GLUCOCORTICOIDS
Cushing's disease: clinical manifestations and diagnostic evaluation (article), September 1, p. 1119

GUIDELINES
ACOG develops guidelines for induction of labor (prac guide), July 15, p. 445
HHS updates guidelines for antiretroviral therapy in HIV infection (prac guide), August 1, p. 661
guidelines on migraine: part 2. general principles of drug therapy (prac guide), October 15, p. 1915
guidelines on migraine: part 3. recommendations for individual drugs (prac guide), November 1, p. 2145
guidelines on migraine: part 4. general principles of preventive therapy (prac guide), November 15, p. 2359
guidelines on migraine: part 5. recommendations for specific prophylactic drugs (prac guide), December 1, p. 2535
headache consortium releases guidelines for use of CT or MRI in migraine work-up (prac guide), October 1, p. 1699

GYNECOLOGY
ACOG issues recommendations for the management of endometriosis (prac guide), September 15, p. 1431
adenocarcinoma arising in endometriosis (let), August 15, p. 734
diagnosis of vaginitis (article), September 1, p. 1095
polycystic ovary syndrome: it's not just infertility (article), September 1, p. 1079
emergency contraception: still not too late (ed), November 15, p. 2222
emergency postcoital contraception (article), November 15, p. 2287
further discussion on the role of Pap smear screening (let), November 15, p. 2232
informed consent and emergency contraception (ed), November 15, p. 2219
using progestins in clinical practice (article), October 15, p. 1839

HAILEY-HAILEY DISEASE
more than just a comet... (photo), July 1, p. 175

HEADACHE
guidelines on migraine: part 2. general principles of drug therapy (prac guide), October 15, p. 1915
guidelines on migraine: part 3. recommendations for individual drugs (prac guide), November 1, p. 2145
guidelines on migraine: part 4. general principles of preventive therapy (prac guide), November 15, p. 2359
guidelines on migraine: part 5. recommendations for specific prophylactic drugs (prac guide), December 1, p. 2535
headache consortium releases guidelines for use of CT or MRI in migraine work-up (prac guide), October 1, p. 1699

HEALTH CARE POLICY
effect of accredited rural training tracks on physician placement (policy), July 1, p. 22
importance of having a usual source of health care (policy), August 1, p. 477
healthy people 2010: the role of family physicians in addressing health disparities (med soc), November 1, p. 1971
importance of primary care physicians as the usual source of healthcare in the achievement of prevention goals (policy), November 1, p. 1968

HEALTH INSURANCE
importance of primary care physicians as the usual source of healthcare in the achievement of prevention goals (policy), November 1, p. 1968

HEART DISEASE
update on digoxin therapy in congestive heart failure (article), July 15, p. 409
weighing the evidence for vitamin supplementation and CVD prevention (ed), September 15, p. 1276
attenuating cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes (article), December 15, p. 2633

HEPATOTOXICITY
miglitol and hepatotoxicity in type 2 diabetes mellitus (let), July 15, p. 315

HERBAL MEDICINE
alternative therapies: part I. depression, diabetes, obesity (article), September 1, p. 1051

HIV/AIDS
HHS updates guidelines for antiretroviral therapy in HIV infection (prac guide), August 1, p. 661
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in HIV-infected patients (let), October 15, p. 1783

HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY
adenocarcinoma arising in endometriosis (let), August 15, p. 734

HORMONE THERAPY
using progestins in clinical practice (article), October 15, p. 1839

HYALURONIC ACID
intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections for knee osteoarthritis (article), August 1, p. 565

HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA
alternative therapies: part II. congestive heart failure and hypercholesterolemia (article), September 15, p. 1325

HYPOTHYROIDISM
myxedema coma: diagnosis and treatment (article), December 1, p. 2485

IMMUNIZATION
ACIP issues recommendations for the 2000-2001 influenza season (prac guide), July 1, p. 233
meningococcal vaccine for college freshman (ed), August 1, p. 501
updated treatment for influenza A and B (article), December 1, p. 2467

IMMUNOLOGIC DISORDERS
family physician's guide to monitoring methotrexate (article), October 1, p. 1607

INFANTS
breast-feeding and infant oral health (let), August 1, p. 506
practical approach to uncomplicated seizures in children (article), September 1, p. 1109
AAP practice parameter on urinary tract infections in febrile infants and young children (article), October 15, p. 1815
undescended testicle: diagnosis and management (article), November 1, p. 2037

INFECTION
diagnosis of vaginitis (article), September 1, p. 1095
HHS updates guidelines for antiretroviral therapy in HIV infection (prac guide), August 1, p. 661
neuropsychiatric complications of malaria infections (let), August 1, p. 507
leukocytosis: basics of clinical assessment (article), November 1, p. 2053
myxedema coma: diagnosis and treatment (article), December 1, p. 2485
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in HIV-infected patients (let), October 15, p. 1783
serpiginous eruption on the buttocks (photo), December 1, p. 2493
topical fluoroquinolones for eye and ear (article), October 15, p. 1870

INFERTILITY
polycystic ovary syndrome: it's not just infertility (article), September 1, p. 1079

INFLAMMATION
leukocytosis: basics of clinical assessment (article), November 1, p. 2053

INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS
polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis (article), August 15, p. 789

INFLUENZA
ACIP issues recommendations for the 2000-2001 influenza season (prac guide), July 1, p. 233
updated treatment for influenza A and B (article), December 1, p. 2467

INFORMED CONSENT
informed consent and emergency contraception (ed), November 15, p. 2219

IRON DEFICIENCY
screening for iron deficiency anemia among children and adolescents (ppip), August 1, p. 671
anemia in the elderly (article), October 1, p. 1565

JAUNDICE
possible ticlopidine-induced cholestatic jaundice (let), September 15, p. 1258

KNEE PAIN
intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections for knee osteoarthritis (article), August 1, p. 565

LABOR
ACOG develops guidelines for induction of labor (prac guide), July 15, p. 445
assisted vaginal delivery using the vacuum extractor (article), September 15, p. 1316
vacuum extraction: a necessary skill (ed), September 15, p. 1269

LABORATORY TESTS
leukocytosis: basics of clinical assessment (article), November 1, p. 2053

LARVA MIGRANS
serpiginous eruption on the buttocks (photo), December 1, p. 2493

LEAD POISONING
lightening the lead load in children (article), August 1, p. 545

LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION
beta blocker therapy for chronic heart failure (article), November 15, p. 2267

LEUKOCYTOSIS
leukocytosis: basics of clinical assessment (article), November 1, p. 2053

LIBIDO
depression and sexual desire (article), August 15, p. 782

LIFE SUPPORT
withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment (article), October 1, p. 1555

LIVER
possible ticlopidine-induced cholestatic jaundice (let), September 15, p. 1258

LUNG CANCER
radon and lung cancer (ed), September 1, p. 950

LYMPHADENOPATHY
facial masses (photo), October 1, p. 1619

LYMPHOEPITHELIAL CYSTIC LESION
facial masses (photo), October 1, p. 1619

MALARIA
neuropsychiatric complications of malaria infections (let), August 1, p. 507

MANIA
management of bipolar disorder (article), September 15, p. 1343

MANIPULATION THERAPY
osteopathic medicine in the treatment of low back pain (let), December 1, p. 2414

MEDICAL ERROR
revealing a medication error (let), July 15, p. 315

MELANOMA
prevention and early detection of malignant melanoma (article), November 15, p. 2277

MEN'S HEALTH
AUA issues a policy report on PSA monitoring (prac guide), August 15, p. 883
health issues in men: part II. common psychosocial disorders (article), July 1, p. 117
paraphimosis: current treatment options (article), December 15, p. 2623

MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE
meningococcal vaccine for college freshman (ed), August 1, p. 501

MENTAL DETERIORATION
myxedema coma: diagnosis and treatment (article), December 1, p. 2485

MENTAL HEALTH
management of bipolar disorder (article), September 15, p. 1343
primary care treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (article), September 1, p. 1035
ADHD in adults: a commentary (ed), November 1, p. 1983
adult ADHD: evaluation and treatment in family medicine (article), November 1, p. 2077
depression in children and adolescents (article), November 15, p. 2297
generalized anxiety disorder (article), October 1, p. 1591
generalized anxiety disorder in family practice patients (ed), October 1, p. 1495
mass psychogenic illness: role of the individual physician (article), December 15, p. 2649

METHOTREXATE
family physician's guide to monitoring methotrexate (article), October 1, p. 1607

MIGLITOL
miglitol and hepatotoxicity in type 2 diabetes mellitus (let), July 15, p. 315

MIGRAINE
guidelines on migraine: part 2. general principles of drug therapy (prac guide), October 15, p. 1915
guidelines on migraine: part 3. recommendations for individual drugs (prac guide), November 1, p. 2145
guidelines on migraine: part 4. general principles of preventive therapy (prac guide), November 15, p. 2359
guidelines on migraine: part 5. recommendations for specific prophylactic drugs (prac guide), December 1, p. 2535
headache consortium releases guidelines for use of CT or MRI in migraine work-up (prac guide), October 1, p. 1699

MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
optimizing beta-blocker use after mycardial infarction (article), October 15, p. 1853
why aren't we using beta blockers after acute MI? (ed), October 15, p. 1771

MYXEDEMA COMA
myxedema coma: diagnosis and treatment (article), December 1, p. 2485

NATURAL SUPPLEMENTS
alternative therapies: part I. depression, diabetes, obesity (article), September 1, p. 1051
alternative therapies: part II. congestive heart failure and hypercholesterolemia (article), September 15, p. 1325

NEUROLOGIC DISORDER
getting the facts on restless legs (ed), July 1, p. 51
neuropsychiatric complications of malaria infections (let), August 1, p. 507
practical approach to uncomplicated seizures in children (article), September 1, p. 1109
restless legs syndrome: detection and management in primary care (article), July 1, p. 108

NICOTINE DEPENDENCE
assessing nicotine dependence (article), August 1, p. 579

OBESITY
medical management of obesity (article), July 15, p. 419

OBSTETRICS
ACOG develops guidelines for induction of labor (prac guide), July 15, p. 445
ACOG guidelines on antepartum fetal surveillance (prac guide), September 1, p. 1184
assisted vaginal delivery using the vacuum extractor (article), September 15, p. 1316
Down syndrome: prenatal risk assessment and diagnosis (article), August 15, p. 825
maternal serum triple analyte screening in pregnancy (ed), August 15, p. 738
vacuum extraction: a necessary skill (ed), September 15, p. 1269

ONLINE INFORMATION
online information for health care professionals (FDA), December 1, p. 2528

ORAL HEALTH
breast-feeding and infant oral health (let), August 1, p. 506

ORTHOPEDICS
acute brachial plexus neuritis: an uncommon cause of shoulder pain (article), November 1, p. 2067

OSELTAMIVIR
updated treatment for influenza A and B (article), December 1, p. 2467

OSTEOARTHRITIS
intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections for knee osteoarthritis (article), August 1, p. 565

OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
osteopathic medicine in the treatment of low back pain (let), December 1, p. 2414

PAIN
acute brachial plexus neuritis: an uncommon cause of shoulder pain (article), November 1, p. 2067

PANCREATITIS
diagnosis and management of acute pancreatitis (article), July 1, p. 164

PAPANICOLAOU SMEAR
further discussion on the role of Pap smear screening (let), November 15, p. 2232

PARAPHIMOSIS
paraphimosis: current treatment options (article), December 15, p. 2623

PARASITES
serpiginous eruption on the buttocks (photo), December 1, p. 2493

PENIS
lesion that should raise suspicion (photo), November 1, p. 2095
paraphimosis: current treatment options (article), December 15, p. 2623

PHARMACOTHERAPY
guidelines on migraine: part 3. recommendations for individual drugs (prac guide), November 1, p. 2145

PHYSICIAN PLACEMENT
effect of accredited rural training tracks on physician placement (policy), July 1, p. 22

PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP
a dying patient, like me? (curb con), August 15, p. 888
daughter who won't let her mother go (curb con), July 1, p. 255
responses to 'bending the rules to get a medication' (let), July 1, p. 44
responses to 'bending the rules to get a medication' (let), July 1, p. 44
responses to 'bending the rules to get a medication' (let), July 1, p. 45
responses to 'bending the rules to get a medication' (let), July 1, p. 46
revealing a medication error (let), July 15, p. 315
seductive patient (curb con), September 1, p. 1196
consultant takes over (curb con), October 1, p. 1709
daughter estranged from her dying father (curb con), December 1, p. 2543
doctor who is blamed for a patient's condition (curb con), November 1, p. 2157
importance of primary care physicians as the usual source of healthcare in the achievement of prevention goals (policy), November 1, p. 1968
relationships and routines in preventive service delivery (ed), November 1, p. 1984
screening for domestic violence (let), November 1, p. 1965

PITUITARY TUMOR
Cushing's disease: clinical manifestations and diagnostic evaluation (article), September 1, p. 1119

PNEUMONIA
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in HIV-infected patients (let), October 15, p. 1783

POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME
polycystic ovary syndrome: it's not just infertility (article), September 1, p. 1079

POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA
polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis (article), August 15, p. 789

POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS
primary care treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (article), September 1, p. 1035

PREGNANCY
friable neoplasm during pregnancy (photo), September 1, p. 1137
ACOG addresses psychosocial screening in pregnant women (prac guide), December 15, p. 2701

PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION
PRE-OPportunity knocks: a different way to think about the preoperative evaluation (ed), July 15, p. 308
preoperative evaluation (article), July 15, p. 387

PREPARTICIPATION PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
AMA policy statement on cardiovascular screening of student athletes (ed), August 15, p. 737
cardiovascular screening of student athletes (article), August 15, p. 765

PREVENTIVE HEALTH
PRE-OPportunity knocks: a different way to think about the preoperative evaluation (ed), July 15, p. 308
preoperative evaluation (article), July 15, p. 387
radon and lung cancer (ed), September 1, p. 950
weighing the evidence for vitamin supplementation and CVD prevention (ed), September 15, p. 1276
importance of primary care physicians as the usual source of healthcare in the achievement of prevention goals (policy), November 1, p. 1968
pneumococcal vaccine recommendations (let), December 15, p. 2588
prevention and early detection of malignant melanoma (article), November 15, p. 2277
relationships and routines in preventive service delivery (ed), November 1, p. 1984

PROCEDURES
colonoscopy: procedural skills (position), September 1, p. 1177

PROGESTINS
using progestins in clinical practice (article), October 15, p. 1839

PROPHYLAXIS
guidelines on migraine: part 5. recommendations for specific prophylactic drugs (prac guide), December 1, p. 2535
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in HIV-infected patients (let), October 15, p. 1783

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN
AUA issues a policy report on PSA monitoring (prac guide), August 15, p. 883

PROTEINURIA
proteinuria in adults: a diagnostic approach (article), September 15, p. 1333

PSORIASIS
family physician's guide to monitoring methotrexate (article), October 1, p. 1607

PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
generalized anxiety disorder (article), October 1, p. 1591

PSYCHOGENIC ILLNESS
mass psychogenic illness: role of the individual physician (article), December 15, p. 2649

PSYCHOLOGIC DISORDERS
management of bipolar disorder (article), September 15, p. 1343
primary care treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (article), September 1, p. 1035
depression in children and adolescents (article), November 15, p. 2297

PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDERS
health issues in men: part II. common psychosocial disorders (article), July 1, p. 117
ACOG addresses psychosocial screening in pregnant women (prac guide), December 15, p. 2701
ADHD in adults: a commentary (ed), November 1, p. 1983
adult ADHD: evaluation and treatment in family medicine (article), November 1, p. 2077
generalized anxiety disorder (article), October 1, p. 1591
generalized anxiety disorder in family practice patients (ed), October 1, p. 1495
mass psychogenic illness: role of the individual physician (article), December 15, p. 2649

PUBLIC HEALTH
lightening the lead load in children (article), August 1, p. 545
protecting consumers by safeguarding animal health (FDA), August 1, p. 659
healthy people 2010: the role of family physicians in addressing health disparities (med soc), November 1, p. 1971
importance of primary care physicians as the usual source of healthcare in the achievement of prevention goals (policy), November 1, p. 1968
online information for health care professionals (FDA), December 1, p. 2528
relationships and routines in preventive service delivery (ed), November 1, p. 1984

PULMONARY EDEMA
postobstructive pulmonary edema (article), July 15, p. 401

PULMONARY EMBOLISM
acute venous thromboembolism: diagnostic guidelines (ed), November 15, p. 2226

PYOGENIC GRANULOMA
friable neoplasm during pregnancy (photo), September 1, p. 1137

RADIOLOGY
interventional radiology in cancer patients (article), July 1, p. 95

RADON
radon and lung cancer (ed), September 1, p. 950

RASH

evaluating the febrile patient with a rash (article), August 15, p. 804
more than just a comet... (photo), July 1, p. 175

RED BLOOD CELLS
normocytic anemia (article), November 15, p. 2255

REFERRALS
consultant takes over (curb con), October 1, p. 1709

RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
daughter estranged from her dying father (curb con), December 1, p. 2543

RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS
foreign-body aspiration, asthma and chronic bronchitis (let), October 1, p. 1513

RESTLESS LEGS
getting the facts on restless legs (ed), July 1, p. 51
restless legs syndrome: detection and management in primary care (article), July 1, p. 108

RHEUMATOLOGIC DISEASE
treating fibromyalgia: science vs. art (ed), October 1, p. 1492
family physician's guide to monitoring methotrexate (article), October 1, p. 1607
treating fibromyalgia (article), October 1, p. 1575

RURAL HEALTH CARE
effect of accredited rural training tracks on physician placement (policy), July 1, p. 22

SAFETY
protecting consumers by safeguarding animal health (FDA), August 1, p. 659
resources for evaluating the elderly driver (let), August 15, p. 733

SCOLIOSIS
screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (ppip), July 1, p. 265

SCREENING
AMA policy statement on cardiovascular screening of student athletes (ed), August 15, p. 737
AUA issues a policy report on PSA monitoring (prac guide), August 15, p. 883
breast cancer diagnosis and screening (article), August 1, p. 596
cardiovascular screening of student athletes (article), August 15, p. 765
Down syndrome: prenatal risk assessment and diagnosis (article), August 15, p. 825
maternal serum triple analyte screening in pregnancy (ed), August 15, p. 738
screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (ppip), July 1, p. 265
screening for breast cancer (ed), August 1, p. 500
screening for iron deficiency anemia among children and adolescents (ppip), August 1, p. 671
sickle cell disease in childhood: part I. laboratory diagnosis, pathophysiology and health maintenance (article), September 1, p. 1013
suggested technique for the clinical breast examination (let), September 1, p. 957
ACOG addresses psychosocial screening in pregnant women (prac guide), December 15, p. 2701
further discussion on the role of Pap smear screening (let), November 15, p. 2232
screening for domestic violence (let), November 1, p. 1965

SERPIGINOUS ERUPTION
serpiginous eruption on the buttocks (photo), December 1, p. 2493

SEIZURES
practical approach to uncomplicated seizures in children (article), September 1, p. 1109

SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION
female sexual dysfunction: evaluation and treatment (article), July 1, p. 127
importance of obtaining a sexual history (ed), July 1, p. 52

SEXUAL FUNCTION
depression and sexual desire (article), August 15, p. 782

SEXUAL HISTORY
importance of obtaining a sexual history (ed), July 1, p. 52

SHOULDER
acute brachial plexus neuritis: an uncommon cause of shoulder pain (article), November 1, p. 2067

SICKLE CELL DISEASE
sickle cell disease in childhood: part I. laboratory diagnosis, pathophysiology and health maintenance (article), September 1, p. 1013
sickle cell disease in childhood: part II. diagnosis and treatment of major complications and recent advances in treatment (article), September 15, p. 1309

SIGMOIDOSCOPY
tips for the GI prep based on a physician's own experience (let), September 1, p. 957

SISTER JOSEPH'S NODULE
evaluation of an umbilical lesion (photo), August 1, p. 623

SKIN
dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: early recognition and treatment (let), September 15, p. 1257
early detection and treatment of skin cancer (article), July 15, p. 357
evaluating the febrile patient with a rash (article), August 15, p. 804
evaluation of an umbilical lesion (photo), August 1, p. 623
more than just a comet... (photo), July 1, p. 175
ambulatory management of burns (article), November 1, p. 2015
family physicians and accutane (ed), October 15, p. 1772
prevention and early detection of malignant melanoma (article), November 15, p. 2277
use of systemic agents in the treatment of acne vulgaris (article), October 15, p. 1823

SLEEP DISORDERS
getting the facts on restless legs (ed), July 1, p. 51
restless legs syndrome: detection and management in primary care (article), July 1, p. 108

SMOKING CESSATION
assessing nicotine dependence (article), August 1, p. 579

SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA
dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: early recognition and treatment (let), September 15, p. 1257

SPINAL CORD
cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a common cause of spinal cord dysfunction in older persons (article), September 1, p. 1064

STRANGULATING HAIR
lesion that should raise suspicion (photo), November 1, p. 2095

STRESS
caring for caregivers (ed), December 15, p. 2584
practical guide to caring for caregivers (article), December 15, p. 2613

STROKE
update on vitamin supplements for the prevention of coronary disease and stroke (article), September 15, p. 1359

SURGERY
PRE-OPportunity knocks: a different way to think about the preoperative evaluation (ed), July 15, p. 308
preoperative evaluation (article), July 15, p. 387

TEMPORAL ARTERITIS
polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis (article), August 15, p. 789

TERMINAL ILLNESS
caring for caregivers (ed), December 15, p. 2584
practical guide to caring for caregivers (article), December 15, p. 2613
withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment (article), October 1, p. 1555

TERTIARY PREVENTION
beta blockers and congestive heart failure (ed), December 1, p. 2402

TESTICLES
undescended testicle: diagnosis and management (article), November 1, p. 2037

TICLOPIDINE
possible ticlopidine-induced cholestatic jaundice (let), September 15, p. 1258

TRIPLE ANALYTE
maternal serum triple analyte screening in pregnancy (ed), August 15, p. 738

TUMOR
friable neoplasm during pregnancy (photo), September 1, p. 1137

URINALYSIS
proteinuria in adults: a diagnostic approach (article), September 15, p. 1333

URINARY INCONTINENCE
urinary incontinence in women: evaluation and management (article), December 1, p. 2433

URINARY TRACT INFECTION
AAP practice parameter on urinary tract infections in febrile infants and young children (article), October 15, p. 1815
urinary tract infections: 2000 update (ed), October 15, p. 1775

UROLOGY
lesion that should raise suspicion (photo), November 1, p. 2095
paraphimosis: current treatment options (article), December 15, p. 2623
undescended testicle: diagnosis and management (article), November 1, p. 2037

VACCINE
ACIP issues recommendations for the 2000-2001 influenza season (prac guide), July 1, p. 233
meningococcal vaccine for college freshman (ed), August 1, p. 501
pneumococcal vaccine recommendations (let), December 15, p. 2588

VACUUM EXTRACTION
assisted vaginal delivery using the vacuum extractor (article), September 15, p. 1316
vacuum extraction: a necessary skill (ed), September 15, p. 1269

VAGINAL DELIVERY
assisted vaginal delivery using the vacuum extractor (article), September 15, p. 1316

VAGINITIS
diagnosis of vaginitis (article), September 1, p. 1095

VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM
acute venous thromboembolism: diagnostic guidelines (ed), November 15, p. 2226

VESICOURETERAL REFLUX
urinary tract infections: 2000 update (ed), October 15, p. 1775

VITAMINS
update on vitamin supplements for the prevention of coronary disease and stroke (article), September 15, p. 1359
weighing the evidence for vitamin supplementation and CVD prevention (ed), September 15, p. 1276

WEIGHT LOSS
medical management of obesity (article), July 15, p. 419

WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
measurement of alcohol withdrawal (let), September 1, p. 954

WOMEN'S HEALTH
ACOG develops guidelines for induction of labor (prac guide), July 15, p. 445
ACOG issues recommendations for the management of endometriosis (prac guide), September 15, p. 1431
adenocarcinoma arising in endometriosis (let), August 15, p. 734
assisted vaginal delivery using the vacuum extractor (article), September 15, p. 1316
breast cancer diagnosis and screening (article), August 1, p. 596
diagnosis of vaginitis (article), September 1, p. 1095
female sexual dysfunction: evaluation and treatment (article), July 1, p. 127
importance of obtaining a sexual history (ed), July 1, p. 52
polycystic ovary syndrome: it's not just infertility (article), September 1, p. 1079
screening for breast cancer (ed), August 1, p. 500
suggested technique for the clinical breast examination (let), September 1, p. 957
vacuum extraction: a necessary skill (ed), September 15, p. 1269
ACOG addresses psychosocial screening in pregnant women (prac guide), December 15, p. 2701
emergency contraception: still not too late (ed), November 15, p. 2222
emergency postcoital contraception (article), November 15, p. 2287
further discussion on the role of Pap smear screening (let), November 15, p. 2232
informed consent and emergency contraception (ed), November 15, p. 2219
urinary incontinence in women: evaluation and management (article), December 1, p. 2433
using progestins in clinical practice (article), October 15, p. 1839

ZANAMIVIR
updated treatment for influenza A and B (article), December 1, p. 2467