Prevention of Viral Hepatitis
Prevention of Viral Hepatitis Jules L. Dienstag Viral hepatitis is an infectious disease of the liver that is estimated to afflict more than 5 million people and to cause several…
CRITICAL CARE
Screening for Colorectal Cancer
Screening for Colorectal Cancer Patrick S. Yachimski Lawrence S. Friedman Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death among men and women in the United States. Americans face…
Screening and Case Finding for Gastrointestinal Cancers
Screening and Case Finding for Gastrointestinal Cancers Cancers of the digestive tract present a major challenge, because early-stage disease, though potentially curable, is typically asymptomatic and later-stage disease is often…
Smoking Cessation
Smoking Cessation Nancy A. Rigotti Cigarette smoking is the major preventable cause of death in the United States. Compared to nonsmokers, current smokers sacrifice at least 10 years of life…
Approach to the Patient with Lung Cancer
Approach to the Patient with Lung Cancer Jeffrey W. Clark Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide with approximately 1.6 million new cases and close to 1.4…
Approach to the Patient with Acute Bronchitis or Pneumonia in the Ambulatory Setting
Approach to the Patient with Acute Bronchitis or Pneumonia in the Ambulatory Setting William A. Kormos Although most respiratory tract infections seen in the office setting are limited to the…
Management of Sarcoidosis
Management of Sarcoidosis Sarcoidosis is a disease characterized by the formation of noncaseating granulomas, particularly in the lungs, but also throughout the rest of the body. The etiology is unknown,…
Management of the Common Cold
Management of the Common Cold William A. Kormos The term common cold describes a self-limited catarrhal illness caused by a variety of respiratory viruses. It is indeed a common problem,…
Approach to the Patient with Tuberculosis
Approach to the Patient with Tuberculosis Benjamin Davis The primary care physician most commonly encounters tuberculosis (TB) as a positive tuberculin screening test in the absence of active infection (see…
Management of Asthma
Management of Asthma Asthma affects an estimated 5% to 7% of the US population, impairing daily functioning and accounting for much health care utilization by children and adults. Although there…
