November 2006 19 11 Issue of Cortlandt Forum

November 2006 19 11 Issue of Cortlandt Forum

Quick Digest

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Drug Updates from MPR

 
 
 

We’ve Got Answers

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Pop Quiz

Pop Quiz on Migraine Headaches

Test your knowledge of migraine headaches.
 

Cover Feature

7 steps for treating chronic pain

Primary-care physicians are treating more and more patients who suffer from chronic pain. Here we offer an easy-to-follow guide that will help give those patients ...
 

Clinical Feature

 

Dermatologic Look-Alikes

 

Diagnostic Challenge

Intractable familial nail and skin thickening

Duration and pattern of distribution within the family were the pertinent clues to diagnosis.
 

Diagnostic Challenge: The Geriatric Patient

A painful rash followed by weakness

A well-written letter detailing his symptoms provided pertinent clues in this patient's diagnosis.
 

Practical Prevention

 

Dermatology Dx

 

Poorly demarcated penile plaque with erythematous foreskin

The patient was a 50-year-old Caucasian man who presented to the dermatology clinic for evaluation of a lesion that had first appeared on his penis ...
 
 

A Most Unusual Case

Chronic abdominal pain with an unexpected cause

Mrs. P, 62 years old, came to see me shortly after relocating from California. Her chief complaint at that first office visit was exhaustion. Chronic ...
 

Stat Consult

 

Medicine and the Law

Employee handbook bites employer

A lawsuit filed by a disgruntled nurse provides a valuable lesson to a physician-administrator on the employment needs of a small clinic.
 

Guidelines at a Glance

Staying in sync with syncope

History and physical examination provide the baseline and direct further specialist evaluation.
 
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