Audio-Digest Foundation: Archived Written Summaries: Family Practice: 2006

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Audio-Digest Foundation: Archived Written Summaries: Family Practice: 2006

	ENHANCING PHYSIOLOGIC AGE/RESTLESS LEGS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 48 December 28, 2006 Lifestyle program to enhance physiologic age – Steven C. Masley, MD Restless legs syndrome – Max M. Bayard, III, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The American Academy Of Family Physicians’ 2006 Scientific Assembly, Washington, DC

	BLOOD ISSUES Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 47 December 21, 2006 Venous thromboembolism – Gregg E. Mitchell, MD Anemia – William G. Byrd, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The Annual Review Course For The Family Physician, Sponsored By The University Of Tennessee College Of Medicine, Memphis

	EMERGENCIES/BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 46 December 14, 2006 Roadside and in–flight emergencies – Robert J. Dachs, MD Biochemical markers for cardiovascular disease – John R. Holman, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The American Academy Of Family Physicians’ 2006 Scientific Assembly, Washington, DC

	MAJOR HEALTH CONCERNS IN WOMEN Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 45 December 7, 2006 Breast lumps – Armando E. Giuliano, MD Cardiovascular disease – Anne L. Taylor, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program.

	MENTAL FUNCTION AND COGNITION IN THE ELDERLY Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 44 November 28, 2006 Optimizing mental function in the cognitively fragile patient – Stephen E. Nadeau, MD Assessing cognition and affect in patients with suspected memory loss – Robert J. Cohen, PsyD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 9th Annual Geriatric Medicine For The Primary Care Physician Summer Conference, Presented August 3-5, 2006, By Orlando Regional Healthcare And The Geriatric Research, Education, And Clinical Center

	BACK PAIN/MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 43 November 21, 2006 Common–sense approach to back pain – Joseph A. Wegner, MD Multiple sclerosis update – Randall T. Schapiro, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. Points of Care– (Back Pain) Helpful hint 1: Make early decision as to ability to support patient (ie, Do you really believe him or her?); Base decision on–History (sound reasonable?); Examination (look reasonable?); Imaging (correlate with history and examination?) Waddell signs; Be wary if purported problem does not look reasonable (may lead to endless work slips, narcotic renewals, disability forms); Once decision made, "Stick to your guns" From the Annual Family Medicine Review, sponsored by the University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis

	SUBSTANCE ABUSE Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 42 November 14, 2006 Performance–enhancing agents – Jon S. Hallberg, MD Abuse of OTC drugs– Barry A. Browne, PharmD Methamphetamine crisis– Carson R. Harris Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program.

	PAINFUL CONDITIONS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 41 November 7, 2006 Inflammatory myopathies – Steven N. Berney, MD Gout – Marlin E. Wenger, MD Common knee injuries – William R. Vollmar, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. Points of Care – (Knee Injuries) General treatment: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"; Never use bracing or orthotics when problem can be improved with strengthening or proprioception; Only correct half of difference of any deficit found on initial evaluation (eg, if one leg shorter by 1.0 cm, correct by 0.5 cm); Allow adequate time for results From the Annual Family Practice Review, by the Temple Univ. School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

	ADVANCES IN CARDIOLOGY Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 40 October 28, 2006 Coronary artery disease – Carmelo J. Panetta,MD Heart valve abnormalities – Gregory J. Dehmer, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program.

	EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT PROBLEMS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 39 October 21, 2006 Office otolaryngology – Paul A. Kedeshian, MD ENT emergencies and urgencies – J. Gary Rose, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program.

	THE ABNORMAL PAP AND PCOS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 38 October 14, 2006 The abnormal pap – Patricia Adam, MD, MSPH Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) – Johanna Archer, MD, MS Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 32nd Annual Family Medicine Review Update 2006, Presented By The University Of Minnesota Medical School

	CONSEQUENCES OF RISKY BEHAVIOR Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 37 October 7, 2006 Sexually transmitted diseases: Chlamydia, gonorrhea, and genital herpes – Richard A. Johnson, MD HIV and AIDS – Mark H. Katz, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The Family Practice Refresher Course, Sponsored By The David Geffen School Of Medicine At The University Of California, Los Angeles

	DANGEROUS MICROBES: FIGHTING BACK! Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 36 September 28, 2006 Avian influenza – David A. Pegues, MD Immunizations update – James D. Nordin, MD, MPH Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program.

	MIND SHIFTS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 35 September 21, 2006 Depression – Andrew F. Leuchter, MD Schizophrenia – Roger J. Cadieux, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program.

	IBS AND PROBIOTICS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 34 September 14, 2006 Diagnostic and therapeutic considerations for IBS – Robert S. Fisher, MD IBS in children and adolescents – John F. Pohl, MD Prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics – Lucinda A. Harris, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program.

	PEDIATRIC CONCERNS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 33 September 7, 2006 Jaundice in infants – Andrea C.S. McCoy, MD Hip pain in children – James J. McCarthy, MD Childhood asthma – Derek Johnson, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The Annual Spring Family Practice Review, Sponsored By The Temple University School Of Medicine

	WOMEN'S HEALTH Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 32 August 28, 2006 Gender–specific medicine: Venus vs Mars – Christine M. Stabler, MD Abnormal uterine bleeding – Raymond R. Walker, MA, MBA Preconception screening and care – Stephen Ratcliffe, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program.

	UPDATE ON SLEEP DISORDERS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 31 August 21, 2006 General aspects of sleep disorders – William Mariencheck, MD Doctor, can you help me sleep? – Lois Krahn, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program.

	COPING WITH THE DIABETES EPIDEMIC Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 30 August 14, 2006 Aggressive nutritional and exercise approaches in managing diabetes – Gabe B. Mirkin, MD Diabetes in children and adolescents – Janice E. Milligan, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program.

	HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 29 August 7, 2006 Eliminating inequities in medical care – Jeannette E. South–Paul, MD Health care disparities, cultural sensitivity, and linguistics – Elizabeth Wilson, MD, MPH Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program.

	GASTROINTESTINAL DILEMMAS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 28 July 28, 2006 GI complications of diabetes – Robert S. Fisher, MD Colorectal cancer – Benjamin Krevsky, MD, MPH Gastroesophageal reflux disease – Dr. Fisher Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The Spring Family Practice Review, Sponsored By The Temple University School Of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

	UPDATES ON COPD AND HYPERTENSION Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 27 July 21, 2006 COPD update: Diagnosis; Treatment – Raymond R. Walker, MD Hypertension update: Classification and goals; Selecting agents – Ira Keith Ellis, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The 39th Annual Review Course For The Family Physician, Presented February 27 To March 3, 2006 By The University Of Tennessee Health Science Center, College Of Medicine, Memphis

	SUMMER HAZARDS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 26 July 14, 2006 Outdoor dermatitis – Mikla Noponen, MD Snakebites – Robert W. Derlet, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Rural, Remote, And Wilderness Medicine, Sponsored By The University Of California, Davis, School Of Medicine

	ISSUES IN HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 25 July 7, 2006 Lymphomas – Edward J. Benz, Jr., MD Newer modalities in managing lymphomas – David Weisdorf, MD Hemochromatosis – Ronald Rubin, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program.

	DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 24 June 28, 2006 Strokes and silent strokes – Jacob S. Elkins, MD Poststroke care – Robert J. Adams, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program.

	GERIATRIC CONCERNS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 23 June 21, 2006 Sore and aching joints in the elderly – Philip Seo, MD Evidence about tube feeding – Colleen Christmas, MD What is futile care? – Thomas E. Finucane, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Current Topics In Geriatrics, Sponsored By The Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

	THYROID PROBLEMS IN THE YOUNG AND OLD Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 22 June 14, 2006 Evaluation and treatment of hyperthyroidism, Graves' disease; Subclinical hyperthyroidism; Ophthalmopathy; Questions and answers – Francis S. Greenspan, MD Thyroid disorders in the elderly, Hyperthyroidism; Hypothyroidism; Goiter; Thyroid cancer – David S. Cooper, MD, Baltimore, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program.

	FAT AND SICK KIDS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 21 June 7, 2006 Obesity in children and adolescents – Leslie F. Carroll, MD Metabolic syndrome – Mary Elizabeth Roth, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From The American Academy Of Family Physicians’ 2005 Scientific Assembly, San Francisco

	ORTHOPEDICS FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 20 May 28, 2006 Back pain in children – Robert M. Bernstein, MD Musculoskeletal infections in children – Deborah Lehman, MD Sports injuries – William M. Hohl, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Orthopaedic Aspects Of The Growing Child, Presented October 2005, By Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles

	CHRONIC FATIGUE AND FIBROMYALGIA Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 19 May 21, 2006 Chronic fatigue syndrome – Rosemary A. Underhill, MB, BS Prevalence in families; Postulated etiologies Fibromyalgia – Kenneth E. Sack, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program.

	CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 18 May 14, 2006 Heart failure – Barry H. Greenberg, MD Pharmacoinvasive therapy for ST–segment elevation in acute MI – Harold L. Dauerman, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program.

	PSYCHIATRIC DIFFICULTIES Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 17 May 7, 2006 Personality issues – Glen Treisman, MD Drug–seeking behavior – Dr. Treisman Pain patients with substance abuse problem – Robert V. Brody, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program.

	MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AND DEMENTIA Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 16 April 28, 2006 Multiple sclerosis (MS) – Mary D. Hughes, MD Diagnosing and predicting MS – Mary D. Hughes, MD Therapy and side effects – Mary D. Hughes, MD Alzheimer's disease – Mary D. Hughes, MD Agitation and dementia – Mary D. Hughes, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Seizures, Spells, And Shakes: Neurology For The Non-Neurologist, Presented July 2005 By The Medical College Of Georgia

	PROBLEMS WITH THE EYES Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 15 April 21, 2006 Office ophthalmology – Lynn K. Gordon, MD, PhD Screening for diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma; Evaluation of the eye; Ptosis and red eye; Image distortion and diminished vision Common eye disorders – Scott A. Uttley, MD Eye trauma; Conjunctivitis and preseptal and orbital cellulitis; Exposure keratopathy and herpes simplex keratitis; Dry eye, iritis, and subconjunctival hemorrhage; Episcleritis, scleritis, and angle–closure glaucoma Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program.

	CLINICAL UROLOGY Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 14 April 14, 2006 Prostatitis – Samuel J. Trotter, MD Lower urinary tract problems – Richard T. Kershen, MD Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) – Richard T. Kershen, MD Voiding disorders in women – Richard T. Kershen, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From the annual Family Practice Review Course, sponsored by the University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington

	SKIN PROBLEMS IN THE YOUNG AND OLD Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 13 April 7, 2006 Actinic keratosis – Glenn D. Goldman, MD Pediatric dermatology – James D. Korb, MD, Orange, CA Tinea capitis, atopic dermatitis, and eczema herpeticum – James D. Korb, MD, Orange, CA Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program.

	PEDIATRIC DILEMMAS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 12 March 28, 2006 Orthopedic problems in children – James D. Korb, MD Failure to thrive – Carol D. Berkowitz, Los Angeles Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From the annual "Family Practice Refresher Course," sponsored by the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles

	OB/GYN CONCERNS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 11 March 21, 2006 Newer issues in obstetrics – Virginia R. Lupo, MD Gestational diabetes – Virginia R. Lupo, MD Periodontal disease and methamphetamine use during pregnancy – Virginia R. Lupo, MD Gynecologic infections –Michelle Van Vranken, MD Questions and answers – Drs. Lupo and Van Vranken Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From the University of Minnesota Medical School's Family Medicine Review - Update 2005

	LIES, MORE LIES, AND LAWYERS - WHY THE LAW CAN SUIT YOU Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 10 March 14, 2006 Steps of litigation – Richard G. Roberts, MD, JD Testimony tips – Richard G. Roberts, MD, JD Appeals process – Richard G. Roberts, MD, JD Protecting assets – Richard G. Roberts, MD, JD Malpractice myths – Richard G. Roberts, MD, JD Dimensions of malpractice – Richard G. Roberts, MD, JD Risk management – Richard G. Roberts, MD, JD Questions and answers – Richard G. Roberts, MD, JD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From the American Academy of Family Physicians' 2005 Scientific Assembly, San Francisco

	ENTERIC INFECTIONS AND HOME IV ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 09 March 7, 2006 Enteric infections, including traveler's diarrhea – Herbert L. Dupont, MD Home IV antimicrobial therapy – Richard M. Reich, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From 2005 Update in Infectious Diseases, presented December 8-10, 2005, by University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

	CARDIOVASCULAR CONCERNS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 08 February 28, 2006 Atrial fibrillation – David G. Benditt, MD Syncope – Dr. Benditt Chest pain – Loren A. Crown, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program.

	ISSUES IN RHEUMATOLOGY Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 07 February 21, 2006 Inflammatory myopathies – Steven N. Berney, MD Status of COX–2 inhibitors – Arthur A.M. Bookman, MD Rheumatology review – Barbara Abercrombie, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program.

	UPDATE ON SINUSITIS, NSAIDS, AND MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 06 February 14, 2006 Update on acute sinusitis – James F. Peggs, MD The COX–2 conundrum: trade–offs and effectiveness of NSAIDs – A. Mark Fendrick, MD Diagnosis and management of myelodysplastic syndrome – Harry P. Erba, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From Update in Family Medicine, presented October 27-28, 2005, by the University of Michigan Medical School and the Michigan Academy of Family Physicians

	BREATHING DIFFICULTIES Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 05 February 7, 2006 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – Andrew Ries, MD, MPH Asthma – Gerald W. Frank, MD, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program.

	GI PROBLEMS/ACNE Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 04 January 28, 2006 Hot topics in gastroenterology – Edward G. Zurad, MD Acne vulgaris – Kristin Suzanne Tate, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From the American Academy of Family Physicians' 2005 Scientific Assembly, San Francisco

	END-OF-LIFE CARE Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 03 January 21, 2006 Communicating with dying patients – Steven Z. Pantilat, MD Supporting family caregivers – Michael Rabow, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From A Course On Pain Management And End-Of-Life Care, Sponsored By The University Of California, San Francisco, School Of Medicine

	CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 02 January 14, 2006 Transdermal patch – Cathryn B. Heath, MD/Sandra M. Sulik, MD Vaginal ring – Cathryn B. Heath, MD/Sandra M. Sulik, MD Levonorgestrel intrauterine system – Cathryn B. Heath, MD/Sandra M. Sulik, MD Inherited hypercoagulable states – Cathryn B. Heath, MD/Sandra M. Sulik, MD Condoms – Cathryn B. Heath, MD/Sandra M. Sulik, MD Oral contraceptive pills and acne – Cathryn B. Heath, MD/Sandra M. Sulik, MD Permanent sterilization – Cathryn B. Heath, MD/Sandra M. Sulik, MD Emergency contraception – Cathryn B. Heath, MD/Sandra M. Sulik, MD Questions and answers – Cathryn B. Heath, MD/Sandra M. Sulik, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. From the American Academy of Family Physicians' Scientific Assembly, presented September 28 to October 2, 2005

	COMMON MALIGNANCIES Audio-Digest Family Practice Volume 54, Issue 01 January 7, 2006 Colorectal cancer – John H. Bond, MD Prostate cancer – Warren A. Jones, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program.