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Audio-Digest Foundation: Archived Written Summaries: Internal Medicine: 2005


OSTEOARTHRITIS/HIP REPLACEMENT
Audio-Digest Internal Medicine
Volume 52, Issue 24
December 21, 2005

Osteoarthritis: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and medical management – Carlos J. Lozada, MD
What internists need to know about total hip replacement – Simon C. Mears, MD



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STROKE PREVENTION/IN-HOSPITAL HEALTH
Audio-Digest Internal Medicine
Volume 52, Issue 23
December 7, 2005

From stents to statins: what's new in stroke prevention – Christy M. Jackson, MD
Preventing illness in hospitalized patients – Bradley A Sharpe, MD



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ASTHMA MANAGEMENT/SLEEP DISORDERS
Audio-Digest Internal Medicine
Volume 52, Issue 22
November 21, 2005

Controversies in asthma management – Thomas Stibolt, MD
Sleep medicine for the internist – Alejandro D. Chediak, MD



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CARDIAC ABNORMALITIES
Audio-Digest Internal Medicine
Volume 52, Issue 21
November 7, 2005

Update on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy – Richard A. Lange, MD
Atrial fibrillation: current approaches to treatment – Gregory K. Feld, MD



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DERMATOLOGY FOR INTERNISTS
Audio-Digest Internal Medicine
Volume 52, Issue 20
October 21, 2005

Common problems in dermatology – Toby A. Maurer, MD
Update on innovative therapies, skin cancer, and psoriasis – Dr Maurer



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INFECTIOUS DISEASE CHALLENGES/HIV AND THE GENERAL INTERNIST
Audio-Digest Internal Medicine
Volume 52, Issue 19
October 7, 2005

Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in the 21st century – Anthony S. Fauci, MD
Diagnosis and management of HIV infection: what is the role of the general internist? – Joel E. Gallant, MD



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From Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine's 50th Annual Topics In Clinical Medicine



INTERNAL BLEEDING: OUR EPIDEMIC OF MEDICAL MISTAKES
Audio-Digest Internal Medicine
Volume 52, Issue 18
September 21, 2005

IOM report – Robert M. Wachter, MD
Case discussion – Robert M. Wachter, MD
"Swiss cheese model" of errors – Robert M. Wachter, MD
Creating safer systems – Robert M. Wachter, MD
Questions and answers – Robert M. Wachter, MD



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From the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine's 19th Annual Primary Care Medicine: Principles and Practice



ISSUES IN WOMEN'S HEALTH
Audio-Digest Internal Medicine
Volume 52, Issue 17
September 7, 2005

Recent findings and recommendations – Judith M. Walsh, MD
Cardiovascular disease prevention; Osteoporosis; Hormone replacement therapy; Selective estrogen receptor modifiers; Cancer screening: patient expectations; Breast cancer screening; Cervical cancer screening
Review of current management strategies – Dr. Walsh
Ovarian cancer screening; Eating disorders; Contraception



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DIABETES
Audio-Digest Internal Medicine
Volume 52, Issue 16
August 21, 2005

State-of-the-art management of type 2 diabetes – David M. Nathan, MD
Assessment of glycemic control: new paradigms – Christopher D. Saudek, MD



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From Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's Endocrinology and Metabolism: The Clinical State of the Art



DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Audio-Digest Internal Medicine
Volume 52, Issue 15
August 7, 2005

What internists need to know about domestic violence – Panagiota V. Caralis, MD, JD
Elder abuse – Hilda K. Grey, PhD, RN



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