2007 Subject Index

AAPA Annual Conference

A Day in the Life

• William C. Bisbee, PA-C 12:17-18
• James R. Kilgore, PhD, PA 06:16-18
• A Day in the Life: James R. Kilgore, PhD, PA (L) 07:Web
• Katie Iverson PA-C, MPAS; Amber Sheeley, PA-C, MPAS 02:16-17
• Michelle Grisonichi, MPAS, PA-C 04:18-21
• Nicholas Oravetz, PA-C 10:16-18
• Kristen K. Will, MHPE, PA-C 08:17-18

Adolescent Medicine

• Can emergency contraception help to reduce teen pregnancy? (CME) 06:42-46

Allergy and Immunology

• Case Report: The nuts and bolts of peanut allergy 04:28-35

Cancer

• An elderly man who refuses colonoscopy (DI) 04:64-66
• Annual mammography starting at age 40 years doesn’t lower bCA mortality (P) 03:64-65
• A walk through Never Never Land (SB) 06:50
• Case Report. Merkel cell carcinoma: A rare, aggressive cancer of the skin 02:18-23
• Diet high in fiber/low in fat does not reduce risk of recurrent breast cancer (P) 10:Web
• Factors to consider before referring patients for major cancer surgery 03:21-28
• Folic acid does not reduce risk of colorectal adenomas (P) 09:52-55
• How to differentiate peritoneal cancer from other diseases (CME) 12:42-45
• Inflammatory breast cancer: A race against time (CME) 09:40-44
• Oral cancer: How to find this hidden killer in 2 minutes (CME) 10:42-47
• Reviewing prognostic factors in breast cancer management (CME) 05:42-46
• Spiral CT detects early lung cancer, but use for screening is premature (P) 02:46
• Survivors of childhood ALL are at increased cancer risk (P) 06:53
• Trial compares yields of CRC screening methods (P) 12:56

Cardiology

• Apolipoprotein levels are useful for evaluating CHD risk (P) 11:56-57
• Aspirin doses higher than 81 mg/d are not beneficial in cardiovascular disease (P) 08:Web
• Atrial fibrillation : More help for the most common arrhythmia (CW) 05:18-21
• Can B vitamin therapy help to prevent future vascular events? (CAT) 05:52-55
• Can cellular cardiomyoplasty cure heart failure? 05:36-41
• Cardiac resynchronization therapy is effective for HF (P) 09:55
• Case of the Month 06:70
• Intensive lipid lowering reduces mortality following acute coronary syndrome (P) 12:56-59
• New biomarkers add little to current predictors for CAD (P) 03:Web
• PAs can effectively serve as leader of an RRT (P) 11:56
• PCI plus optimal medical treatment is effective for stable CAD (P) 07:Web
• Presence of risk factors doesn't predict acute coronary syndrome (P) 04:Web
• Optimal dosing for thromboprophylaxis in medical inpatients (P) 05:Web
• Pentalogy of Cantrell: A rare congenital abnormality (SP) 11:26-27
• Reduced AMI incidence associated with smoking bans (P) 01:54
• Race-based therapeutics: A discussion surrounding heart failure trials (CME) 02:24-28

Case Report

• An uncommon isolated fracture of the capitate bone 12:33-35
• An unusual rash in an elderly man 03:43-47
• A rare, opportunistic disease in a patient with AIDS 07:29-33
• Disseminated GC infection without urogenital symptoms 09:29-31
• Hemangioblastoma without von Hippel-Lindau disease 11:28-32
• Meningitis in an infant: All that's aseptic is not viral 06:26-31
• Merkel cell carcinoma: A rare, aggressive cancer of the skin 02:18-23
• Papulosquamous rash in a man with HIV disease 08:26-29
• Prompt recognition of a rare type of infectious arthritis 10:26-28
• The nuts and bolts of peanut allergy 04:28-35

CAT Clinic

• Can B vitamin therapy help to prevent future vascular events? 05:52-55

Clinical Watch

• CA-MRSA skin infections: Coming to a patient near you (CW) 01:14-15
• Atrial fibrillation: More help for the most common arrhythmia (CW) 05:18-21
• The HPV vaccine : A major public health breakthrough (CW) 03:17-18
• Mammography Screening in women 40 to 49 years old 11:16-18
• Guideline update: Pediatric advanced life support 09 :17-18
• Treatment of STDS: Updated guidelines from the CDC 07:16-18

CME article

• Acute Charcot's arthropathy: A difficult diagnosis 07:22-26
• CVI and PAD: A review of venous and arterial disease 08:20-25
• Can emergency contraception help to reduce teen pregnancy? 06:42-46
• Depression in older patients: Recognition and treatment 08:34-41
• Evaluation and treatment of patients with low back pain 04:22-26
• Fournier’s gangrene: Be alert for this medical emergency 11:44-47
• Guidelines for treatment of sport-related concussions 05:22-27
• Hepatitis C virus infection: A current review 10:21-25
• Herpes zoster in 2007: Treatment and prevention 11:21-25
• How to differentiate peritoneal cancer from other diseases 12:42-45
• High-altitude illnesses: From the limited to the potentially lethal 01:37-41
• Hypochondriasis: Meeting the management challenge 07:42-46
• Inflammatory breast cancer: A race against time 09:40-44
• Managing alcohol withdrawal in hospitalized patients 09:20-25
• New-onset seizures in the elderly patient (RR) 02:37-42
• Oral cancer: How to find this hidden killer in 2 minutes 10:42-47
• Race-based therapeutics: A discussion surrounding heart failure trials 02:24-28
• Recognizing the elusive signs and symptoms of PSGN 06:20-25
• Reviewing prognostic factors in breast cancer management 05:42-46
• The nonoperative management of shoulder instability 03:32-38
• The pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of IBS 01:16-20
• The patient with borderline personality disorder 04:46-50
• Type 2 diabetes in children and acolescents. Screening, diagnosis, and management 03:51-54
• Understanding and treating disorders of the clotting system 12:21-26

Complimentary and alternative medicine

• Acupuncture is ineffective for hot flashes (P) 04:59
• Mind-body-spirit medicine: Interventions and resources 10:31-35

Dermatology

• A mysterious patch of white hair on a young boy’s scalp (DD) 03:70
• A potent mix noses in on this patient (DD) 12:15
• A rare ulcer with a common cause (DD) 05:16
• A rash more than just skin deep (DD) 09:16
• A rare ulcer with a common cause (L) 07:Web
• Acute episode or chronic problem? (DD) 04:17
• Case Report: An unusual rash in an elderly man 03:43-47
• Case of the Month 01:72
• Case Report. Merkel cell carcinoma: A rare, aggressive cancer of the skin 02:18-23
• Common skin pathology in LE prosthesis users 11:33-36, 47
• Early detection saves an elderly woman (DD) 08:14
• Fournier’s gangrene: Be alert for this medical emergency (CME) 11:44-47
• “Furry” lesion on a young woman’s tongue (DD) 01:61
• Multiple bumps seen on the heels (DD) 07:18
Painful white spots on a man’s tongue (DD) 02:56
• Case Report: Papulosquamous rash in a man with HIV disease 08:26-29
• Puzzling brown area on toddler's skin (DD) 06:15
• Reaction to OTC cream identifies rash (DD) 10:15
• Simply a pimple, or is it worse? (DD) 11:15
• Which rosacea treatments are most effective? (P) 02:46

Dermatology Digest

• A mysterious patch of white hair on a young boy’s scalp 03:70
• A potent mix noses in on this patient (DD) 12:15
• A rare ulcer with a common cause 05:16
• A rare ulcer with a common cause (L) 07:Web
• A rash more than just skin deep 09:16
• Acute episode or chronic problem? 04:17
• Early detection saves an elderly woman 08:14
• “Furry” lesion on a young woman’s tongue 01:61
• Multiple bumps seen on the heels 07:18
• Painful white spots on a man’s tongue 02:56
• Puzzling brown area on toddler's skin 06:15
• Reaction to OTC cream identifies rash (DD) 10:15
• Simply a pimple, or is it worse? (DD) 11:15

Diabetes

• Acute Charcot's arthropathy: A difficult diagnosis (CME) 07:22-26
• Controversial evidence on the value of pioglitazone for type 2 diabetes (P) 12:Web
• Review article: Care of patients with diabetes who are undergoing surgery 04:36-45
• Diet and exercise help to delay diabetes (P) 02:Web
• Diet, exercise, drugs may prevent diabetes in high-risk patients (P) 05:Web
• Should patients with diabetes follow a low-carb diet? 10:36-41
• Type 2 diabetes in children and acolescents. Screening, diagnosis, and management (CME) 03:51-54

Diagnostic Imaging Review

• A common cause of vomiting in infancy 01:58-59
• A man with an unusual sequela of alcoholism 07:59-60
• A young man with acute onset of testicular pain 05:62-64
• Abdominal pain in a man with hepatitic C 10:54-57
• An elderly man who refuses colonoscopy 04:64-66
• Compression fractures in a man with osteoporosis 09:58-59
• Mechanical thrombolysis for deep vein thrombosis 12:53-54
• Numb fingers and unequal blood pressures in a 58-year-old man 02:52-54
• Pelvic pain, vaginal spotting, and a right adnexal mass 03:66-69
• Shortness of breath in a 27-year-old man 11:60-62
• Symptoms of a stroke in a 41-year-old woman 06:57-58
• What caused this UTI in a 3-year-old girl? 08:54-57

Drugs

Editorial

• Achieving mastery through the competencies 12:12
• An invitation to do the write thing 03:14-15
• Building relationships-one patient at a time 06:12
• Embracing the new world of personalized medicine 05:12
• On the OxyContin scandal: Don't abandon patients in pain 07:12
• PAs at the crossroads: Where will the profession go next? 09:10
• PAs in psychiatry: Improving care for the underserved 04:14
• The emerging role of PAs in the hospitalist movement 08:10
• You have the power to prevent a parent’s worst nightmare 10:12

Emergency medicine

• Can emergency contraception help to reduce teen pregnancy? (CME) 06:42-46
• Clinical criteria can predict risk of serious head injury in kids (P) 01:54
• Guidelines for treatment of sport-related concussions (CME) 05:22-27

End-of-life Care

• Improving care of the dying: What do the experts say? 11:38-43

Ethics

• Is "reparative" therapy in the best interest of the patient? (PAQ) 06:55-56
• Public safety versus patient interest: Which to choose? (PAQ) 02:49-51
• Who is responsible for the patient's adherence to treatment? (PAQ) 04:60-62

From the AAPA

• 2007 AAPA Census on the Web 03:5
• 2007 General Election candidates 02:5
• 2008 PAragon and Stead Awards – now accepting applications 11:7-8
• AAPA EVP/CEO announces resignation 07:8
• AAPA rallies support for Continuity of Care Act 05:9-10
• AAPA reiterates support of Continuity of Care Act 08:6
• AAPA reiterates support for flexibility of profession 02:5
• AAPA successfully defends PA right to own a corporation 12:7
• Council update 01:4
• AAPA assisting effort to refine Mediare fee schedules 04:9
• AAPA submits comments on patient notification rule 08:5
• Adventures in Lobbying 2008 11:8
• Arkansas PAs gain flexibility in reimbursement 06:8
• CME programs available to military PAs 07:8
• DOT soon to launch program to certify medical examiners 09:6
• Defending PA ownership interest in a corporation 09:5
• Final regulations allow PAs to order patient restraint or seclusion 02:5
• Genomics and competencies 05:10
• High rate of census response yields better data on profession 12:7-8
• Indiana prescribing bill marks milestone for PA profession 06:7
• Majority polled willing to be treated by PAs 07:7-8
• Medicare demonstration project begins this month 01:4
• Missouri PAs win compromise on on-site supervision 06:7-8
• NPI data available on Web 09:5-6
• New information updates available online 01:4
• New member benefit: Medical Watch 04:10
• News from the most recent Board of Directors meeting 04:9-10
• New tamper-resistant prescription law 10:7-8
• New tool for educating patients about PAs 12:8
• PA History Society moves to AAPA 08:6
• PA organizations meet to define missions 05:9
• PAEA Annual Report shows trends continuing 03:5
• Search for AAPA EVP under way 10:8
• States gear up for legislative session 03:5
• Three PA programs receive provisional accreditation 11:7
• Visits with PAs have shorter wait times 10:7

Gastroenterology

• A common cause of vomiting in infancy (DI) 01:58-59
• A man with an unusual sequela of alcoholism (DI) 07:59-60
• Case of the Month 04:80
• Case of the Month 08:68
• Capsule endoscopy: What role for this new technology? 09:32-38
• Celiac disease is common in patients with chronic gastrointestinal symptoms (P) 10:Web
• Gastroenterology: 1987 and 2007 12:49-50
• H pylori treatment is effective in PPI users (P) 05:56
• The pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of IBS (CME) 01:16-20

Genomics

• Embracing the new world of personalized medicine 05:12

Geriatrics

• Brief evaluation aids diagnosis of dementia (P) 08:50
• Case of the Month 06:70
• Depression in older patients: Recognition and treatment (CME) 08:34-41
• Long-term PPI use increases hip fracture risk (P) 04:Web
• New-onset seizures in the elderly patient (CME) 02:37-42
• Reasoning training slows age-related functional decline (P) 03:64

Guest Editorial

• A journal grows up 02:14-15
• Clinical Watch: New and improved from CSAC 01:10-13

Health services research

Infectious diseases

• CA-MRSA skin infections: Coming to a patient near you (CW) 01:14-15
• Case of the Month 03:80
• Case of the Month 04:80
• Case of the Month 12:70
• Case Report. A rare, opportunistic disease in a patient with AIDS 07:29-33
• Clinical factors can predict severe CAP in adults (P) 02:46
• Case Report. Meningitis in an infant: All that's aseptic is not viral 06:26-31
• Case Report: Papulosquamous rash in a man with HIV disease 08:26-29
• Disseminated GC infection without urogenital symptoms 09:29-31
• Early switch to PO is effective for severe pneumonia (P) 03:64
• Hepatitis C infection increases risk of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (P) 08:Web
• Hepatitis C virus infection: A current review (CME) 10:21-25
• Herpes zoster in 2007: Treatment and prevention (CME) 11:21-25
• Pandemic influenza: A brief history and primer 01:24-28
• Should I get the HPV vaccine? (W) 05:59-60
• Rapid antigen test reduces antibiotic use in adult sore throat (P) 07:57
• The HPV vaccine: A major public health breakthrough (CW) 03:17-18
• Three features distinguish PID from appendicitis (P) 05:56
• Treatment of STDS: Updated guidelines from the CDC (CW) 07:16-18

In Retrospect

• A remembrance of things passed 03:63
• Perfected and strengthened through trials and suffering 01:51-53

Letters

• A Day in the Life: James R. Kilgore, PhD, PA 07:Web
• Atraumatic snapping brachialis in a 37-year-old woman 02:Web
• Case Report: Merkel cell carcinoma 04:Web
• Dermatology Digest: A rare ulcer with a common cause 07:Web
• Effective topic treatments for atrophic vaginitis 03:Web
• Exploring the complex care of the diabetic foot ulcer 02:Web
• Impending health workforce shortages and implications for PAs 02:Web
• PA Quandaries: The ethics of “reparative” therapy 08:Web
• PAs working in hospital settings 01:Web
• Race-based therapeutics: A discussion surrounding heart failure trials (L) 03:Web
• When the Patient Asks: Should I get the shingles vaccine? 09:Web

Men's health

• A young man with acute onset of testicular pain (DI) 05:62-64
• Tadalafil is effective for BPH (P) 06:54

Nephrology

• Recognizing the elusive signs and symptoms of PSGN (CME) 06:20-25

New Drug Information

• AzaSite 10:14
• Azor 12:14
• Brovana 05:14
• Janumet 06:14
• Lybrel 09:14
• Neupro 09:13
• Pylera 08:12
• Selzentry 11:14
• Veramyst 07:13
• Zostavax 04:16

Neurology

• ABCD rule predicts 7-and 30-day stroke risk in patients with TIA (P) 03:65
• Case of the Month 02:76
• Case of the Month 10:72
• Coenzyme Q10 is ineffective in Parkinson’s disease (P) 10:53
• Guidelines for treatment of sport-related concussions (CME) 05:22-27
• Intranasal zolmitriptan is effective for cluster headaches (P) 02:Web
• New-onset seizures in the elderly patient (CME) 02:37-42
• Sustained-release ropinirole improves symptoms in advanced Parkinson's (P) 07:58
• Then and Now. Migraine treatment: 1987 and 2007 06:51-52
• Warfarin is better than aspirin in preventing strokes in older patients (P) 11:56

Nutrition

• Atkins is equally or more effective for weight loss in premenopausal women (P) 06:Web
• High-protein, low-carb diet is associated with increased mortality in women (P) 07:57-58
• Is a vegetarian diet healthy? (W) 09:49
• Should patients with diabetes follow a low-carb diet? 10:36-41

Ophthalmology

• Case of the Month 07:72

Orthopedics

• Acute Charcot's arthropathy: A difficult diagnosis (CME) 07:22-26
• Adding methotrexate to sulfasalazine is better for rheumatoid arthritis (P) 07:58
• An uncommon isolated fracture of the capitate bone 12:33-35
• Case of the Month 03:80
• Compression fractures in a man with osteoporosis (DI) 09:58-59
• Evaluation and treatment of patients with low back pain (CME) 04:22-26
• Long-term PPI use increases hip fracture risk (P) 04:Web
• Lumbar ADR: A triumph of technology over reason? 08:30-33
• Prompt recognition of a rare type of infectious arthritis 10:26-28
• Stepped approach is best for managing knee pain (P) 06:53
• Surgery is better than no surgery for spinal stenosis (P) 04:59
• Surgery is better treatment for first-time anterior shoulder dislocation (P) 05:Web
• The nonoperative management of shoulder instability (CME) 03:32-38

Otolaryngology

PAQ—PA Quandaries

• Confidentiality, trust, and sexually transmitted infections 12:51-52
• Is "reparative" therapy in the best interest of the patient? 06:55-56
• Public safety versus patient interest: Which to choose? 02:49-51
• The duty to treat and the realities of the 21st century 08:48-49
• Who is responsible for the patient's adherence to treatment? 04:60-62

Patient information

• Is a vegetarian diet healthy? (W) 09:50
• Is chocolate really good for me? (W) 01:56
• Should I get the HPV vaccine? (W) 05:59
• Should I get the shingles vaccine? (W) 07:56
• What can I do about insomnia? (W) 11:55

Pediatrics

• A common cause of vomiting in infancy (DI) 01:58-59
• Antibiotic prophylaxism may not decrease recurrent UTI risk in children (P) 10:Web
• Clinical criteria can predict risk of serious head injury in kids (P) 01:54
• Delayed tympanostomy tube insertion doesn't impair developmental outcomes (P) 04:59
• Male neonatal circumcision: An evidence-based review 02:32-36
• Case Report. Meningitis in an infant: All that's aseptic is not viral 06:26-31
• Puzzling brown area on toddler's skin (DD) 06:15
• Recognizing the elusive signs and symptoms of PSGN (CME) 06:20-25
• Survivors of childhood ALL are at increased cancer risk (P) 06:53
• Type 2 diabetes in children and acolescents. Screening, diagnosis, and management (CME) 03:51-54
• What caused this UTI in a 3-year-old girl? (DI) 08:54-57

POEMs

• ABCD rule predicts 7-and 30-day stroke risk in patients with TIA 03:65
• Acupuncture is effective for long-term back pain relief 01:54
• Acupuncture is ineffective for hot flashes 04:59
• Adding methotrexate to sulfasalazine is better for rheumatoid arthritis 07:58
• Annual mammography starting at age 40 years doesn’t lower bCA mortality 03:64-65
• Antibiotic prophylaxis may not decrease recurrent UTI risk in children 10:Web
• Antiplatelet agents prevent preeclampsia 09:Web
• Apolipoprotein levels are useful for evaluating CHD risk 11:56-57
• As-needed combination works well in patients with mild persistent asthma 08:50
• Atkins is equally or more effective for weight loss in premenopausal women 06:Web
• Bariatric surgery reduces all-cause mortality in morbidly obese 11:Web
• Brief evaluation aids diagnosis of dementia 08:50
• Cardiac resynchronization therapy is effective for HF 09:55
• Celiac disease is common in patients with chronic gastrointestinal symptoms 10:Web
• Clinical criteria can predict risk of serious head injury in kids 01:54
• Clinical factors can predict severe CAP in adults 02:46
• Clinical rule diagnoses PCOS more accurately 11:59
• Coenzyme Q10 is ineffective in Parkinson’s disease 10:53
• Combination therapy improves COPD symptoms 09:Web
• Controversial evidence on the value of pioglitazone for type 2 diabetes 12:Web
• D-dimer can identify high-risk group for extended anticoagulation 02:Web
• Delayed tympanostomy tube insertion doesn't impair developmental outcomes 04:59
• Diet and exercise help to delay diabetes 02:Web
• Diet, exercise, drugs may prevent diabetes in high-risk patients 05:Web
• Diet high in fiber/low in fat does not reduce risk of recurrent breast cancer 10:Web
• Early switch to PO is effective for severe pneumonia 03:64
• Epoetin alfa does not reduce transfusions in critically ill patients 12:59
• EULAR develops guidelines for managing patients with RA 03:64
• False-positive results have long-term effects 06:54
• Fluticasone plus salmeterol reduces mortality in COPD 05:56
• Folic acid does not reduce risk of colorectal adenomas 09:52-55
• Hepatitis C infection increases risk of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma 08:Web
• H pylori treatment is effective in PPI users 05:56
• Higher volume is associated with lower mortality 06:53-54
• High-protein, low-carb diet is associated with increased mortality in women 07:57-58
• Intensive lipid lowering reduces mortality following acute coronary syndrome 12:56
• Intranasal zolmitriptan is effective for cluster headaches 02:Web
• Little information is available on racial response differences between antihypertensives 12:56
• Long-term PPI use increases hip fracture risk 04:Web
• Montelukast plus salmeterol is inferior to steroids plus salmeterol in asthma 04:Web
• New biomarkers add little to current predictors for CAD 03:Web
• Observation is an option for prolonged sciatica 09:52
• Optimal dosing for thromboprophylaxis in medical inpatients 05:Web
• Oral antiseptic reduces VAP in ventilated patients 08:50-53
• PAs can effectively serve as leader of an RRT 11:56
• PCI plus optimal medical treatment is effective for stable CAD 07:Web
• Pneumonia can be treated with antibiotic therapy for 3 to 5 days 12:Web
• Pregnancy outcomes are similar after medical and surgical abortions 11:59
• Presence of risk factors doesn't predict acute coronary syndrome 04:Web
• Presenting risks in different ways affects perceptions 09:52
• Probotic yogurt prevents antibiotic-associated diarrhea 10:53
• Quadrivalent HPV vaccine prevents CIN2/3 08:53
• Rapid antigen test reduces antibiotic use in adult sore throat 07:57
• Reasoning training slows age-related functional decline 03:64
• Reduced AMI incidence associated with smoking bans 01:54
• Sertraline is ineffective for hot flushes 07:57
• Spiral CT detects early lung cancer, but use for screening is premature 02:46
• Stepped approach is best for managing knee pain 06:53
• Surgery is better than no surgery for spinal stenosis 04:59
• Surgery is better treatment for first-time anterior shoulder dislocation 05:Web
• Surgery is not recommended for asymptomatic HPT 10:53
• Survivors of childhood ALL are at increased cancer risk 06:53
• Sustained-release ropinirole improves symptoms in advanced Parkinson's 07:58
• Tadalafil is effective for BPH 06:54
• Three features distinguish PID from appendicitis 05:56
• Trial compares yields of CRC screening methods 12:56
• Warfarin is better than aspirin in preventing strokes in older patients 11:56
• Which rosacea treatments are most effective? 02:46

Professional issues

• Research Report. How PAs improve access to care for the underserved 06:32-40
• Immigrants and health care: Physician assistants play a vital role (SB) 02:Web
• Interpreting the methodology 04:Web
• PAs working in hospital settings (L) 01:Web
• The emerging role of PAs in the hospitalist movement (E) 08:10
• The role of PAs in the future health workforce 04:54-55

Psychiatry/behavioral medicine

• Hypochondriasis: Meeting the management challenge (CME) 07:42-46
• Managing alcohol withdrawal in hospitalized patients (CME) 09:20-25
• The patient with borderline personality disorder 04:46-50
• What are the best screening instruments for PPD? 07:34-38

Public health

• CA-MRSA skin infections: Coming to a patient near you (CW) 01:14-15
• Case Report. Meningitis in an infant: All that's aseptic is not viral 06:26-31
• Pandemic influenza: A brief history and primer 01:24-28
• Reduced AMI incidence associated with smoking bans (P) 01:54

Pulmonary medicine

• A man with an unusual sequela of alcoholism (DI) 07:59-60
• As-needed combination works well in patients with mild persistent asthma (P) 08:50
• Case of the Month 11:74
• Clinical factors can predict severe CAP in adults (P) 02:46
• Combination therapy improves COPD symptoms (P) 09:Web
• Early switch to PO is effective for severe pneumonia (P) 03:64
• Fluticasone plus salmeterol reduces mortality in COPD (P) 05:56
• High-altitude illnesses: From the limited to the potentially lethal (CME) 01:37-41
• Montelukast plus salmeterol is inferior to steroids plus salmeterol in asthma (P) 04:Web
• Oral antiseptic reduces VAP in ventilated patients (P) 08:50-53
• Pneumonia can be treated with antibiotic therapy for 3 to 5 days (P) 12:Web
• Spiral CT detects early lung cancer, but use for screening is premature (P) 02:46

Recertification Refresher

• New-onset seizures in the elderly patient (CME) 02:37-42

Research Corner

• Descriptive research: The nuts and bolts 07:Web
• The role of PAs in the future health workforce 04:54-55
• Interpreting the methodology 04:Web
• Patient attitudes toward physician assistants 10:59-60
• The proper use of surrogate end points in research 10:Web
• What is the impact of postgraduate education for PAs? 07:52-54

Research Report

• How PAs improve access to care for the underserved 06:32-40

Rheumatology/musculoskeletal medicine

• Acupuncture is effective for long-term back pain relief (P) 01:54
• Acute Charcot's arthropathy: A difficult diagnosis (CME) 07:22-26
• Adding methotrexate to sulfasalazine is better for rheumatoid arthritis (P) 07:58
• EULAR develops guidelines for managing patients with RA (P) 03:64
• Evaluation and treatment of patients with low back pain (CME) 04:22-26

Sounding Board

• A walk through Never Never Land 06:50
• …but names will never hurt me 08:45
• Immigrants and health care: Physician assistants play a vital role 02:Web
• Say “No” to unnecessary antibiotics 10:52
• TMI (too much information) 05:50

Special Article

• Apologizing for adverse outcomes 09:47-48

Specialty Updsate

• AAPA-OM and APAOG 04:68
• PAOS and APACVS 06:60
• UAPA and APAO 02:59

Surgery

• Acute appendicitis: Pregnancy complicates this diagnosis 12:36-41
• An unusual cause of pancreatitis in a young man (SP) 05:32-35
• Anaphylaxis during sentinel lymph node mapping (SP) 09:26-28
• Atraumatic snapping brachialis in a 37-year-old woman (SP) 01:48-51
• Care of patients with diabetes who are undergoing surgery 04:36-45
• Case of the Month 05:82
• Circumferential electrical contact burn of a finger (SP) 03:60-62
• Factors to consider before referring patients for major cancer surgery 03:21-28
• Higher volume is associated with lower mortality (P) 06:53-54
• Lumbar artery avulsion after a low-energy Chance fracture (SP) 07:27-28
• Lumbar ADR: A triumph of technology over reason? 08:30-33
• Observation is an option for prolonged sciatica (P) 09:52
• Pentalogy of Cantrell: A rare congenital abnormality (SP) 11:26-27
• Surgery is better than no surgery for spinal stenosis (P) 04:59
• Surgery is better treatment for first-time anterior shoulder dislocation (P) 05:Web
• Use of a T-tube stent to treat a patient with tracheal stenosis (SP) 12:27-32

The Surgical Patient

• An unusual cause of pancreatitis in a young man 05:32-35
• Anaphylaxis during sentinel lymph node mapping 09:26-28
• Atraumatic snapping brachialis in a 37-year-old woman 01:48-51
• Circumferential electrical contact burn of a finger 03:60-62
• Lumbar artery avulsion after a low-energy Chance fracture 07:27-28
• Pentalogy of Cantrell: A rare congenital abnormality (SP) 11:26-27
• Use of a T-tube stent to treat a patient with tracheal stenosis 12:27-32

Then and Now

• Breast cancer: 1987 and 2007 08:46-47
• Cardiac surgery: 1987 and 2007 11:32-33
• Gastroenterology: 1987 and 2007 12:49-50
• Migraine treatment: 1987 and 2007 06:51-52
• Twenty-year timeline of developments in medicine and the PA profession 07:50

Urology

• Tadalafil is effective for BPH (P) 06:54

Vascular Disease

• ABCD rule predicts 7- and 30-day strike risk in patients with TIA (P) 03:65
• CVI and PAD: A review of venous and arterial disease (CME) 08:20-25
• D-dimer can identify high-risk group for extended anticoagulation (P) 02:Web
• Mechanical thrombolysis for deep vein thrombosis (DI) 12:53-54
• Numb fingers and unequal blood pressures in a 58-year-old man (DI) 02:52-54
• Optimal dosing for thromboprophylaxis in medical inpatients 05:Web
• Understanding and treating disorders of the clotting system (CME) 12:21-26

When the Patient Asks

• Is a vegetarian diet healthy? 09:49
• Is chocolate really good for me? 01:55-56
• Should I get the HPV vaccine? 05:59
• Should I get the shingles vaccine? 07:55
• What can I do about insomnia? (W) 11:55

Women’s health

• Acupuncture is ineffective for hot flashes (P) 04:59
• Acute appendicitis: Pregnancy complicates this diagnosis 12:36-41
• Annual mammography starting at age 40 years doesn’t lower bCA mortality (P) 03:64-65
• Antiplatelet agents prevent preeclampsia (P) 09:Web
• Atkins is equally or more effective for weight loss in premenopausal women (P) 06:Web
• Can emergency contraception help to reduce teen pregnancy? (CME) 06:42-46
• Case of the month 09:70
• Clinical rule diagnoses PCOS more accurately (P) 11:59
• Diet high in fiber/low in fat does not reduce risk of recurrent breast cancer (P) 10:Web
• False-positive results have long term effects (P) 06:54
• High-protein, low-carb diet is associated with increased mortality in women (P) 07:57-58
• Inflammatory breast cancer: A race against time (CME) 09:40-44
• Long-term PPI use increases hip fracture risk 04:Web
• Pelvic pain, vaginal spotting, and a right adnexal mass (DI) 03:66-69
• Pregnancy outcomes are similar after medical and surgical abortions (P) 11:59
• Rapid diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy using emergency bedside ultrasonography 01:29-36
• Reviewing prognostic factors in breast cancer management (CME) 05:42-46
• Sertraline is ineffective for hot flushes (P) 07:57
• Should I get the HPV vaccine? (W) 05:59
• The HPV vaccine: A major public health breakthrough (CW) 03:17-18
• Three features distinguish PID from appendicitis (P) 05:56
• What are the best screening instruments for PPD? 07:34-38