Preventing Toxic Drug Interactions and Exposures Donald A. Moffa, Jr. As practicing physicians, we are charged with caring for our patients with compassion and rigor. Our prescribing privilege is a…

Endometrial, Ovarian, and Cervical Cancer Kristine Zanotti CARCINOMA OF THE ENDOMETRIUM Definition Endometrial cancer arises from the glandular tissue within the uterine lining. Prevalence Endometrial cancer is the most common…

Gout and Pseudogout Feyrouz Al-Ashkar Crystal-induced arthropathies are a group of disorders that involve deposition of crystals into joints and soft tissues, resulting in articular and periarticular inflammation and injury….

Low Back Pain Kerry H. Levin DEFINITION Low back pain can best be described in terms of specific accompanying features. Low back pain is acute if it has a duration…

Parkinson’s Disease Patrick Sweeney James Parkinson (1755-1824), although best remembered for the disease state named after him by Charcot, was a man of many talents and interests. Publishing on chemistry,…

Headache Robert S. Kunkel Many causes of headache have been described in the medical literature. In 1988, the International Headache Society published a long, detailed classification of headache, which has…

Stroke Asma M. Moheet, Irene Katzan DEFINITION AND ETIOLOGY A stroke is defined as an acute loss of neurological function due to an abnormal perfusion of brain tissue. Most strokes…

HIV for the Primary Care Physician Wendy S. Armstrong, Marisa Tungsiripat DEFINITION AND CAUSES Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that infects primarily CD4+ T helper cells. Depletion of…

Upper Respiratory Tract Infections Sherif B. Mossad DEFINITION AND CAUSES Upper respiratory tract infection (URI) is a nonspecific term used to describe acute infections involving the nose, paranasal sinuses, pharynx,…