Week in Review--Coverage of the AGS, AUA, and SGIM Meetings

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______________________________________________________________________Week in Review-Medscape Today MedPulse® medscape.com _______________________________________________________________________Get your Symposia CME where you're most comfortable...home. Visit the Medscape CME Center *24/7 Convenience *Always FREE *Instant Online Certificate medscape.com/cmecenterdirectory_______________________________________________________________________MedPulse is a weekly index of key news and features on Medscape'sspecialty sites compiled by Medscape's Editors.______________________________________________________________________________________________ SPECIALTY SPOTLIGHTS _________________________ Geriatrics - Encourage exercise in elders with the 7-step approach. Plus, research on resistance training and more in highlights from the American Geriatrics Society meeting.medscape.com/viewprogram/1924?srcmp=ms-062802Urology - Late-breakers on race and outcome following radical prostatectomy dispute earlier data. Learn more in coverage of the American Urological Association meeting.medscape.com/viewprogram/1901?srcmp=ms-062802See more below.__________________________________________________________________________________________ NEW FEATURE ARTICLES THIS WEEK ____________________ AIDS THE PUSH FOR ONCE-DAILY HAART: A CALL FOR CAUTION D. Luber, PharmD, highlights unanswered pharmacologic questions and concerns about toxicity of once-daily regimenMedscape HIV/AIDS eJournal 8(3) 2002medscape.com/viewarticle/436567?srcmp=ms-062802Plus...Oral Induction Therapy for CMV Retinitis, At Lastmedscape.com/viewarticle/436876?srcmp=aids-062802Drug-Drug Interactions and Medication Daily Schedulermedscape.com/px/hivscheduler?srcmp=aids-062802Cardiology RISK OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION WITH ORAL CONTRACEPTIVESIs there a link between myocardial infarction and the use of oral contraceptives?Medscape Cardiology 6(1) 2002medscape.com/viewarticle/436525?srcmp=ms-062802Plus...Doppler Echocardiographic Assessment of Left Ventricular Filling Pressures in Elderly Patients With Moderate/Severe Aortic Stenosis (AS)medscape.com/viewarticle/436127?srcmp=ms-062802Dermatology DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ROSACEAAlthough rosacea causes only limited effects early on, the visibility of these changes often leads to distress.J Am Board Fam Pract 15(3) 2002medscape.com/viewarticle/434354?srcmp=ms-062802Diabetes & Endocrinology SELECTED TOPICS FROM THE 73RD ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN THYROID ASSOCIATIONLearn about PET scanning in hurthle cell thyroid cancer, the effect of calcium carbonate on levothyroxine absorption, and more.Medscape, 2002. © 2002 Medscape, Inc.medscape.com/viewarticle/436339?srcmp=ms-062802Plus...Longitudinal Association of Glycemia and Microalbuminuriamedscape.com/viewarticle/434447?srcmp=ms-062802Family Medicine CONFERENCE COVERAGE - SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF FAMILY MEDICINE ANNUAL SPRING CONFERENCE Investigators examine eliminating disparities of race, ethnicity, and class, collaboration with the community, and more.Medscape, 2002. © 2002 Medscape, Inc.medscape.com/viewprogram/1921Gastroenterology DYSPNEA IN A WOMAN WITH ALCOHOLIC CIRRHOSISThis 41-year-old woman with biopsy-proven alcoholic cirrhosis had 3 months of progressive dyspnea.Medscape Gastroenterology eJournal 4(3) 2002medscape.com/viewarticle/433739?srcmp=ms-062802Plus...Disease Modification in IBD: Exploring Current Clinical Opportunitiesmedscape.com/viewprogram/1923?srcmp=ms-062802Infectious Diseases CLUSTER OF AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS IN TRAVELERS TO TANZANIAN NATIONAL PARKSNine cases were recently reported and detected through TropNetEurop.Emerg Infect Dis 8(6), 2002.medscape.com/viewarticle/434422?srcmp=ms-062802Plus...Rhabdomyolysis of Infectious and Noninfectious Causesmedscape.com/viewarticle/433872?srcmp=ms-062802Internal Medicine CONFERENCE COVERAGE - AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY 2002 ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGTopics explored include increasing physical activity in frail, older adults, living alone, and more.Medscape, 2002. © 2002 Medscape, Inc.medscape.com/viewprogram/1924?srcmp=ms-062802Plus...Conference Coverage - 25th Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicinemedscape.com/viewprogram/1928?srcmp=ms-062802Med Students BOOK REVIEW - BELEAGUERED RULERS: THE PUBLIC OBLIGATION OF THE PROFESSIONALEthicist F. May contemplates the difference between being a professional and being a careerist.Medscape General Medicine 4(2), 2002. medscape.com/viewarticle/436837?srcmp=ms-062802Neurology & Neurosurgery CONFERENCE COVERAGE -- 21ST ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING OF THE AMERICAN PAIN SOCIETYReview new research on the evolution of pain theories and the neuromatrix, gender and opioid response, and more.Medscape, 2002. © 2002 Medscape, Inc.medscape.com/viewprogram/1863Plus...Misdiagnosis of Olfactory Neuroblastomamedscape.com/viewarticle/436111?srcmp=ms-062802Perioperative Management of Complex Skull Base Surgery: the Anesthesiologist's Point of Viewmedscape.com/viewarticle/436114?srcmp=ms-062802Nurses URINARY TRACT INFECTION: PROVIDING THE BEST CAREWhat's new in the evaluation and treatment of urinary tract infection? Earn CME or CE credits while you learn.medscape.com/viewprogram/1920?srcmp=ms-062802Plus...Notes From Afghanistan: Providing Care After an Earthquakemedscape.com/viewarticle/436967?srcmp=nurs-062802Hematology-Oncology JOURNAL SCAN - HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY, JULY 2002Analysis and evaluation of the recent literature in hematology and oncologyMedscape Hematology-Oncology 6(2) 2002medscape.com/viewarticle/437117?srcmp=ms-062802Plus...Immunotherapy of Solid Tumors: Nonmyeloablative Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantationmedscape.com/viewarticle/436456?srcmp=ms-062802Treating Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma?medscape.com/viewarticle/437025?srcmp=ms-062802Ophthalmology CONFERENCE COVERAGE - ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN VISION AND OPHTHALMOLOGY 2002 ANNUAL MEETINGThe reports from this year's meeting feature preliminary findings from a new retinal prosthesis, as well as a discussion of further advances in retinal and ocular inflammatory disease.Medscape, 2002. © 2002 Medscape, Inc.medscape.com/viewprogram/1929?srcmp=ms-062802Pharmacists OPTIMIZATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY TO MINIMIZE MEDICATION ERRORSThis article expands the definition of medication errors to include inappropriate/suboptimal use of antimicrobial drugs.Medscape Pharmacists 3(1) 2002medscape.com/viewarticle/436908?srcmp=ms-062802Pharmacotherapy PHARMACOKINETIC AND PHARMACODYNAMIC EVALUATION OF TWO DOSING REGIMENS FOR PIPERACILLIN-TAZOBACTAMWhich regimen is the best option for treating Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection?Pharmacotherapy 22(5):569-577, 2002.medscape.com/viewarticle/434368?srcmp=ms-062802Plus...Torsades de Pointes Associated With Fluoroquinolonesmedscape.com/viewarticle/434467?srcmp=ms-062802Primary Care A RARE FORM OF HYPOTHYROIDISMRead a case report of a woman who presents to an endocrine clinic for evaluation of suppressed thyrotropin levels.South Med J 95(5):549-551, 2002. medscape.com/viewarticle/433874?srcmp=ms-062802Psychiatry TREATMENT OF ANXIETY DISORDERS WITH COMORBID DEPRESSIONWithout the right therapies, melancholy babies might make for unhappy adults.Medscape, 2002. © 2002 Medscape, Inc.medscape.com/viewprogram/1925?srcmp=ms-062802Plus...Treating Delusions of Theft in Alzheimer's Patients Can Reduce Caregiver Burdenmedscape.com/viewarticle/433991?srcmp=ms-062802Sexual Side Effects Common, But Still Seriously Underestimated by Physiciansmedscape.com/viewarticle/434554?srcmp=ms-062802Radiology DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF LEFT VENTRICULAR FILLING PRESSURES IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH MODERATE/SEVERE AORTIC STENOSIS (AS)In AS patients, the relationship between mitral flow indices and LV filling pressures is independent of age, EF and CAD.Am J Geriatr Cardiol 11(3) 2002medscape.com/viewarticle/436127?srcmp=ms-062802Rheumatology JOURNAL SCAN - RHEUMATOLOGY, JUNE 2002Review the latest literature on atherosclerosis as a feature of RA and fluoxetine for fibromyalgiaMedscape Rheumatology 4(1) 2002medscape.com/viewarticle/434293?srcmp=ms-062802Surgery INTRAPERITONEAL CHEMOTHERAPY FOR MUCINOUS TUMOR OF THE APPENDIX?What is your opinion about intraperitoneal chemotherapy for treatment of a mucinous tumor of the appendix?Medscape Surgery 4(1) 2002medscape.com/viewarticle/437086?srcmp=ms-062802Transplantation INTERACTIVE CASE STUDIES IN TRANSPLANTATION, CASE 1: RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT WITH MALAISE, MYALGIA, AND LOW-GRADE FEVERWhat's your diagnosis?Medscape Transplantation 3(1) 2002medscape.com/viewarticle/436825?srcmp=ms-062802Plus...Liver Transplantation for Child With Familial Cholestatic Disease?medscape.com/viewarticle/436914?srcmp=ms-062802Urology AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION 97TH ANNUAL MEETINGRead Medscape's coverage of the AUA meeting, highlighting advances in BPH, pediatric urology, and much more.medscape.com/viewprogram/1901?srcmp=ms-062802Plus...Recommended Dosages for Trimix Therapymedscape.com/viewarticle/436979?srcmp=ms-062802PSA Levels in Older Male Organ Donors?medscape.com/viewarticle/436923?srcmp=ms-062802Women's Health CONGENITAL ANOMALIES AND LOW BIRTH WEIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIESA recent report suggests that the risk of congenital anomalies with IVF or CSI is about 2-fold higher than the risk associated with unassisted conception.Medscape, 2002. © 2002 Medscape, Inc.medscape.com/viewarticle/435963?srcmp=ms-062802Plus...Therapy for Advanced Metastatic Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma?medscape.com/viewarticle/436537?srcmp=ms-062802_____________________________________________________________________ FOCUS ON SCHIZOPHRENIA TREATMENT The Schizophrenia Wellness Center is a collection of the latest medical news and information on schizophrenia. medscape.com/mp/rc/schizophrenia_______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________MEMBER NEWS______________________________ NEW MEETING COVERAGE: VISIT THE CONFERENCE CENTER Catch up on hot topics from some of the year's most important medical meetings, with Medscape Conference Coverage. 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