Federal Practitioner 1999: Vol 16 Index

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1999 SUBJECT INDEX
ADVERSE REACTIONS Update on Gulf War illness. Capital comment. FEDERAL HEALTH MATTERS
Seven steps to improved ADR reporting. SunshineJ . December, p. 11. Barlas S. June, p. 53; July, p. 65; August, p. 51;
Sharkey CC, Alessandro-Battaglia R, September, p. 49; October, p. 46; November,
Matuszewski J, Peker S, Lovly RM. October, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE p. 13; December, p. 42.
p. 35. Predicting arrhythmias in hospitalized veter-
ans. Mandal AK, Khan A, Baig M. June, FEDERAL LAW
AMERICAN INDIANS p. 23. (CME) According to the ethics laws; when can a gift
American Indians and alcoholism: Genetic be accepted? Federal law. Green J, Vallowe
susceptibility. Mail PD. February, p. 11. CLINICAL DIGEST J. February, p. 42.
(CME) May, p. 53; June, p. 51; July, p. 11; August, p. 11; Understanding the Hatch Act—How does fed-
September, p. 13; October, p. 11; November, eral employment restrict political activity?
BULLETIN BOARD p. 55; December, p. 50. Federal law. Green J. September, p. 43
January, p. 15; March, p. 49. When can federal employees accept gifts?
COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE Federal law. Green J. June, p. 31.
CANCER
Abdominal aortic aneurysm? Check popliteal
A diagnostic dilemma—Metastatic prostate pulses too! Collaborative practice. Stordahl FEDERAL RESEARCH
cancer presenting as pleural and pericardial NJ, Johnson BL. June, p. 47. May, p. 72; October, p. 41.
effusions. Chin NW, Sinay LJ, Taylor J, Treat smoking as an addiction. Collaborative
Joyce MW, Mack EJ, Pincus MR. October, practice. Schaefer S, Francis E, Schlede C. GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE
p. 19. July, p. 61. Diverticulitis and appendicitis in elders
Improving prostate cancer detection through Counselman FL. May, p. 12. (CME)
free-PSA testing. Flanigan RC. July, p. 42. COMPUTERIZATION
Localized therapy for prostate cancer— Computers, users, and the meaning of medi- GERIATRICS
Private- versus public-sector practice. cine. Practitioner forum. Breland AE Jr. Diverticulitis and appendicitis in elders.
Horan AH, Nasrabadi KS, Mills P. April, September, p. 52. Counselman FL. May, p. 12. (CME)
p. 30. Reengineering health care operations. New options for elders—Atypical antipsy-
Recognizing medullary thyroid cancer. Gallo McIntosh ME, Finney JR, Perry AS, Hina JL. chotic medications. Tandon R. August, p. 31.
DR, North JH Jr. September, p. 14. (CME) January, p. 40. Planning for patients’ postdischarge needs.
Kobb R. June, p. 11.
CAPITAL COMMENT DERMATOLOGY Pneumonia in elders. Cassiere HA, Fein AM.
A paradigm shift: How an outsider changed Dermatologic diagnoses in MTFs—Felodipine- June, p. 32.
the face of VA health care. Capital com- induced gingival hyperplasia. Young PC,
ment. Sunshine J. October, p. 48. Turiansky GW, Sau P, Liebman MD, Benson GULF WAR ILLNESS
An Independent Budget for veterans’ health PM. July, p. 53. Gulf War illness—Does anticholinesterase
care. Capital comment. Sunshine J. April, Dermatologic diagnoses in MTFs—Tinea nigra exposure play a role? Flaxman NA. Octo-
p. 55. palmaris: Differentiation from malignant ber, p. 12. (CE)
Assessing TRICARE: An interview with Dr. H. melanoma or junctional nevi. Hall J, Perry Update on Gulf War illness. Capital comment.
James Sears. Capital comment. Sunshine J. VE. July, p. 56. Sunshine J. December, p. 11.
June, p. 62. Dermatologic diagnoses in MTFs—Vesicu-
Assessing TRICARE: An interview with Dr. H. lobullous reaction to diethyltoluamide INFECTIOUS DISEASES
James Sears, part two. Capital comment. revisited. McKinlay JR, Ross EV, Barrett TL. At war with hepatitis C, part 1—The VA's
Sunshine J. July, p. 71. July, p. 60. strategic initiative. Mitchell T, Holohan TV,
Assessing TRICARE: An interview with Dr. H. Wright TL, Kizer KW. November, p. 14. (CE
James Sears, part three. Capital comment. DRUG MONITOR & CME)
Sunshine J. August, p. 47. June, p. 57; July, p. 77; August, p. 60; Septem- At war with hepatitis C, part 2—Evaluation,
In the aftermath of VA eligibility reform. Capi- ber, p. 67; October, p. 61; November, p. 63; screening, and diagnosis in the VHA
tal comment. Sunshine J. May, p. 60. December, p. 46. Holohan TV, Mitchell T, Kizer KW. Decem-
Prevention and the future of military medicine. ber, p.12. (CME)
Capital comment. Sunshine J. January, p. 49. DRUG UTILIZATION EVALUATION Managing cold and flu—A protocol for the
Questioning the primary care fad. Capital com- Molecular therapies for asthma. Krishna- nurse and pharmacist. Joseph AM, Neal D.
ment. Sunshine J. February, p. 23. swamy G, Mukkamala R, Yerra L, Smith JK. November, p. 23.
The DoD’s prevention initiative. Capital com- January, p. 16. (CE & CME)
ment. Sunshine J. March, p. 61. MANAGED CARE
The latest on the managed care revolution. EMERGENCY The latest on the managed care revolution.
Capital comment. Sunshine J. November, How to respond to a near drowning. Kaminer Capital comment. Sunshine J. November,
p. 58. KL, Counselman FL. August, p. 12. (CME) p. 58.
Transforming the VA health care system. Capi-
tal comment. Sunshine J. September, p. 58.
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MEETINGS AND EVENTS PHARMACY TRICARE
June, p. 66; September, p. ( 3, October, p. 55; Minimizing drug expenditures. Weideman RA, Assessing TRICARE: An interview with Dr. H.
November,p. 40. Porter LK, Roberts KW, Garrett SM. April, James Sears. Capital comment. Sunshine J
p. 41. June, p. 62.
MENTAL HEALTH New options for elders—Atypical antipsy- Assessing TRICARE: An interview with Dr. H.
How to recognize acute confusion. Lappin R. chotic medications. Tandon R. August, p. 31. James Sears, part two. Capital comment.
April, p. 12. (CME) Tardive dyskinesia and drug-induced parkin- SunshineJ . July,p . 71.
Mind over matter—Behavioral medicine in sonism Are they related? Caudill RL, Assessing TRICARE: An interview with Dr. H
reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Trent NH II, Lewis S, Bacani-Oropilla T, El-Mallakh RS. James Sears, part three. Capital comment.
Brooks FR. May, p. 25. November, p. 31 SunshineJ . August, p. 47.
New options for elders—Atypical antipsy- Theophylline toxicity revisited. Byrd RP Jr,
chotic medications. Tandon R. August, p. 31 Fields CL, Ossorio MA, Roy TM. December, UPDATES FROM THE FEDERAL HEALTH
p. 35. (CE) SCENE
NERVOUS SYSTEM When clinics are cancelled.... Improving phar- Leibel A. January, p. 11; February, p. 44; March,
Tardive dyskinesia and drug-induced parkin- macy services. Smith CP, Crook LD, Arviso p. 11; April, p. 11; May, p. 11.
sonism—Are they related? Caudill RL, E. December, p. 23.
Lewis S, Bacani-Oropilla T, El-Mallakh RS. VHA
November, p. 31. POST-DISCHARGE CARE A paradigm shift: How an outsider changed
Planning for patients’ postdischarge needs. the face of VA health care. Capital com-
NEW DRUGS /DRUG NEWS Kobb R. June, p. 11 ment. Sunshine J. October, p. 48.
January, p. 53; February, p. 47; March, p. 71; An Independent Budget for veterans’ health
April, p. 23; May, p. 64. PRACTITIONER FORUM care. Capital comment. Sunshine J. April,
Computers, users, and the meaning of medi- p. 55
NURSE PRACTITIONER cine. Practitioner forum. Breland AE Jr At war with hepatitis C, part 1—The VA's
The VA cardiothoracic nurse practitioner September, p. 52. strategic initiative. Mitchell T, Holohan TV,
Lorenz BT. February, p. 35. Will federal contracting become more com- Wright TL, Kizer KW. November, p. 14. (CE
Veterans’ compensation and pension exams— plex? Practitioner forum. Gallatin JP Jr, & CME)
A new role for the nurse practitioner. Miller Matechak J. March, p. 55. At war with hepatitis C, part 2—Evaluation,
E, Conti-O’Hare M, Valentine N. September, screening, and diagnosis in the VHA.
PRIMARY CARE
. 30. Holohan TV, Mitchell T, Kizer KW. Decem-
Patient-centered care team: Role of the phar- ber, p. 12. (CME)
OPHTHALMOLOGY macist. Favale M, Fallah A. February, p. 24. In the aftermath of VA eligibility reform. Capi-
How to recognize and treat glaucoma. tal comment. SunshineJ . May, p. 60.
Chismire KJ. July, p. 25. RESPIRATORY DISEASE The VAss role in mitigating disasters. Coyner
Acute sinusitis. Cunha BA. March, p. 65. BK. April, p. 49.
PAIN MANAGEMENT
Asthma: Current management techniques. Transforming the VA health care system. Capi-
How addiction complicates pain management. O’Hollaren MT. July, p. 12. (CE & CME) tal comment. Sunshine J. September, p. 58.
Greany-Hudson GD. March, p. 15. Managing cold and flu--A protocol for the Veterans’ health care—Broadening the dia-
Providing effective pain control. Navas M, nurse and pharmacist. Joseph AM, Neal D. logue. Spagnolo SV. May, p. 51.
Sommer C. March, p. 3»7 . November, p. 23.
Pneumonia in elders. Cassiere HA, Fein AM. WEB SITINGS
PALLIATIVE CARE June, p. 3>2 June, p. 54; July, p. 78; August, p. 52; Septem-
Hospice/palliative medicine: Principles and ber, p. 40; October, p. 58; November, p. 74.
practice. Holman GH. January, p. 33. STROKE
Advances in secondary stroke prevention. WORK-RELATED ISSUES
PATIENT INFORMATION Goldstein LB. March, p. 24. (CME) Caring for the injured worker—Part 1: Under-
Focusing on fitness. Patient information. standing the law. Rich DJ. August, p. 23.
December, p. 49. SUBSTANCE ABUSE Caring for the injured worker Part 2: Physi-
High cholesterol: A war worth waging. Patient American Indians and alcoholism: Genetic cal and psychological deconditioning. Rich
information. September, p. 63. susceptibility. Mail PD. February, p. 11 DJ. September, p. 23. @
Managing your medicines. Patient informa- (CME)
tion. November,p . 79. How addiction complicates pain management.
Preventing heat stroke. Patient information. Greany-HudsoGnD. March, p. 15.
June, p. 69. Treat smoking as an addiction. Collaborative
Protecting yourself against lyme disease. practice. Schaefer S, Francis E, Schlede C.
Patient information. August, p. 67. July, p. 61.
Skin cancer: Run for cover! Patient informa- What determines length of stay in a long-term
tion. July, p. 85. substance abuse program? Atre-Vaidya N,
Understanding diabetes. Patient information. Faber D. May, p. 41.
October, p. 71.
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1999 AUTHOR INDEX
A Favale M, Fallah A. Patient-centered care
Alessandro-Battaglia R. See Sharkey CC. Octo- team: Role of the pharmacist. February, Kaminer KL, Counselman FL. How to respond
ber, p. 35. p. 24. to anear drowning. August, p. 12. (CME)
Arviso E. See Smith CP. December, p. 23. Fein AM. See Cassiere HA. June, p. 32. Khan A. See Mandal AK. June, p. 23.
Atre-Vaidya N, Faber D. What determines Fields CL. See Byrd RP Jr. December, p. 35. Kizer KW. See Holohan TV. December, p. 12.
length of stay in a long-term substance Finney JR. See McIntosh ME. January, p. 40. Kizer KW. See Mitchell T. November, p. 14.
abuse program? May, p. 41. Flanigan RC. Improving prostate cancer detec- Kobb R. Planning for patients’ postdischarge
tion through free-PSA testing. July, p. 42. needs. June, p. 11.
B Flaxman NA. Gulf War illness—Does anti- Krishnaswamy G, Mukkamala R, Yerra L,
Bacani-Oropilla T. See Caudill RL. November, cholinesterase exposure play a role? Octo- Smith JK. Molecular therapies for asthma.
p. 31. ber, p. 12. (CE) January, p. 16. (CE & CME)
Baig M. See Mandal AK. June, p. 23. Francis E. See Schaefer S. July, p. 61.
Barlas S. Federal health matters. June, p. 53; L
July, p. 65; August, p. 51; September, p. 49; G Lappin R. How to recognize acute confusion.
October, p. 46; November, p. 13; December, Gallatin JP Jr, Matechak J. Will federal con- April, p. 12.
p. 42. tracting become more complex? Practi- Leibel A. Updates from the federal health
Barrett TL. See McKinlay JR. July, p. 60. tioner forum. March p. 55. scene. January, p. 11; February, p. 44;
Benson PM. See Young PC. July, p. 53. Gallo DR, North JH Jr. Recognizing medullary March, p. 11; April, p. 11; May, p. 11.
Breland AE Jr. Computers, users, and the thyroid cancer. September, p. 14. (CME) Lewis S. See Caudill RL. November, p. 31.
meaning of medicine. Practitioner forum. Garrett SM. See Weideman RA. April, p. 41. Liebman MD. See Young PC. July, p. 53.
September, p. 52. Goldstein LB. Advances in secondary stroke Lorenz BT. The VA cardiothoracic nurse prac-
Brooks FR. See Trent NH Il. May, p. 25. prevention. March, p. 24. (CME) titioner. February, p. 35.
Byrd RP Jr, Fields CL, Ossorio MA, Roy TM. Greany-Hudson GD. How addiction compli- Lovly RM. See Sharkey CC. October, p. 35.
Theophylline toxicity revisited. December, cates pain management. March, p. 15.
p. 35. (CE) Green J. Understanding the Hatch Act—How M
does federal employment restrict political Mack EJ. See Chin NW. October, p. 19.
C activity? Federal law. September, p. 43. Mail PD. American Indians and alcoholism:
Cassiere HA, Fein AM. Pneumonia in elders. Green J. When can federal employees accept Genetic susceptibility. February, p. 11.
June, p. 32. gifts? Federal law. June, p. 31. (CME)
Caudill RL, Lewis S, Bacani-Oropilla T, El- Green J, Vallowe J. According to the ethics Mandal AK, Khan A, Baig M. Predicting
Mallakh RS. Tardive dyskinesia and drug- laws, when can a gift be accepted? Federal arrhythmias in hospitalized veterans. June,
induced parkinsonism—Are they related? law. February, p. 42. p. 23. (CME)
November, p. 31. Matechak J. See Gallatin JP. March, p. 55.
Chin NW, Sinay LJ, Taylor J, Joyce MW, Mack H Matuszewski J. See Sharkey CC. October, p. 35.
EJ, Pincus MR. A diagnostic dilemma— Hall J, Perry VE. Dermatologic diagnoses in McIntosh ME, Finney JR, Perry AS, Hina JL.
Metastatic prostate cancer presenting as MTFs—Tinea nigra palmaris: Differenti- Reengineering health care operations. Janu-
pleural and pericardial effusions. October, ation from malignant melanoma or junc- ary, p. 40.
p. 19. tional nevi. July, p. 56. McKinlay JR, Ross EV, Barrett TL. Dermato-
Chismire KJ. How to recognize and treat glau- Hina JL. See McIntosh ME. January, p. 40. logic diagnoses in MTFs—Vesiculobullous
coma. July, p. 25. Holman GH. Hospice/palliative medicine: Prin- reaction to diethyltoluamide revisited. July,
Conti-O’Hare M. See Miller E. September, ciples and practice. January, p. 33. p. 60.
p. 30. Holohan TV. Mitchell T, Kizer KW. At war with Miller E, Conti-O’Hare M, Valentine N. Veter-
Counselman FL. Diverticulitis and appendici- hepatitis C, part 2—Evaluation, screening, ans’ compensation and pension exams—A
tis in elders. May, p. 12. (CME) and diagnosis in the VHA. December, p. 12. new role for the nurse practitioner. Septem-
Counselman FL. See Kaminer KL. August, (CME) ber, p. 30.
p. 12. Holohan TV. See Mitchell T. November, p. 14. Mills P. See Horan AH. April, p. 30.
Coyner BK. The VAss role in mitigating disas- Horan AH, Nasrabadi KS, Mills P. Localized Mitchell T, Holohan TV, Wright TL, Kizer KW.
ters. April, p. 49. therapy for prostate cancer—Private- ver- At war with hepatitis C, part 1—The VA’s
Crook LD. See Smith CP. December, p. 23. sus public-sector practice. April, p. 30. strategic initiative. November, p. 14. (CE &
Cunha BA. Acute sinusitis. March, p. 65. CME)
J Mitchell T. See Holohan TV. December, p. 12.
Johnson BL. See Stordah! NJ. June, p. 47. Mukkamala R. See Krishnaswamy G. January,
El-Mallakh RS. See Caudill RL. November, Joseph AM, Neal D. Managing cold and flu—A p. 16.
p. 31. protocol for the nurse and pharmacist.
November, p. 23. N
F Joyce MW. See Chin NW. October, p. 19. Nasrabadi KS. See Horan AH. April, p. 30.
‘aber D. See Atre-Vaidya N. May, p. 41. Navas M, Sommer C. Providing effective pain
Fallah A. See Favale M. February, p. 24. control. March, p. 37.
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Neal D. See Joseph AM. November, p. 23. Sinay LJ. See Chin NW. October, p. 19. Sunshine J. The latest on the managed care
North JH Jr. See Gallo DR. September, p. 14. Smith CP, Crook LD, Arviso E. When clinics revolution. Capital comment. November,
are canceled... Improving pharmacy ser- p. 58.
0 vices. December, p. 23. Sunshine J. Transforming the VA health care
O’Hollaren MT. Asthma: Current management Smith JK. See Krishnaswamy G. January, p. 16. system. Capital comment. September, p. 58.
techniques. July, p. 12. (CE & CME) Sommer C. See Navas M. March, p. 37. Sunshine J. Update on Gulf War illness. Capital
Ossorio MA. See Byrd RP Jr. December, p. 35. Spagnolo SV. Veterans’ health care—Broaden- comment. December, p. 11.
ing the dialogue. May, p. 51.
P Stordahl NJ, Johnson BL. Abdominal aortic T
Peker S. See Sharkey CC. October, p. 35. aneurysm? Check popliteal pulses too! Col- Tandon R. New options for elders—Atypical
Perry AS. See McIntosh ME. January, p. 40. laborative practice. June, p. 47. antipsychotic medications. August, p. 31.
Perry VE. See Hall J. July, p. 56. Sunshine J. A paradigm shift: How an outsider Taylor J. See Chin NW. October, p. 19.
Pincus MR. See Chin NW. October, p. 19. changed the face of VA health care. Capital Trent NH II, Brooks FR. Mind over matter—
Porter LK. See Weideman RA. April, p. 41. comment. October, p. 48. Behavioral medicine in reflex sympathetic
Sunshine J. An Independent Budget for veter- dystrophy. May, p. 25.
R ans’ health care. Capital comment. April, Turiansky GW. See Young PC. July, p. 53.
Rich DJ. Caring for the injured worker— p. 55.
Part 1: Understanding the law. August, p. 23. Sunshine J. Assessing TRICARE: An interview V
Rich DJ. Caring for the injured worker— with Dr. H. James Sears. Capital comment. Valentine N. See Miller E. September, p. 30.
Part 2: Physical and psychological decondi- June, p. 62. Vallowe J. See Green J. February, p. 42.
tioning. September, p. 23. Sunshine J. Assessing TRICARE: An interview
Roberts KW. See Weideman RA. April, p. 41. with Dr. H. James Sears, part two. Capital WwW
Ross EV. See McKinlay JR. July, p. 60. comment. July, p. 71. Weideman RA, Porter LK, Roberts KW, Garrett
Roy TM. See Byrd RP Jr. December, p. 35. Sunshine J. Assessing TRICARE: An interview SM. Minimizing drug expenditures. April,
with Dr. H. James Sears, part three. Capital p. 41.
$ comment. August, p. 47. Wright TL. See Mitchell T. November, p. 14.
Sau P. See Young PC. July, p. 53. Sunshine J. In the aftermath of VA eligibility
Schaefer S, Francis E, Schlede C. Treat smok- reform. Capital comment. May, p. 60. Y
ing as an addiction. Collaborative practice. Sunshine J. Prevention and the future of mili- Yerra L. See Krishnaswamy G. January, p. 16.
July, p. 61. tary medicine. Capital comment. January, Young PC, Turiansky GW, Sau P, Liebman MD,
Schlede C. See Schaefer S. July, p. 61. p. 49. Benson PM. Dermatologic diagnoses in
Sharkey CC, Alessandro-Battaglia R, Sunshine J. Questioning the primary care fad. MTFs—Felodipine-induced gingival hyper-
Matuszewski J, Peker S, Lovly RM. Seven Capital comment. February, p. 23. plasia. July, p. 53. @
steps to improved ADR reporting. October, Sunshine J. The DoD’s prevention initiative.
Capital comment. March, p. 61.
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