Primary Care Reports – June 1, 2005

June 1, 2005

• Acute Back Pain

  Low back pain is among the top three most common complaints seen in primary care ambulatory medicine. Affecting up to 90% of the population at some time in their lives, it is second only to upper respiratory tract infection as a symptom-related reason for primary care visits. Men and women are equally afflicted with low back pain, with a steadily increasing prevalence with age.

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• Pharmacology Watch: Is Nesiritide Associated with a Higher Death Rate?

  Nesiritide, Scios' intravenous recombinant form of human B-type naturetic peptide, has been widely used for the treatment of congestive heart failure in hospitalized patients.

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• Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement

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