Primary Care Reports – September 1, 2004

September 1, 2004

• Making Sense of Thyroid Disease: A Primary Care Approach

  Thyroid disease is commonly encountered in primary care practices because it occurs in a significant proportion of the general population. Routine thyroid disease usually is managed by the primary care provider. An understanding of the various diseases, appropriate diagnostic tests, therapeutic options, and complications of therapy is essential for proper management of the many patients with thyroid disorders.

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• Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement

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• Pharmacology Watch: New Clinical Guidelines on Cholesterol Management

  The National Cholesterol Education Program, a product of a collaboration of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institutes, the American College of Cardiology, and the American Heart Association, has updated its clinical practice guideline on cholesterol management.

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