Vol. 5 No. 2 (2013): March/April 2013

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Chronic lung diseases carry a significant amount of morbidity and mortality. Obstructive lung diseases in particular are the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. Easily implemented in the primary care office, spirometry is a portable and useful tool to diagnose and monitor...

The author defines critical care, reviews the time element of critical care codes, and clarifies what CPT codes are classified as critical care. He follows with recommendations to ensure you are paid for the time and services provided. ...

This paper proposes to introduce a method of performing the diabetic foot examination through introduction of a modified version of the cardinal techniques of examination (inspection, palpation, peripheral vascular or neurologic assessment, and auscultation), more consistent with the seq...

Dyspeptic symptoms are very common in the general population. Expert consensus has proposed to define dyspepsia as pain or discomfort centered in the upper abdomen. The more common causes of dyspepsia include peptic ulcer disease, gastritis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease.4 At some ...

Granuloma annulare and stasis dermatitis are two common cutaneous disorders encountered by primary care physicians. Stasis dermatitis is an inflammatory skin disorder and is often seen in patients with chronic venous insufficiency. Similarly, granuloma annulare is a benign inflammatory d...

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