Volume 12 - Issue 5 - May 2004
Department
Derm Dx
09/04/2008
Case Presentation
A 67-year-old white man presented with a 6-month history of a slowly increasing in size, slightly pruritic, erythematous rash in his right lower abdominal quadrant extending to his inguinal fold and right side of his...
Case Presentation
A 67-year-old white man presented with a 6-month history of a slowly increasing in size, slightly pruritic, erythematous rash in his right lower abdominal quadrant extending to his inguinal fold and right side of his...
Case Presentation
A...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Research in Review
09/04/2008
The subject of drug-drug interactions has continued to expand in terms of understanding mechanisms, predicting potentially significant interactions based on advances in evaluating metabolic pathways and enhanced recognition of the importance...
The subject of drug-drug interactions has continued to expand in terms of understanding mechanisms, predicting potentially significant interactions based on advances in evaluating metabolic pathways and enhanced recognition of the importance...
The subject of drug-drug...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Coding and Billing
09/04/2008
Q: I know you’ve written about consultations before. However, I still find it very confusing as to how to differentiate between a consultation and a referral. I prepared the chart (below) in an attempt to compare a referral with a...
Q: I know you’ve written about consultations before. However, I still find it very confusing as to how to differentiate between a consultation and a referral. I prepared the chart (below) in an attempt to compare a referral with a...
Q: I know you’ve written about...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Cosmetic Clinic
09/04/2008
I’ ve heard arguments from several well-respected dermatologists that dispensing products in the office is a totally unprofessional practice. And recently, in a dermatology journal, I read an article that basically called physicians who...
I’ ve heard arguments from several well-respected dermatologists that dispensing products in the office is a totally unprofessional practice. And recently, in a dermatology journal, I read an article that basically called physicians who...
I’ ve heard arguments from...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
The magic of treating atopic dermatitis has not changed — have the correct diagnosis, offer thorough patient and family education, and use the best available, appropriate medicines. We still employ the standard treatments, including...
The magic of treating atopic dermatitis has not changed — have the correct diagnosis, offer thorough patient and family education, and use the best available, appropriate medicines. We still employ the standard treatments, including...
The magic of treating atopic...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
M ost of us entered the field and embraced the practice of medicine because we had a desire to heal. Our fascination with biological science, human anatomy and function, and medical advances via the scientific method of study sustained us...
M ost of us entered the field and embraced the practice of medicine because we had a desire to heal. Our fascination with biological science, human anatomy and function, and medical advances via the scientific method of study sustained us...
M ost of us entered the field...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
A re you considering adding phototherapy services to your practice? This type of therapy can be added at relatively little expense compared to other subspecialties within dermatology and can be added as a unit to a pre-existing dermatology...
A re you considering adding phototherapy services to your practice? This type of therapy can be added at relatively little expense compared to other subspecialties within dermatology and can be added as a unit to a pre-existing dermatology...
A re you considering adding...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Column
Chief Medical Editor Message
09/04/2008
We live in a world of uncertainty. Complete and utter uncertainty. If we look closely enough, we find there are truly no certainties at all. Not in life, and definitely not in medicine. To look that close is paralyzing. Faith is, and must be,...
We live in a world of uncertainty. Complete and utter uncertainty. If we look closely enough, we find there are truly no certainties at all. Not in life, and definitely not in medicine. To look that close is paralyzing. Faith is, and must be,...
We live in a world of...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
Chief Medical Editor Message
09/04/2008
I t’s amazing how distracting a nagging itch can be — all consuming sometimes. So it was my plight recently when a relentless dry patch on my arm wouldn’t give me any peace. It got me thinking about itching in general, which then led to a...
I t’s amazing how distracting a nagging itch can be — all consuming sometimes. So it was my plight recently when a relentless dry patch on my arm wouldn’t give me any peace. It got me thinking about itching in general, which then led to a...
I t’s amazing how distracting a...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
