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Volume 13 - Issue 12 - December 2005

Feature

Pharmacotherapy Update
09/04/2008
S ince topical corticosteroids were first used in 1952, these agents have maintained a pivotal position in the armamentarium for treatment of multiple corticosteroid-responsive disorders, including eczematous dermatoses, psoriasis vulgaris...
S ince topical corticosteroids were first used in 1952, these agents have maintained a pivotal position in the armamentarium for treatment of multiple corticosteroid-responsive disorders, including eczematous dermatoses, psoriasis vulgaris...
S ince topical corticosteroids...
09/04/2008
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09/04/2008
Principal Faculty: Gary Goldenberg, M.D. Method of Participation: Physicians may receive two category 1 credits by reading the article on pp. 35-41 and successfully answering the questions found on pp. 42-43. A score of 70% is required for...
Principal Faculty: Gary Goldenberg, M.D. Method of Participation: Physicians may receive two category 1 credits by reading the article on pp. 35-41 and successfully answering the questions found on pp. 42-43. A score of 70% is required for...
Principal Faculty: Gary...
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09/04/2008
Part 2: What Did We Learn in 2005? Dermatologic Surgery Update Curettage of basal cell carcinomas and Mohs surgery. Many dermatologic surgeons routinely perform curettage to help delineate tumor borders before Mohs micrographic surgery. Huang...
Part 2: What Did We Learn in 2005? Dermatologic Surgery Update Curettage of basal cell carcinomas and Mohs surgery. Many dermatologic surgeons routinely perform curettage to help delineate tumor borders before Mohs micrographic surgery. Huang...
Part 2: What Did We Learn in...
09/04/2008
The Dermatologist
09/04/2008
P ediatric patients are an interesting patient population to work with because they tend to get over a variety of illnesses more easily, often cannot fully understand their disease process, need special techniques during the history and...
P ediatric patients are an interesting patient population to work with because they tend to get over a variety of illnesses more easily, often cannot fully understand their disease process, need special techniques during the history and...
P ediatric patients are an...
09/04/2008
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Department

Cosmetic Clinic
09/04/2008
O ne thing that can sap the lifeblood out of a cosmetic practice (or any practice for that matter) is employee apathy. Worse than apathy is employee hostility or resentment — this can poison a practice overnight. While I haven’t perfected a...
O ne thing that can sap the lifeblood out of a cosmetic practice (or any practice for that matter) is employee apathy. Worse than apathy is employee hostility or resentment — this can poison a practice overnight. While I haven’t perfected a...
O ne thing that can sap the...
09/04/2008
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Allergen Focus
09/04/2008
A llergic Contact Dermatitis is an important disease with a high impact both in terms of patient morbidity and economics. The contact dermatitides include irritant contact dermatitis, contact urticaria and allergic contact dermatitis....
A llergic Contact Dermatitis is an important disease with a high impact both in terms of patient morbidity and economics. The contact dermatitides include irritant contact dermatitis, contact urticaria and allergic contact dermatitis....
A llergic Contact Dermatitis is...
09/04/2008
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Coding and Billing
09/04/2008
T his month I’m highlighting a handful of questions that I found quite interesting regarding various claims processing scenarios. In each case, I’ll share some insight on what the billers did wrong, so that you can avoid making the same...
T his month I’m highlighting a handful of questions that I found quite interesting regarding various claims processing scenarios. In each case, I’ll share some insight on what the billers did wrong, so that you can avoid making the same...
T his month I’m highlighting a...
09/04/2008
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Derm Dx
09/04/2008
A 36-year-old previously healthy woman presented to the emergency center with gradual onset of headache, confusion, tremor and difficulty walking.
A 36-year-old previously healthy woman presented to the emergency center with gradual onset of headache, confusion, tremor and difficulty walking.
A 36-year-old previously healthy...
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Column

Chief Medical Editor Message
09/04/2008
As I read over the informative, well-written CME article that Gary Goldenberg, M.D., authored this month, it occurred to me just how eventful 2005 has been. Although I don’t want to steal Dr. Goldenberg’s thunder, I thought it would be...
As I read over the informative, well-written CME article that Gary Goldenberg, M.D., authored this month, it occurred to me just how eventful 2005 has been. Although I don’t want to steal Dr. Goldenberg’s thunder, I thought it would be...
As I read over the informative,...
09/04/2008
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Chief Medical Editor Message
09/04/2008
This month in our Cosmetic Clinic column, Dr. Ken Beer offers excellent, practical advice on motivating employees. Motivated employees make a huge difference in the day-to-day running of our practices. Even beyond financial rewards, there are...
This month in our Cosmetic Clinic column, Dr. Ken Beer offers excellent, practical advice on motivating employees. Motivated employees make a huge difference in the day-to-day running of our practices. Even beyond financial rewards, there are...
This month in our Cosmetic...
09/04/2008
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