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APRIL 2009, VOLUME 92, NO.4

 

 

   

 

INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
(PART II)

Samir A. Shah, MD, FACG
Edward R. Feller, MD, FACG

Complete issue
 

 

Commentaries

118

Why People In RI Won’t Drive Far: A Scientific Explanation
Joseph H. Friedman, MD

119

The Elements of Medicine: Faith, Hope and Credence
Stanley M. Aronson, MD

 


 

CONTRIBUTIONS

120

Introduction: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (Part II)
Samir A. Shah, MD, FACG; Edward R. Feller, MD, FACG

121

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Potpourri: A Vignette-Based Discussion
Manuel Y. Lam; Edward R. Feller, MD, FAC;, John R. Lonks, M; Samir A. Shah, MD, FACG

125

Bone Disease In the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Population
Jeanette Smith, MD; Sheldon Lidofsky, MD

128

Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis In Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Sheldon Lidofsky, MD; Jeanette Smith, MD

131

Nutrition In Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Neal S. LeLeiko, MD, PhD; Beth Pinkos, RD; Janet Trotta, PNP; David Kawatu, MD

135

Inflammatory Bowel Disease In Pediatrics
Jason M. Shapiro, MD; David Kawatu, MD; Barbara Bancroft, MS, RN; Neal LeLeiko, MD, PhD

148

Reproductive Issues In Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Sumona Saha, MD; Silvia Degli Esposti, MD

 


 

COLUMNS

152

GERIATRICS FOR THE PRACTICING PHYSICIAN
Anticoagulation In the Octogenarian With Atrial Fibrillation
Mahim Kapoor, MD; Lynn McNicoll, MD

154

Letter to the Editor
Melvin Hershkowitz, MD

155

PUBLIC HEALTH BRIEFING
The RI Board of Licensure and Discipline: 2008 Year In Review
Robert S. Crausman, MD; Mary E. Salerno, MAT; Linda Julian; Lauren Dixon; Bruce McIntyre, JD

157

POINT OF VIEW
Military Pediatricians Join Reach Out and Read at Naval Health Clinic New England
Anthony Amaio, MD

158

IMAGES IN MEDICINE
Granular Cell Tumor of Ileocecal Valve
Robert Bagdasaryan, MD; Ramakrishna Nayak, MD

159

PHYSICIAN’S LEXICON
Behold, the Ambiguous Root
Stanley M. Aronson, MD

159

Vital Statistics

160

April Heritage

 
 

Cover “Fenway Park” drawing on paper by Sophie Lowery, a Charletown, MA-based artist who has exhibited in RI. Her acrylic paintings feature landscapes and seascapes of New England and her native France. Her website is www.loweryart.com. Reproductions of antique medical illustrations are available on her other website www.AntiqueAnatomy.com.

 
 

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