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July 2010, VOLUME 93, NO.7

 

 

   

 

Pneumonia
Guest Editor: Fredric J. Silverblatt, MD

Complete issue

 

 

Commentaries

194

Hanging the Crepe
Joseph H. Friedman, MD

195

Senescence by the Numbers
Stanley M. Aronson, MD

 


 

CONTRIBUTIONS

196

INTRODUCTION
Pneumonia
Fredric J. Silverblatt, MD

196

Community Acquired Pneumonia
Mazen O. Al-Qadi, MD; Ali Al-Alwan, MD; Steven M. Opal, MD; Brian Cillley, DO;
Fredric J. Silverblatt, MD

201

Managing Health Care Facility-Associated Pneumonias: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention
Fredric J. Silverblatt, MD

204

Post-influenza Pneumonia: Everything Old is New Again
Melina Irizarry-Acosta, MD; Yoram A. Puius, MD, PhD

211

Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children
Penelope H. Dennehy, MD

 


 

COLUMNS

216

GERIATRICS FOR THE PRACTICING PHYSICIAN
Persistent Non-Cancer Pain Management in the Older Adult
Maria Tomas, MD; Noel Javier, MD

219

HEALTH BY NUMBERS
Rhode Island Child Death Review: Sudden Infant Death and Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths, 2008–2009
Stephen C. Meersman, PhD; Monica J. Schaberg, MD, MPH, FAAP

222

INFORMATION FOR CONTRIBUTORS

223

PHYSICIAN’S LEXICON
The Celestial Bodies: The Moon, Sun and Stars
Stanley M. Aronson, MD

223

Vital Statistics

224

July Heritage

 
 

Cover The Red Lighthouse” watercolor painting by Shelton Bolejack Davison, an award-winning artist. Born and raised in Westerly, Rhode Island, she now divides her time between RI and California, soaking in the beauty of both coasts. Her detailed watercolors perpetuate American ideals about love of country, personal honor, value of family, and the beauty in everyday objects and experiences. Her painting and prints are in many
private collections around the world. To contact the artist: www.shelton@wildblue.net

 
 

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