Approach to the Patient with Hoarseness Neil Bhattacharyya Hoarseness is a primary symptom of laryngeal disease. Most acute episodes are self-limited and due to viral upper respiratory tract infection or…

Evaluation of Smell and Taste Disturbances Neil Bhattacharyya The impairment of taste and smell, in addition to being intrinsically unpleasant, is annoying because it interferes with the ability to derive…

Evaluation of Acute Orofacial Pain and Swelling Edward T. Lahey III The primary care physician often encounters patients whose presenting complaints are orofacial pain and/or swelling. The differential diagnoses can…

Approach to Epistaxis Neil Bhattacharyya Most spontaneous nosebleeds are self-limited. Patients present for medical care when the bleeding becomes unusually brisk or will not stop or episodes become frequent. In…

Screening for Oral Cancer Edward T. Lahey III There are estimated to be at least 23,000 new cases of oral cancer diagnosed each year in the United States, with oral…

Correction of Vision Michael E. Dalton Claudia U. Richter Eyeglasses provide excellent and safe correction of vision, but their inconvenience and cosmetic and functional compromises cause many to seek eyeglass-free…

Management of Diabetic Retinopathy Tina Scheufele Cleary Claudia U. Richter Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of blindness in the United States in people less than 65 years of age….

Management of Cataracts Claudia U. Richter Laura C. Fine Cataract, defined as an opacity of the crystalline lens of the eye that impairs vision, is a leading yet treatable cause…

Management of Glaucoma Laura C. Fine Claudia U. Richter Glaucoma is a chronic, progressive optic neuropathy characterized by acquired atrophy of the optic nerve and loss of retinal ganglion cells…