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West J Med. 1982 Jun;136(6):542-5.
In this issue The Western Journal of Medicine begins a new series, "Topics in Primary Care Medicine," that will present articles on common diagnostic or therapeutic problems encountered in primary care practice. These articles will address such frequently occurring problems as dizziness, pruritus, insomnia, shoulder pain and urinary tract infections. These problems usually do not fall into well-defined subspecialty areas and are rarely discussed thoroughly in medical school, house staff training, textbooks and journals. Often the pathophysiology is poorly understood and clinical trials to assess the effectiveness of diagnostic tests or therapies are often lacking. Nevertheless, these problems confront practitioners with practical management questions. The articles in this series will discuss new tests and therapies and suggest a reasonable approach even when definitive studies are not available. Each article will have several general references for suggested further reading. We hope this new series will be of interest and we welcome comments, criticisms and suggestions.
在本期中，《西医杂志》开始了一个新的系列“基层医疗医学专题”，该系列将发表有关基层医疗实践中常见诊断或治疗问题的文章。这些文章将探讨诸如头晕、瘙痒、失眠、肩痛和尿路感染等经常出现的问题。这些问题通常不属于明确界定的亚专业领域，在医学院校、住院医师培训、教科书和期刊中也很少得到深入讨论。通常，人们对其病理生理学了解甚少，而且评估诊断测试或治疗效果的临床试验也常常缺乏。然而，这些问题给从业者带来了实际的管理问题。本系列文章将讨论新的测试和治疗方法，即使在没有确定性研究的情况下，也会提出合理的方法。每篇文章都将有几篇一般性参考文献供建议的进一步阅读。我们希望这个新系列会受到关注，欢迎大家提出意见、批评和建议。
