1. “Catalyst” symptoms in malignant melanoma

   • Barrie R. Cassileth
   • Edward J. Lusk
   • Beth E. Frederick

   Original Articles Pages: 1 - 4

2. Reassurance

   • R.H.F.

   Reflections Pages: 4 - 4

3. The characteristics and hospital course of patients admitted for presumed acute pyelonephritis

   • Steven A. Grover
   • Anthony L. Komaroff
   • Lee Goldman

   Original Articles Pages: 5 - 10

4. Hospital-based group practice

   • Oliver T. Fein
   • Susie Hoffman
   • Evelyn Lieb

   Original Articles Pages: 11 - 19

5. Mercedes

   • John T. Philbrick

   Reflections Pages: 19 - 19

6. Use of a single thyroxine test to evaluate ambulatory medical patients for suspected hypothyroidism

   • Barry J. Goldstein
   • Alvin I. Mushlin

   Original Articles Pages: 20 - 24

7. Risk preference and laboratory test selection

   • Stephen D. Nightingale

   Original Articles Pages: 25 - 28

8. The bloody reassurance of leeches

   • David L. Scheidermayer

   Reflections Pages: 28 - 28

9. Corticosteroids in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

   • James K. Stoller
   • Zachary B. Grbarg
   • Alvan R. Feinstein

   Original Articles Pages: 29 - 35

10. Adults with community-acquired bacteremias in two suburban hospitals

    • Frank K. Mitchell

    Original Articles Pages: 36 - 39

11. Zlinkoff honor lecture

    • David L. Sackett

    Perspectives Pages: 40 - 47

12. Generalized lymphadenopathy

    • Howard Libman

    Clinical Reviews Pages: 48 - 58

13. Announcement

    Announcement Pages: 58 - 58

14. Routine total skin examination to detect malignant melanoma

    • Joshua A. Boyce
    • Jeffrey D. Bernhard

    Clinical Reviews Pages: 59 - 61

15. Writer’s block

    • Richard V. Lee

    Editorials Pages: 62 - 64

16. Measuring change in primary care

    • Thomas L. Delbanco

    Editorials Pages: 64 - 65

17. Protocols in the emergency room evaluation of chest pain

    • Keith D. Wrenn

    Editorials Pages: 66 - 67

18. Electrocardiograms and decision aids in coronary care triage

    • Harry P. Selker

    Editorials Pages: 67 - 70

19. Evaluation and treatment of hypercholesterolemia — Another step

    • William E. May
    • B. Lee Baker

    Letters To The Editors Pages: 70 - 70

20. Book reviews

    • Rita Layson
    • Hal Stoneking
    • C. Stewart Rogers

    BookReview Pages: 71 - 72