The Journal of Lancaster General Hospital

Michael R. Ripchinski, M.D. and Dwight O. Eichelberger, M.D.
Electronic Medical Records are coming, whether by choice or by mandate. Here’s what you need to know about choosing and using them.

Charles H. Rodenberger, M.D.
Quality of life improves with more frequent and prolonged dialysis than the standard in-center regimen, but is logistically impractical. Home hemodialysis makes it feasible.

Early Detection of Postpartum Depression: Screening in the First Two to Three Days
Janine Castle, Ph.D

Postpartum blues are very common but need not lead to depression. Early detection and management can help prevent progression to longer and more serious disability.

From the Editor’s Desk
In the World of Medicine, It’s Always Change We Can Believe In

- Lawrence I. Bonchek, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.C.

 

Perspective
Achieving 100% Patient Satisfaction; What Should the Physician Do?
-Christopher T. Addis, M.D.

 

 

Commentary
Medicine is a Service Profession But We Cannot Ignore Economics

 - Lawrence I. Bonchek, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.C.C.

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Imaging Insights
Tunneled Catheter Placement in the Management of Malignant Ascites and Pleural Effusions

- Leigh S. Shuman, M.D.

 

 

Medico-Legal Matters
II. Dilemmas at the Beginning of Life: Biomedical Ethics in the Newborn

- Christopher M. O'Connor, Esq. and Kevin N. Lorah, M.D.

 

Top Tips from Family Practice
Fructose – A Major Cause of the Obesity, Diabetes, and the Metabolic Syndrome Epidemic

- Alan S. Peterson, M.D.