Pharmacist and physician collaboration in the patient's home.

Objective: To review the historical perspective and current incidence of home visits by physicians and pharmacists, discuss the concept of pharmacists providing care "incident-to" the physician, and introduce a new endeavor of collaborative, incident-to home visits by a pharmacist and physician.

Data Sources: A literature search was performed using MEDLINE (1966-May 2003). The search terms used were home visit, house call, incident-to, collaborative care, physician, and pharmacist.

The pediatric spine: anatomical and dynamic considerations preceding manipulation.

Spinal manipulation is effective for the treatment of many conditions, albeit not without possible complications. The incidence of subtle growth plate fractures following high-velocity techniques in children is surely under-appreciated because of the occult nature of these injuries.

Plasmacytoma of the cricoid cartilage with airway mass effect.

Although multiple myeloma is a common plasma cell dyscrasia, the deposition and organization of these malignant cells in the cricoid cartilage is rare. We report a case of plasmacytoma of the cricoid cartilage and secondary airway obstruction. This important report emphasizes the potential difficulty in diagnosing this condition, consequences of advanced disease, and the importance of combining laryngofissure biopsy and detailed imaging modalities to confirm the diagnosis and guide treatment.