The next issue of ACP Internist is online

September's issue of ACP Internist features stories on the following:

Internists healing tsunami's aftereffects. Six months after an earthquake and tsunami, Japan's populace and its clinicians are sizing up the long-term health effects. Don't miss our survey on disaster preparedness closer to home.

Alzheimer's markers make diagnosis tougher. Diagnostic advances are identifying Alzheimer's disease and its precursors much earlier. The bad news is that, for now at least, these improvements may only create more dilemmas for general internists.

Hepatitis management. Check out ACP Internist's stories on hepatitis management efforts, including a national program to educate all clinicians, and a state-by-state effort that applies telemedicine and long-distance expertise to consult on cases.

These stories and the next MKSAP Quiz on diabetic ketoacidosis are online.