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October 01, 1990; Volume 57,Issue 7

Highlights from Medical Grand Rounds

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    Recognition and Treatment of Cocaine Abuse
    Michael R. Jaff, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1990, 57 (7) 595-596;

    The changing demographics of cocaine abuse and its varied manifestations require a high index of suspicion for timely diagnosis and treatment.

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    Key Steps in Evaluating the Dizzy Patient
    Martin A. Samuels, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1990, 57 (7) 596-598;

    A carefully constructed history is usually adequate to diagnose vertigo from other forms of dizziness.

Bench to Bedside

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    Lipoprotein abnormalities in the progression of renal disease
    Michael D. Cressman, DO, Kimberly C. Irwin, MD and Nicholas T. Stowe, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1990, 57 (7) 599-604;

    Animal models suggest that lipid-dowering agents may benefit patients with chronic progressive renal disease.

Managing the Diabetic Syndrome

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    Visual compromise in the diabetic patient
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1990, 57 (7) 605;

    The importance of an aggressive approach to diagnosis, management, and follow-up of diabetic retinopathy cannot be overstated.

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    Managing diabetic retinopathy
    Z. Nicholas Zakov, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1990, 57 (7) 609-612;

    A team approach involving an ophthalmologist, endocrinologist, and primary care physician is the key to successful management of diabetic retinopathy.

Contributions

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    Perioperative management of 63 patients with pheochromocytoma
    Azmy R. Boutros, MB, FF ARCS, FRCP, Emmanuel L. Bravo, MD, Giorgio Zanettin, MD and Ralph A. Straffon, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1990, 57 (7) 613-617;

    Pheochromocytoma patients can undergo successful surgery without preoperative profound alpha-adrenergic blockade.

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    Electrocardiographic criteria for anterior myocardial infarction
    Karen B. James, MD, Timothy P. Obarski, DO and Donald A. Underwood, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1990, 57 (7) 618-621;

    Five criteria tested in 1,324 consecutive patients confirmed the diagnostic value of the standard 12-lead electrocardiogram.

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    Serial electrophysiologic testing of drug therapy in supraventricular tachycardia related to accessory pathways
    Hassan M.K. Nagi, MD, Sergio L. Pinski, MD, Sherif Mokhtar, MD, Yehia Saad, MD and James D. Maloney, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1990, 57 (7) 622-626;

    Serial electrophysiologic studies can identify effective drug therapies and predict clinical outcome.

Review

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    Pharmacology and use of headache medications
    Glen D. Solomon, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1990, 57 (7) 627-635;

    Successful headache treatment depends on correlating the pathophysiology of the disease with drug pharmacology.

Case Report

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    Metastatic carcinoma of the prostate with hypercalcemia
    Jay H. Avashia, MD, T. Declan Walsh, MSC, Anthony J. Thomas, MD, Mitchell Kaye, MD and Angelo Licata, MD, PHD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1990, 57 (7) 636-638;

    Hypercalcemia in a patient with advanced prostatic cancer was probably a metabolic complication.

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    Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema during laparoscopy
    Santosh B. Kalhan, MBBS, John A. Reaney, MD and Robert L. Collins, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1990, 57 (7) 639-642;

    Pneumomediastinum and massive subcutaneous emphysema developed during a diagnostic and operative laparoscopy with laser fulguration of endometriosis.

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    Parenteral nitrogen mustard for inflammatory arthritis
    William S. Wilke, MD, Charles Sexton, MD and Willard Steck, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1990, 57 (7) 643-646;

    Intravenous nitrogen mustard may be an alternative therapy for progressive psoriatic arthritis that is refractory to methotrexate.

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    The effects of steroid therapy on pulmonary hypertension secondary to fibrosing mediastinitis
    Edward M. Cordasco, DO, Muzaffar Ahmad, MD, Atul Mehta, MD and Felipe Rubio, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1990, 57 (7) 647-652;

    Steroid therapy can be used most effectively if hemodynamic and scintigraphic studies are performed before and after a therapeutic trial.

Editorial

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    Diphosphonates in the treatment of osteoporosis
    Angelo A. Licata, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1990, 57 (7) 653-654;

    Etidronate disodium has been shown to increase bone density and decrease fracture rates, but it may have more important applications in the prevention of bone loss.

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    The electrocardiogram in remote myocardial infarction: reassessment of criteria
    William L. Proudfit, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1990, 57 (7) 655-656;

    Specificity and positive predictive accuracy are more important than sensitivity in clinical electrocardiographic diagnosis.

Departments

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    Erratum
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1990, 57 (7) 654;
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    Diagnostic Endocrinology ed. by W. Tabb Moore, MD, and Richard C. Eastman, MD
    Angelo A. Licata, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1990, 57 (7) 658;
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    Airway Responsiveness and Atopy in the Development of Chronic Lung Disease ed. by Scott T. Weiss, MD, MS, and David Sparrow, DSc
    James K. Stoller, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1990, 57 (7) 658;
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Mass under the lip
Fundic gland polyps: Should my patient stop taking PPIs?
Colovesical fistula in men with chronic urinary tract infection: A diagnostic challenge
Oral leukoplakia and oral cancer
A 50-year-old man presents with shortness of breath
Myasthenia gravis: Frequently asked questions
Central vision loss in a 44-year-old woman
Median rhomboid glossitis caused by tongue-brushing
Making best use of bone turnover markers to monitor oral bisphosphonate therapy
Asymptomatic granules on the buccal mucosa
Does my patient need to be screened or treated for a urinary tract infection?
Ignore e-cigarettes at your patient’s peril
Spontaneous oral hematoma diagnosed as angina bullosa hemorrhagica
Hypophosphatemia in a patient with an eating disorder

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