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November 01, 1990; Volume 57,Issue 8

Highlights from Medical Grand Rounds

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    Outcome Improving for Lung Transplant Patients
    Patrick M. McCarthy, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1990, 57 (8) 673-674;

    Survival rates following lung transplantation may approach 90% by the end of the century, thanks to improved graft preservation and immunosuppressive therapy.

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    Gallstone Therapy: Return to the Gold Standard
    Gregory Zuccaro, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1990, 57 (8) 674-675;

    Nonsurgical alternatives to cholecystectomy are costly and applicable to limited subsets of patients.

Current Drug Therapy

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    Isradipine in the treatment of hypertension: a clinical profile
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1990, 57 (8) 677-684;

    A new calcium channel blocker is safe, well tolerated, and has long-term antihypertensive efficacy regardless of age or race, with no adverse effects on lipids, carbohydrate tolerance, or renal function.

Contributions

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    Management of inflammatory bowel disease: 30 years of observation
    William M. Michener, MD, Maureen Caulfield, MD, Robert Wyllie, MD and Richard G. Farmer, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1990, 57 (8) 685-691;

    Data based on three decades of direct patient care indicate that patients with inflammatory bowel disease have specific treatment options and can count on long, productive lives.

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    Hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy for colorectal liver metastases
    Rudolph B. Rustin, MD, David P. Vogt, MD, Ronald M. Bukowski, MD and Kirk V. Shepard, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1990, 57 (8) 692-696;

    The Infusaid pump was found to be a reliable system of drug delivery that may result in regression of liver metastases in some patients.

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    Psychological factors in men with genital pain
    Leslie R. Schover, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1990, 57 (8) 697-700;

    When organic causes of male genital pain have been ruled out, stress, inadequate social support, and psychological factors should be considered.

Commentary

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    Commentary
    Drogo K. Montague, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1990, 57 (8) 700;

Special Article

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    Quality in hospitals: methodology for self-appraisal and change
    Floyd D. Loop, MD, Thomas Keys, MD, Robert Kay, MD, Ralph A. Straffon, MD and Richard G. Farmer, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1990, 57 (8) 701-706;

    Quality assurance requires rigorous self-assessment and peer review, based on clearly defined standards for practice.

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    AIDS: challenges to our health care systems
    June E. Osborn, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1990, 57 (8) 709-714;

    Education, compassion, and flexible health care options are critical components in the battle against AIDS.

Review

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    Implications of childhood hypercholesterolemia
    Richard E. Garcia, MD and Douglas S. Moodie, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1990, 57 (8) 715-720;

    Hypercholesterolemia in childhood is a powerful predictor of adult hypercholesterolemia, and is a compelling reason to screen children after, age 3.

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    Oncogenes and cancer: clinical applications
    Andrew J. Fishleder, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1990, 57 (8) 721-726;

    The identification of genes that play a part in tumor development has significant implications for the diagnosis and treatment of certain neoplasms.

Editorial

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    The Canadian health care system: Is our present your future?
    Hughe Scully, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, FACC
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1990, 57 (8) 727-730;

    Despite their common objective—adequate health care for all—differences in history and perspective make it unlikely that Canada and the United States will ever approach health care delivery in the same way.

Book Review

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    Comprehensive Pediatrics ed. by Robert Summitt
    Ruth Imrie, MB, BCH, MRCP (London)
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1990, 57 (8) 733;
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    Biopsy Techniques in Pulmonary Disorders ed. by Ko Pen Wang, MD
    Atul C. Mehta, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1990, 57 (8) 733;
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    Pediatric Neurology: Principles and Practice, Volumes 1 and 2 ed. by Kenneth F. Swaiman
    Gerald Erenberg, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1990, 57 (8) 733-734;
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    Books Received
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1990, 57 (8) 734;

Departments

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    1990 reviewers acknowledged
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1990, 57 (8) 676;
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    Testosterone Use in Menopause
    John G. Guju, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1990, 57 (8) 731;
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    In reply: Testosterone Use in Menopause
    Delbert L. Booher, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1990, 57 (8) 731;
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    Treatment Available to Regenerate Bone
    Paul M. Goldfarb, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1990, 57 (8) 731;
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    In reply: Treatment Available to Regenerate Bone
    Delbert L. Booher, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1990, 57 (8) 731;
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    Annual Index 1990
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1990, 57 (8) 735-740;
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