Index by author
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Ahmad, Muzaffar
- You have accessImpact of the health care marketplace on tertiary care institutionsMuzaffar Ahmad, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1995, 62 (4) 269;
Arnold, Anita M.
- You have accessChest pain in a patient with congenital heart diseaseAnita M. Arnold, DOCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1995, 62 (4) 206-208;
A self-test featuring a challenging clinical presentation.
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Cassel, Christine K.
- You have accessCaring for dying patients: physicians and assisted suicideChristine K. Cassel, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1995, 62 (4) 259-260;
Both advocates and opponents can agree on the need for better palliative care.
Cosentino, Frank
- You have accessDrugs for the prevention and treatment of acute renal failureFrank Cosentino, DOCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1995, 62 (4) 248-253;
Mannitol, loop diuretics, dopamine, and calcium antagonists show promise, but they have not yet been rigorously tested for this indication. Caution is advised.
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Gitlin, Norman
- You have accessManaging acetaminophen overdoseNorman Gitlin, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1995, 62 (4) 209-210;
Alcohol and certain drugs potentiate the hepatotoxic effects of this common, over-the-counter analgesic. Treatment with acetylcysteine and, possibly, Cimetidine can prevent irreversible liver damage.
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Holmes, Gregory L.
- You have accessPathogenesis of epilepsy: the role of excitatory amino acidsGregory L. Holmes, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1995, 62 (4) 240-247;
These neurotransmitters seem to play a role in brain development—and also in seizures. Experimental drugs can block their action.
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Koka, Anuradha
- You have accessTrends in radiation oncology: a review for the non-oncologistAnuradha Koka, MD and Roger M. Macklis, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1995, 62 (4) 254-258;
One hundred years after the first radiation treatment, technical improvements continue, with more-powerful machines and more-precise planning.
Koller, William C.
- You have accessDopamine agonists in the treatment of Parkinson’s diseaseRajesh Pahwa, MD and William C. Koller, MD, PHDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1995, 62 (4) 212-217;
Bromocriptine or pergolide can control symptoms when used alone or as an adjunct to Levodopa therapy, and can permit a lowering of the levodopa dose.
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Longworth, David L.
- You have accessChest pain in a patient with congenital heart diseaseAnita M. Arnold, DOCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1995, 62 (4) 206-208;
A self-test featuring a challenging clinical presentation.
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Macklis, Roger M.
- You have accessTrends in radiation oncology: a review for the non-oncologistAnuradha Koka, MD and Roger M. Macklis, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1995, 62 (4) 254-258;
One hundred years after the first radiation treatment, technical improvements continue, with more-powerful machines and more-precise planning.
Mansur, Lisa I.
- You have accessPostpartum myocardial infarction: association with primary coronary artery dissectionLisa I. Mansur, MD, Garold O. Minns, MD and Richard A. Steckley, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1995, 62 (4) 261-268;
Markman, Maurie
- You have accessTrends in radiation oncology: a review for the non-oncologistAnuradha Koka, MD and Roger M. Macklis, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1995, 62 (4) 254-258;
One hundred years after the first radiation treatment, technical improvements continue, with more-powerful machines and more-precise planning.
Marwick, Thomas
- You have accessCurrent status of stress echocardiography in the diagnosis of coronary artery diseaseThomas Marwick, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1995, 62 (4) 227-234;
Electrocardiography with exercise or pharmacologic stress is gaining clinical acceptance, but its accuracy depends on the expertise of the people who perform it.
Mehta, Adi E.
- You have accessIdentifying early markers of type II diabetesAdi E. Mehta, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1995, 62 (4) 210-211;
Earlier identification of people at risk may permit intervention with diet and exercise to prevent NIDDM.
Minns, Garold O.
- You have accessPostpartum myocardial infarction: association with primary coronary artery dissectionLisa I. Mansur, MD, Garold O. Minns, MD and Richard A. Steckley, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1995, 62 (4) 261-268;
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Pahwa, Rajesh
- You have accessDopamine agonists in the treatment of Parkinson’s diseaseRajesh Pahwa, MD and William C. Koller, MD, PHDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1995, 62 (4) 212-217;
Bromocriptine or pergolide can control symptoms when used alone or as an adjunct to Levodopa therapy, and can permit a lowering of the levodopa dose.
Pyle, Marsha A.
- You have accessOral disease in the geriatric patient: the physician’s roleMarsha A. Pyle, DDS and Geza T. Terezhalmy, DDS, MACleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1995, 62 (4) 218-226;
By being alert for common oral problems, physicians can help their elderly patients maintain function and quality of life.
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Rimmerman, Curtis M.
- You have accessStress echocardiography: its emerging role in identifying viable myocardiumCurtis M. Rimmerman, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1995, 62 (4) 235-239;
In patients with chronic ischemia or left ventricular systolic dysfunction, this test can indicate whether the damaged myocardium is still viable and, therefore, whether revascularization would be beneficial.
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Steckley, Richard A.
- You have accessPostpartum myocardial infarction: association with primary coronary artery dissectionLisa I. Mansur, MD, Garold O. Minns, MD and Richard A. Steckley, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1995, 62 (4) 261-268;
Stoller, James K.
- You have accessChest pain in a patient with congenital heart diseaseAnita M. Arnold, DOCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1995, 62 (4) 206-208;
A self-test featuring a challenging clinical presentation.
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Terezhalmy, Geza T.
- You have accessOral disease in the geriatric patient: the physician’s roleMarsha A. Pyle, DDS and Geza T. Terezhalmy, DDS, MACleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1995, 62 (4) 218-226;
By being alert for common oral problems, physicians can help their elderly patients maintain function and quality of life.
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Vidt, Donald G.
- You have accessDrugs for the prevention and treatment of acute renal failureFrank Cosentino, DOCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1995, 62 (4) 248-253;
Mannitol, loop diuretics, dopamine, and calcium antagonists show promise, but they have not yet been rigorously tested for this indication. Caution is advised.
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Wilke, William S.
- You have accessManaging acetaminophen overdoseNorman Gitlin, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1995, 62 (4) 209-210;
Alcohol and certain drugs potentiate the hepatotoxic effects of this common, over-the-counter analgesic. Treatment with acetylcysteine and, possibly, Cimetidine can prevent irreversible liver damage.