Index by author
Anderson, Charles
- You have accessA 55-year-old man with chronic liver disease and coagulation abnormalitiesCharles Anderson, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1995, 62 (6) 372-373;
Assessing the effect of cirrhosis on coagulation and preventing perioperative bleeding: a self-test
Bronson, David L.
- You have accessThe internist as consultantDavid L. Bronson, MD, Alan K. Halperin, MD and J. Harry Isaacson, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1995, 62 (6) 366-367;
Ways internists can improve their effectiveness in evaluating patients, managing surgical complications and communicating with referring physicians.
- You have accessThe internist as consultantDavid L. Bronson, MD, Alan K. Halperin, MD and J. Harry Isaacson, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1995, 62 (6) 366-367;
Ways internists can improve their effectiveness in evaluating patients, managing surgical complications and communicating with referring physicians.
- You have accessEvaluating cardiac risk in noncardiac surgery patientsDavid L. Bronson, MD, Alan K. Halperin, MD and Thomas H. Marwick, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1995, 62 (6) 391-400;
The history, examination, and resting EKG are the cornerstone of cardiac risk assessment, but new techniques are available for questionable cases.
Flynn, John A.
- You have accessMethotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis: when NSAIDs failJohn A. Flynn, MD and David B. Hellmann, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1995, 62 (6) 351-359;
With diligent monitoring, low-dose methotrexate is effective for treating selected patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and it is safer than previously thought.
Gewirtz, Amy S.
- You have accessThe preoperative bleeding time test: assessing its clinical usefulnessAmy S. Gewirtz, MD, Kandice Kottke-Marchant, MD, PhD and Michael L. Miller, DOCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1995, 62 (6) 379-382;
Because of the bleeding time test's low value in predicting perioperative bleeding, it should be abandoned as a routine screening test.
Gifford, Ray W.
- You have accessAre calcium antagonists safe?Ray W. Gifford, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1995, 62 (6) 348-350;
Recent studies have generated a storm of controversy. A member of the NIH committee on calcium-channel blockers gives his perspective.
Halperin, Alan K.
- You have accessThe internist as consultantDavid L. Bronson, MD, Alan K. Halperin, MD and J. Harry Isaacson, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1995, 62 (6) 366-367;
Ways internists can improve their effectiveness in evaluating patients, managing surgical complications and communicating with referring physicians.
- You have accessThe internist as consultantDavid L. Bronson, MD, Alan K. Halperin, MD and J. Harry Isaacson, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1995, 62 (6) 366-367;
Ways internists can improve their effectiveness in evaluating patients, managing surgical complications and communicating with referring physicians.
- You have accessEvaluating cardiac risk in noncardiac surgery patientsDavid L. Bronson, MD, Alan K. Halperin, MD and Thomas H. Marwick, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1995, 62 (6) 391-400;
The history, examination, and resting EKG are the cornerstone of cardiac risk assessment, but new techniques are available for questionable cases.
Hayden, Stephen P.
- You have accessPostoperative pulmonary complications: risk assessment, prevention, and treatmentStephen P. Hayden, MD, Mark E. Mayer, MD and James K. Stoller, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1995, 62 (6) 401-407;
Preoperative pulmonary function testing is needed only in high-risk patients; proper management can decrease the risk.
Hellmann, David B.
- You have accessMethotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis: when NSAIDs failJohn A. Flynn, MD and David B. Hellmann, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1995, 62 (6) 351-359;
With diligent monitoring, low-dose methotrexate is effective for treating selected patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and it is safer than previously thought.
Isaacson, J. Harry
- You have accessPreoperative screenings What tests are necessary?Troy Jones, MD and J. Harry Isaacson, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1995, 62 (6) 374-378;
Ordering preoperative tests is as easy as checking a form. But what tests are worthwhile for which patients?
- You have accessPostoperative confusion in a 42-year-old manDavid L. Longworth, MD, James K. Stoller, MD and J. Harry Isaacson, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1995, 62 (6) 370-371;
Recognizing the cause of postoperative confusion and treating the problem: a self-test
- You have accessThe internist as consultantDavid L. Bronson, MD, Alan K. Halperin, MD and J. Harry Isaacson, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1995, 62 (6) 366-367;
Ways internists can improve their effectiveness in evaluating patients, managing surgical complications and communicating with referring physicians.
- You have accessThe internist as consultantDavid L. Bronson, MD, Alan K. Halperin, MD and J. Harry Isaacson, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1995, 62 (6) 366-367;
Ways internists can improve their effectiveness in evaluating patients, managing surgical complications and communicating with referring physicians.
Jones, Troy
- You have accessPreoperative screenings What tests are necessary?Troy Jones, MD and J. Harry Isaacson, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1995, 62 (6) 374-378;
Ordering preoperative tests is as easy as checking a form. But what tests are worthwhile for which patients?