Index by author
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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Kottke-Marchant, Kandice
- 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.
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Longworth, David L.
- 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 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
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Marwick, Thomas H.
- 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.
Mayer, Mark E.
- 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.
Merli, Geno
- You have accessDeep venous thrombosis: low-molecular-weight heparins in perioperative prophylaxisGeno Merli, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1995, 62 (6) 368-369;
Although low-molecular weight heparins have theoretical advantages over standard heparin in preventing DVT, the differences in outcome have not been dramatic. The important issue is to give some form of prophylactic therapy.
Miller, Donna L.
- You have accessPerioperative care of the elderly patient: special considerationsDonna L. Miller, DOCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1995, 62 (6) 383-390;
For the elderly, surgical risk factors such as underlying disease or the nature of the surgery are more important than age alone. A preoperative assessment can help define risk.
Miller, Michael L.
- 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.
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Razavi, Mehdi
- You have accessAcute dissection of the aorta: options for diagnostic imagingMehdi Razavi, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1995, 62 (6) 360-365;
Although medical therapy should be started as soon as dissection of the aorta is suspected, new imaging methods help confirm the diagnosis.
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Stoller, James K.
- 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 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.
- 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
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Vidt, Donald G.
- 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.
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Wilke, William S.
- You have accessDeep venous thrombosis: low-molecular-weight heparins in perioperative prophylaxisGeno Merli, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1995, 62 (6) 368-369;
Although low-molecular weight heparins have theoretical advantages over standard heparin in preventing DVT, the differences in outcome have not been dramatic. The important issue is to give some form of prophylactic therapy.