Index by author
Maurer, Walter G.
- You have accessConscious sedation: what an internist needs to knowThomas L. Higgins, MD, Charles J. Hearn, DO and Walter G. Maurer, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1996, 63 (6) 355-361;
The use of conscious sedation rather than general anesthesia is increasing in the shift to outpatient care, but the technique poses its own special dangers.
Mehta, Neil B.
- You have accessMedicine and the Internet: why physicians should pay attentionNeil B. Mehta, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1996, 63 (6) 315-316;
The question for physicians is no longer whether to bother to be connected to the Internet, but whether they can afford not to.
Rosenfeld, Cheryl R.
- You have accessUnderstanding obesity: The interaction of diet, genetics, and hormonesCheryl R. Rosenfeld, DOCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1996, 63 (6) 317-319;
The widely held belief that gluttony and sloth underlie obesity is fading, as research sheds light on the interactions between diet, genetics, hormones, and neurotransmitters.
Salem, James K.
- You have accessDiabetic nephropathy: strategies for preventing renal failureJames K. Salem, MD and Byron J. Hoogwerf, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1996, 63 (6) 331-338;
Early detection, coupled with rigorous glycemic control and aggressive hypertensive management may slow the progression of diabetic nephropathy. Dietary protein restriction may also have a role.
Thacker, Holly L.
- You have accessCurrent issues in menopausal hormone replacement therapyHolly L. Thacker, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1996, 63 (6) 344-353;
For most menopausal women, the benefits of hormone replacement therapy out-weigh the risks, despite the fears aroused by an unproven link to breast cancer.
Thomas, James
- You have accessPreoperative evaluation before noncardiac vascular surgeryKim A. Eagle, MD and Michael S. Lauer, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1996, 63 (6) 325-330;
How to assess a patient’s perioperative risk, deciding when clinical factors are sufficient to gauge risk and when pharmacologic stress testing is needed.
Vidt, Donald G.
- You have accessCurrent issues in menopausal hormone replacement therapyHolly L. Thacker, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1996, 63 (6) 344-353;
For most menopausal women, the benefits of hormone replacement therapy out-weigh the risks, despite the fears aroused by an unproven link to breast cancer.
- You have accessConscious sedation: what an internist needs to knowThomas L. Higgins, MD, Charles J. Hearn, DO and Walter G. Maurer, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1996, 63 (6) 355-361;
The use of conscious sedation rather than general anesthesia is increasing in the shift to outpatient care, but the technique poses its own special dangers.
Wilke, William S.
- You have accessMedicine and the Internet: why physicians should pay attentionNeil B. Mehta, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1996, 63 (6) 315-316;
The question for physicians is no longer whether to bother to be connected to the Internet, but whether they can afford not to.