Index by author

November 01, 1997; Volume 64,Issue 10

  1. Arroliga, Alejandro C.

    1. Stress ulcer prophylaxis: The case for a selective approach
      Mary Beth Bobek, PharmD and Alejandro C. Arroliga, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1997, 64 (10) 533-542;

      Although stress-related mucosal damage is common in critically ill patients, the risk of significant gastrointestinal bleeding appears to be confined to patients with certain risk factors. A full-color illustration explaining the pathogenesis of stress-related mucosal damage accompanies this article.

  2. Ballal, Raj S.

    1. Homocysteine: Update on a new risk factor
      Raj S. Ballal, MD, Donald W. Jacobsen, PHD and Killian Robinson, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1997, 64 (10) 543-549;

      A high fasting plasma homocysteine level is an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis and venous thrombosis.

  3. Bobek, Mary Beth

    1. Stress ulcer prophylaxis: The case for a selective approach
      Mary Beth Bobek, PharmD and Alejandro C. Arroliga, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1997, 64 (10) 533-542;

      Although stress-related mucosal damage is common in critically ill patients, the risk of significant gastrointestinal bleeding appears to be confined to patients with certain risk factors. A full-color illustration explaining the pathogenesis of stress-related mucosal damage accompanies this article.

  4. Chilcote, William A.

    1. Stereotactic breast biopsy: A less-invasive option
      William A. Chilcote, MD and Christine A. Quinn, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1997, 64 (10) 550-554;

      Percutaneous core needle biopsy, guided by digital three-dimensional x-ray imaging, offers a reasonable alternative to standard surgical biopsy.

  5. Clough, John D.

    1. Medical McCarthyism: Medicare, teaching hospitals, and charges of health care fraud
      John D. Clough, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1997, 64 (10) 517-519;

      Real fraud cannot be tolerated, but spurious fraud charges are equally intolerable.

    2. Dear Colleague
      John D. Clough, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1997, 64 (10) 508;

  6. Daw, Hamed

    1. A 52-year-old woman with skin lesions and liver function abnormalities
      Hamed Daw, MD and J. Harry Isaacson, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1997, 64 (10) 520-522;

      The patient presents to her doctor with a pruritic rash of 6 weeks’ duration. What is the diagnosis and treatment?

  7. Flores, Patricia A.

    1. Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: An emerging public health threat
      Patricia A. Flores, PharmD and Steven M. Gordon, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1997, 64 (10) 527-532;

      Three reported cases of S aureus with intermediate susceptibility to vancomycin raise fears that high-level vancomycin resistance may soon be seen. Physicians need to limit their use of vancomycin, and hospitals need to intensify their infection-control efforts.

  8. Gordon, Steven M.

    1. Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: An emerging public health threat
      Patricia A. Flores, PharmD and Steven M. Gordon, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1997, 64 (10) 527-532;

      Three reported cases of S aureus with intermediate susceptibility to vancomycin raise fears that high-level vancomycin resistance may soon be seen. Physicians need to limit their use of vancomycin, and hospitals need to intensify their infection-control efforts.

  9. Hoffman, Gary S.

    1. The uncertain role of immunosuppressive agents in Sjögren’s syndrome
      Garifallia Linardaki, MD and H.M. Moutsopoulos, MD, FRCP
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1997, 64 (10) 523-526;

      Although Sjögren’s syndrome is an autoimmune disorder, immunosuppressive agents have yielded disappointing results in clinical trials.

  10. Isaacson, J. Harry

    1. A 52-year-old woman with skin lesions and liver function abnormalities
      Hamed Daw, MD and J. Harry Isaacson, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1997, 64 (10) 520-522;

      The patient presents to her doctor with a pruritic rash of 6 weeks’ duration. What is the diagnosis and treatment?

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