Index by author
July 01, 2001; Volume 68,Issue 7
Mandell, Brian
- You have accessNew cholesterol guidelines: Better, but harder to followBrian Mandell, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2001, 68 (7) 579;
The new guidelines on lowering cholesterol are good in theory but may prove cumbersome in practice.
Michota, Franklin A.
- You have accessTrends in hospital medicine: Hospitalist advantages revealedFranklin A. Michota, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2001, 68 (7) 659-662;
Available data indicate that hospitalists reduce health care costs while providing care of at least equal quality to that provided by primary care physicians.
Monev, Stefan D.
- You have accessHow should hyperuricemia be treated in a patient with allopurinol hypersensitivity?Stefan D. Monev, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2001, 68 (7) 597-598;
If other methods of lowering uric acid fail, desensitization to allopurinol is an option but poses serious risks.
Muzina, David J.
- You have accessRecognizing and treating social anxiety disorderDavid J. Muzina, MD and Samar El-Sayegh, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2001, 68 (7) 649-657;
Consider this diagnosis when a patient avoids social situations because of marked and persistent fear and anxiety.