Index by author
Ahmad, Mahnaz
- You have accessElder abuse and neglect: What physicians can and should doMahnaz Ahmad, MD, MS and Mark S. Lachs, MD, MPHCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2002, 69 (10) 801-808;
If you suspect that an abusive situation exists, what should you do?
Appell, Rodney A.
- You have accessThe newer antimuscarinic drugs: Bladder control with less dry mouthRodney A. Appell, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2002, 69 (10) 761-769;
Tolterodine (Detrol) and extended-release oxybutynin (Ditropan XL) are replacing immediate-release oxybutynin, being better tolerated.
Berlin, Joshua M.
- You have accessA 52-year-old man with sudden onset of a facial rashJoshua M. Berlin, MD, Oren H. Lifshitz, MD and James S. Taylor, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2002, 69 (10) 745-750;
Questions and answers on the visible signs of diseases.
Culley, Carl A.
- You have accessSo you’re being sued: Do’s and don’ts for the defendantCarl A. Culley, MD and Leslie J. Spisak, JDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2002, 69 (10) 752-760;
You may be dangerously uninformed about a process you might well have to face: malpractice litigation.
Ghaffari, Sasan
- You have accessA 74-year-old woman with hemodynamic complications of acute MINiranjan Seshadri, MD, Sasan Ghaffari, MD and William J. Stewart, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2002, 69 (10) 789-792;
A high suspicion is key to early diagnosis and prompt management of mechanical complications of acute MI. Advances in echocardiography have made it the key test.
Gupta, Rahul
- You have accessOncologic emergencies: Superior vena cava syndrome (MARCH 2002)Rahul Gupta, MD and Seema Gupta, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2002, 69 (10) 744;
Superior vena cava syndrome
Gupta, Seema
- You have accessOncologic emergencies: Superior vena cava syndrome (MARCH 2002)Rahul Gupta, MD and Seema Gupta, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2002, 69 (10) 744;
Superior vena cava syndrome
Hammer, Maxim D.
- You have accessAcute ischemic stroke: Is there a role for hypothermia?Maxim D. Hammer, MD and Derk W. Krieger, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2002, 69 (10) 770-785;
Preliminary trials suggest that therapeutic hypothermia is beneficial in acute stroke; larger trials are under way.
Hyman, David J.
- You have accessPoor hypertension control: Let’s stop blaming the patientsDavid J. Hyman, MD and Valory N. Pavlik, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2002, 69 (10) 793-799;
Only 27% of people with hypertension are at goal blood pressure levels, according to government figures. Is it the fault of the patients—or their physicians?
Jain, Anil
- You have accessShould exercise electrocardiography be a routine part of the periodic health physical?Anil Jain, MD and Richard Lang, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2002, 69 (10) 821-822;
No, but it is warranted in patients with multiple risk factors if coronary artery disease is suspected.