Table of Contents

November 01, 2002; Volume 69,Issue 11

From the Editor

1-Minute Consult

Interpreting Key Trials

  • Discussing breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy with women
    Pelin Batur, MD, Holly L. Thacker, MD, FACP and Halle C.F. Moore, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2002, 69 (11) 838-848;

    Although the Women’s Health Initiative showed an increased risk of breast cancer, the absolute risk is very low.

Review

  • Very-low-carbohydrate weight-loss diets revisited
    Jeff S. Volek, PhD, RD and Eric C. Westman, MD, MHS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2002, 69 (11) 849-862;

    Scientific and anecdotal evidence indicates that very-lowcarbohydrate diets are safe and effective in weight loss.

Editorial

Review

  • Hematuria: An algorithmic approach to finding the cause
    Ramesh Mazhari, MD and Paul L. Kimmel, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2002, 69 (11) 870-884;

    Many conditions can cause hematuria, but the differential diagnosis can be simplified with a systematic approach.

Medical Grand Rounds

Heart Valve Update

Review

  • Bariatric surgery for morbid obesity: Why, who, when, how, where, and then what?
    Bariatric surgery for morbid obesity: Why, who, when, how, where, and then what?
    Patricia Smith Choban, MD, Steve Poplawski, MD, Benita Jackson, MD, MPH and Peter Bistolarides, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2002, 69 (11) 897-903;

    Bariatric surgery can take weight off and keep it off, but it is not for everyone. Chances are, you will see more patients who want it or have had it.

Im Board Review

Review

  • Lumbar canal stenosis: Start with nonsurgical therapy
    Daniel J. Mazanec, MD, Vinod K. Podichetty, MD and Augusto Hsia, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2002, 69 (11) 909-917;

    We have to live with some uncertainty in diagnosing and treating lumbar canal stenosis.

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