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Table of Contents

April 01, 2002; Volume 69,Issue 4

From the Editor

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    Meet Peter Studer, our new publisher
    John D. Clough, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2002, 69 (4) 267;

    Joining our small but dedicated staff of professionals, Mr. Studer is the right man for the job.

1-Minute Consult

  • Is there an age at which we should stop performing screening Pap smears and mammography?
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    Is there an age at which we should stop performing screening Pap smears and mammography?
    Patricia Harris, MD, MS and Molly Carnes, MD, MS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2002, 69 (4) 272-273;

    Mammography is reasonable if life expectancy is at least 5 years, but screening for cervical cancer is more complex.

Current Drug Therapy

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    Statins and osteoporosis: Can these lipid-lowering drugs also bolster bones?
    Abelardo C. Cruz, MD and Barry L. Gruber, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2002, 69 (4) 277-288;

    Statin drugs may promote bone formation. Although the clinical data are limited and mixed, they may point the way to better drugs for osteoporosis.

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    How to prevent, recognize, and treat drug-induced nephrotoxicity
    Xiaoqing Guo, MD and Chike Nzerue, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2002, 69 (4) 289-312;

    How drugs injure the kidney, who is at risk, and how to prevent renal injury.

Review

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    The case for more aggressive screening and treatment of mild thyroid failure
    Alejandro R. Ayala, MD and Leonard Wartofsky, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2002, 69 (4) 313-320;

    What do you do if a patient has mildly elevated TSH but normal T4 and T3 levels?

Heart Failure Update

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    Improving the care of patients dying of heart failure
    Nancy M. Albert, MSN, RN, Mellar Davis, MD and James Young, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2002, 69 (4) 321-328;

    Too many heart failure patients die in pain, short of breath, and with too much left unsaid. We can do better for them.

Review

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    Management of smell and taste problems
    Norman M. Mann, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2002, 69 (4) 329-335;

    Too often, loss of smell or taste does the medical attention it deserves.

Im Board Review

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    Sudden weakness in a patient with lymphoma
    Andrew Naidech, MD, MSPH, Sarala Palliyath, MD, Leon Weisberg, MD and Marc Kahn, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2002, 69 (4) 337-341;

    What is the cause of this patient’s symptoms? A self-test.

Medical Grand Rounds

  • A practical guide for examining and treating the diabetic foot
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    A practical guide for examining and treating the diabetic foot
    Allan M. Boike, DPM and James O. Hall, DPM
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2002, 69 (4) 342-348;

    Some tips on performing a quick, focused examination of the diabetic foot for problems in circulation, nerve function, skin, muscles, and bones.

Patient Information

  • Taking care of your feet
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    Taking care of your feet
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2002, 69 (4) 349;

Departments

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    Corrections
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2002, 69 (4) 273;

    Xigris dosage, order of authors.

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Cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV: Risk assessment and management
Heart to heart: Progress in cardiovascular disease prevention for people living with HIV
Don’t judge a book by its cover: Unusual presentations of pericardial disease
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