Index by author
January 01, 2003; Volume 70, Issue 1-
Polycystic ovary syndrome: Pathogenesis and treatment over the short and long term
Theresa L. Marx, MD and Adi E. Mehta, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2003, 70 (1) 31-45;
PCOS can lead to serious sequelae such as endometrial or ovarian cancer, diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease.
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Alosetron (Lotronex) is back: Should I use it to treat my patients with irritable bowel syndrome?
Bo Shen, MD and Edy E. Soffer, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2003, 70 (1) 64-65;
The FDA recently approved the remarketing of alosetron, but with strict limitations.
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New guidelines: What to do about an unexpected positive tuberculin skin test
Catherine Curley, MD, MS- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2003, 70 (1) 49-55;
With tuberculosis declining in prevalence, the focus is shifting to testing only persons at increased risk.
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Alosetron (Lotronex) is back: Should I use it to treat my patients with irritable bowel syndrome?
Bo Shen, MD and Edy E. Soffer, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2003, 70 (1) 64-65;
The FDA recently approved the remarketing of alosetron, but with strict limitations.
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Thyrotoxicosis and the cardiovascular system: Subtle but serious effects
Marco Roffi, MD, Fabio Cattaneo, MD and Eric J. Topol, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2003, 70 (1) 57-63;
One should suspect thyrotoxicosis in patients with palpitations, tachycardia, exercise intolerance, or dyspnea on exertion.
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Thyrotoxicosis and the cardiovascular system: Subtle but serious effects
Marco Roffi, MD, Fabio Cattaneo, MD and Eric J. Topol, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2003, 70 (1) 57-63;
One should suspect thyrotoxicosis in patients with palpitations, tachycardia, exercise intolerance, or dyspnea on exertion.
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A 62-year-old man with sudden onset of orthopnea and left shoulder weakness and pain
James K. Stoller, MD, William C. Cook, DO and Jeffrey Chapman, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2003, 70 (1) 66-69;
What is the cause of this patient’s symptoms? A self-test.
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Should everyone with a recent myocardial infarction receive a beta-blocker and an ACE inhibitor?
John C. Hostetter, MD and Sasan Ghaffari, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2003, 70 (1) 46-48;
Yes, except for those with the standard contraindications to these drugs.
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Cyber-CME and the Journal’s computer-literate readers
John D. Clough, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2003, 70 (1) 7;
Congratulations to you, our readers, on your adaptability and computer literacy.
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Relieving migraine pain: Sorting through the options
Lisa K. Mannix, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2003, 70 (1) 8-28;
Even with effective treatments, including new drugs in convenient dosage forms, the key is still a good working patient-physician relationship.
