Index by author
Brener, Sorin
- You have accessNew fibrinolytic agents for MI: As effective as current agents, but easier to administerKeith Ellis, MD and Sorin Brener, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2004, 71 (1) 20-37;
Ease of administration is important. Many patients who might be candidates for fibrinolytic therapy are not getting it, and the complicated regimens of the current drugs may partly account for their underuse.
Clough, John D.
- You have accessInsurance, risk, and genomicsJohn D. Clough, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2004, 71 (1) 6;
Genomics is an area where knowledge of what we can do has preceded a clear understanding of what we should do.
Ellis, Keith
- You have accessNew fibrinolytic agents for MI: As effective as current agents, but easier to administerKeith Ellis, MD and Sorin Brener, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2004, 71 (1) 20-37;
Ease of administration is important. Many patients who might be candidates for fibrinolytic therapy are not getting it, and the complicated regimens of the current drugs may partly account for their underuse.
Fisher, Nancy L.
- You have accessGenetic testing and health insurance: Can they coexist?Nancy L. Fisher, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2004, 71 (1) 8;
Many people are ambivalent about genetic testing, but the issues are fundamentally the same with any test, including a low-tech history and physical examination.
Frost, Shaun D.
- You have accessThe preoperative evaluation: Use the history and physical rather than routine testingFranklin A. Michota, MD and Shaun D. Frost, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2004, 71 (1) 63-70;
The cornerstone of the preoperative evaluation is a thorough history and physical examination, not routine laboratory testing.
Jacobson, Ira M.
- You have accessHow to use statins in patients with chronic liver diseaseMark W. Russo, MD and Ira M. Jacobson, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2004, 71 (1) 58-62;
Statin-induced liver disease is uncommon, and there is little evidence to suggest that it is more likely in patients with chronic liver disease.
Latif, Ahmed Abdel
- You have accessShould nursing home residents with atrial fibrillation be anticoagulated?Ahmed Abdel Latif, MD and Barbara J. Messinger-Rapport, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2004, 71 (1) 40-44;
Anticoagulation is underused in long-term care patients with atrial fibrillation; most would benefit.
Markman, Maurie
- You have accessGenetic discrimination arising from cancer risk assessments: A societal dilemmaMaurie Markman, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2004, 71 (1) 12;
The right to privacy of one’s most intimate biological secrets must be affirmed.
Messinger-rapport, Barbara J.
- You have accessShould nursing home residents with atrial fibrillation be anticoagulated?Ahmed Abdel Latif, MD and Barbara J. Messinger-Rapport, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2004, 71 (1) 40-44;
Anticoagulation is underused in long-term care patients with atrial fibrillation; most would benefit.
Michota, Franklin A.
- You have accessThe preoperative evaluation: Use the history and physical rather than routine testingFranklin A. Michota, MD and Shaun D. Frost, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2004, 71 (1) 63-70;
The cornerstone of the preoperative evaluation is a thorough history and physical examination, not routine laboratory testing.