Index by author
January 01, 2004; Volume 71,Issue 1
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.
Modic, Michael T.
- You have accessWhole-body CT screening for cancer and coronary disease: Does it pass the test?Michael T. Modic, MD and Nancy Obuchowski, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2004, 71 (1) 47-56;
Computed tomography (CT) is not an ideal screening tool, but neither is any other test. Since CT screening is already in use, we should set standards for it, based on scientific criteria.