Index by author
Batra, Pete S.
- You have accessRadiologic imaging in rhinosinusitisPete S. Batra, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2004, 71 (11) 886-888;
Imaging may be necessary for rhinosinusitis that is refractory, chronic, recurrent, or complicated.
Bramstedt, Katrina A.
- You have accessA guide to informed consent for clinician-investigatorsKatrina A. Bramstedt, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2004, 71 (11) 907-910;
Informed consent is a process, not a form. It is a legal and ethical safeguard to ensure that subjects enter studies voluntarily and fully informed.
Dews, Teresa E.
- You have accessSafe use of opioids in chronic noncancer painTeresa E. Dews, MD and Nagy Mekhail, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2004, 71 (11) 897-904;
Many physicians needlessly avoid prescribing opioid analgesics for chronic pain because of misconceptions about efficacy, adverse effects, abuse, and addiction potential.
Gjertson, Carl K.
- You have accessBenign prostatic hyperplasia: Now we can begin to tailor treatmentCarl K. Gjertson, MD, Konstantin Walmsley, MD and Steven A. Kaplan, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2004, 71 (11) 857-880;
The management of benign prostatic hyperplasia has improved considerably in recent years. A review of medications, surgery, and new minimally invasive procedures.
Griffin, Brian P.
- You have accessUnderstanding valvular heart disease in patients with systemic autoimmune diseasesKathleen Maksimowicz-McKinnon, DO and Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2004, 71 (11) 881-885;
Specific systemic autoimmune diseases are associated with distinct valvular heart disorders. Earlier detection and management may prevent some morbidity and mortality.
Inouye, Sharon K.
- You have accessA practical program for preventing delirium in hospitalized elderly patientsSharon K. Inouye, MD, MPHCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2004, 71 (11) 890-896;
Delirium in hospitalized elderly patients is common, often unrecognized, and can lead to serious complications. A systematic program can improve the rate of recognition and decrease the rate of incidence.
Kaplan, Steven A.
- You have accessBenign prostatic hyperplasia: Now we can begin to tailor treatmentCarl K. Gjertson, MD, Konstantin Walmsley, MD and Steven A. Kaplan, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2004, 71 (11) 857-880;
The management of benign prostatic hyperplasia has improved considerably in recent years. A review of medications, surgery, and new minimally invasive procedures.
Maksimowicz-mckinnon, Kathleen
- You have accessUnderstanding valvular heart disease in patients with systemic autoimmune diseasesKathleen Maksimowicz-McKinnon, DO and Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2004, 71 (11) 881-885;
Specific systemic autoimmune diseases are associated with distinct valvular heart disorders. Earlier detection and management may prevent some morbidity and mortality.
Mandell, Brian F.
- You have accessThe Vioxx withdrawal: Latest in the COX-2 controversiesBrian F. Mandell, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2004, 71 (11) 841-842;
Discussion of the COX-2 inhibitors has been emotionally polarized every step of the way, and it’s not over. Two other COX-2 drugs are still available, and much money is at stake.
- You have accessUnderstanding valvular heart disease in patients with systemic autoimmune diseasesKathleen Maksimowicz-McKinnon, DO and Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2004, 71 (11) 881-885;
Specific systemic autoimmune diseases are associated with distinct valvular heart disorders. Earlier detection and management may prevent some morbidity and mortality.
Mekhail, Nagy
- You have accessSafe use of opioids in chronic noncancer painTeresa E. Dews, MD and Nagy Mekhail, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2004, 71 (11) 897-904;
Many physicians needlessly avoid prescribing opioid analgesics for chronic pain because of misconceptions about efficacy, adverse effects, abuse, and addiction potential.