Index by author
Clough, John D.
- Passing the baton
Beginning next month, current deputy editor Brian Mandell, MD, PhD, will assume the role of editor-in-chief of the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. I have enjoyed my tenure and look forward to continuing my association with the Journal.
Colman, Jack M.
- Cardiovascular problems and pregnancy: An approach to management
We review the impact of pregnancy on a number of heart diseases (and vice versa) and offer recommendations for their management.
Holden, Timothy
- A guide to assessing decision-making capacity
Physicians must care for many patients who are neither fully capable nor totally incapable of understanding and expressing choices about their treatment. We present an algorithm for assessing decision-making capacity.
Jones, Roger C.
- A guide to assessing decision-making capacity
Physicians must care for many patients who are neither fully capable nor totally incapable of understanding and expressing choices about their treatment. We present an algorithm for assessing decision-making capacity.
Kapural, Leonardo
Epidural steroids for back and leg pain: Mechanism of action and efficacyEpidural steroid injections may relieve the patient’s pain while healing occurs. Who should receive this therapy, and what kind of benefit can they reasonably expect?
Karha, Juhana
- The sad story of Vioxx, and what we should learn from it
The withdrawal of rofecoxib (Vioxx) has important implications both for patients with arthritis and for the pharmaceutical field in general.
Mandell, Brian F.
- Medical problems in pregnancy
This month we start a new series with an article on cardiovascular problems in pregnancy; future articles will cover hypertension, selected neurologic problems, medications, and other pregnancy-related topics for the internist.
Mclain, Robert F.
- Epidural steroids for back and leg pain: Mechanism of action and efficacy
Epidural steroid injections may relieve the patient’s pain while healing occurs. Who should receive this therapy, and what kind of benefit can they reasonably expect?
Mekhail, Nagy A.
- Epidural steroids for back and leg pain: Mechanism of action and efficacy
Epidural steroid injections may relieve the patient’s pain while healing occurs. Who should receive this therapy, and what kind of benefit can they reasonably expect?
Menajovsky, L. Bernardo
- Benefits of more aggressive VTE prophylaxis in hospitalized medical patients
Most hospitalized medical patients who should be receiving anticoagulants to prevent VTE according to current guidelines are not getting them, or are receiving subtherapeutic doses.
