Table of Contents

January 01, 2005; Volume 72,Issue 1

From the Editor

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CCJM’s further evolution
Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2005, 72 (1) 1;

The honor of succeeding Dr. John Clough as Editor-in-Chief comes with the responsibility of shepherding the continued evolution of the Journal.

Editorial

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Coronary artery disease in diabetes: Which (if any) test is best?
Michael S. Lauer, MD

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2005, 72 (1) 6-9;

Until randomized trials are done, the optimal testing strategy in patients with diabetes will remain subject to lively inferential debate.

Review

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Diabetes and coronary artery disease: The role of stress myocardial perfusion imaging
Frans J. Th. Wackers, MD

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2005, 72 (1) 21-33;

Stress myocardial perfusion imaging holds promise but needs to undergo cost-effectiveness analysis.
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Electrodiagnostic testing of nerves and muscles: When, why, and how to order
Kamal R. Chémali, MD and Bryan Tsao, MD

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2005, 72 (1) 37-48;

Electrodiagnostic testing is a powerful tool, but when and how to use it is not always clear.

Medical Grand Rounds

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Three rheumatologic emergencies: A sore toe, a cough, hypertension
Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2005, 72 (1) 50-56;

Rheumatologic emergencies are not always obvious, be it joint pain in a healthy patient or mild blood pressure elevation in a patient with scleroderma.

Im Board Review

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A 46-year-old woman with rigidity and frequent falls
James K. Stoller, MD, Babak Tousi, MD, Stephan U. Schuele, MD and Thyagarajan Subramanian, MD

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2005, 72 (1) 57-63;

Her symptoms began 3 years ago and have progressed rapidly. Is it Parkinson disease, or is it another movement disorder?

1-Minute Consult

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Should adults with suspected acute bacterial meningitis get adjunctive corticosteroids?
James C. Pile, MD and David L. Longworth, MD

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2005, 72 (1) 67-70;

Yes, they should receive dexamethasone starting with or immediately before the first dose of antibiotics.

Medical Grand Rounds

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HIV update 2005
Wendy Armstrong, MD, Leonard Calabrese, DO and Alan J. Taege, MD

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2005, 72 (1) 73-78;

Therapy is out of reach for most people who need it in developing nations. Side effects of long-term therapy include fat redistribution, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and increased cardiovascular risk.