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Table of Contents

November 01, 2005; Volume 72,Issue 11

From the Editor

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    A syringe in the hand is worth two birds in the bush
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2005, 72 (11) 962;

    Short of a true pandemic, there is much we can do to make the 2005–2006 flu season a kinder, gentler one.

Current Drug Therapy

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    DHEA supplementation: The claims in perspective
    Ewa Olech, MD and Joan T. Merrill, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2005, 72 (11) 965-984;

    Low DHEA levels are seen in a variety of diseases, but whether supplemental DHEA will help remains unproven.

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    Safety of statins: Effects on muscle and the liver
    Abu R. Vasudevan, MBBS, MD, MRCP, Yasmin S. Hamirani, MBBS and Peter H. Jones, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2005, 72 (11) 990-1001;

    Hepatotoxicity and myopathy are uncommon but worrisome. ALT and AST should be measured at baseline and periodically during statin therapy.

Review

  • Hepatitis C infection: A systemic disease with extrahepatic manifestations
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    Hepatitis C infection: A systemic disease with extrahepatic manifestations
    Aman Ali, MD and Nizar N. Zein, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2005, 72 (11) 1005-1019;

    Almost 40% of patients with hepatitis C develop at least one extrahepatic manifestation during the course of the disease.

The Clinical Picture

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    A 73-year-old woman with chronic nonhealing cellulitis
    Anthony K. Leung, DO and Wendy S. Armstrong, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2005, 72 (11) 1022-1024;

    She has undergone extensive treatment with antibiotics and corticosteroids, without success. What is the likely diagnosis?

Review

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    Anemia in chronic heart failure: Can EPO reduce deaths?
    Srinivas Iyengar, MD and William T. Abraham, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2005, 72 (11) 1027-1032;

    Many patients with chronic heart failure also have anemia, but whether treating the anemia will improve outcomes has yet to be determined.

Current Drug Therapy

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    What is a ‘failure’ of bisphosphonate therapy for osteoporosis?
    John J. Carey, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2005, 72 (11) 1033-1039;

    Assessing the effectiveness of bisphosphonate therapy is problematic. The true measure is prevention of new fractures.

Medical Grand Rounds

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    Influenza 2005–2006
    Sherif B. Mossad, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2005, 72 (11) 1041-1047;

    Behind the preparation for the current influenza season are fears that the simmering outbreak of avian influenza in animals could lead to a pandemic in humans.

Im Board Review

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    A 39-year-old man with sudden onset of chest pain
    Prashanth R. Sunkureddi, MD, Emilio B. Gonzalez, MD, Rickey Washington, MD, Andres Salazar, MD and Paul Douglass, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2005, 72 (11) 1050-1056;

    He has a history of a transient ischemic attack and poorly controlled hypertension. What is the likely diagnosis?

Departments

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    Pulmonary embolism imaging (SEPTEMBER 2005)
    Michael Emmett, MD and Joseph M. Rothstein, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2005, 72 (11) 1059;
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    In reply: Pulmonary embolism imaging (SEPTEMBER 2005)
    Ruffin J. Graham, MD and Joseph W. Stengel, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2005, 72 (11) 1059;
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