Index by author
Infeld, Michael
- You have accessCystic fibrosis in adults: An overview for the internistAri J. Gershman, DO, Atul C. Mehta, MB, BS, Michael Infeld, MD and Marie M. Budev, DOCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2006, 73 (12) 1065-1074;
Cystic fibrosis is no longer a purely pediatric disease; the median life expectancy is now more than 40 years.
Johnson, Richard J.
- You have accessRole of uric acid in hypertension, renal disease, and metabolic syndromeMarcelo Heinig, MD and Richard J. Johnson, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2006, 73 (12) 1059-1064;
Clinical gout is just the tip of the iceberg: we believe that elevated uric acid is actually one of the most important risk factors for cardiovascular disease and that it plays a role in renal disease and metabolic syndrome as well.
Kalaycio, Matt
- You have accessA woman with aplastic anemia and a rashIla Tamaskar, MD, Ena Segota, MD, Matt Kalaycio, MD and Jaroslaw Maciejewski, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2006, 73 (12) 1088-1090;
A patient who is receiving multiple drugs, including several antibiotics, develops a rash on her chest, abdomen, and extremities. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Kamel, Nabil S.
- You have accessAntioxidants and hormones as antiaging therapies: High hopes, disappointing resultsNabil S. Kamel, MB, BCh, Julie Gammack, MD, Oscar Cepeda, MD and Joseph H. Flaherty, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2006, 73 (12) 1049-1058;
We review the evidence of efficacy (or lack thereof) for two types of agents touted as antiaging therapies.
Maciejewski, Jaroslaw
- You have accessA woman with aplastic anemia and a rashIla Tamaskar, MD, Ena Segota, MD, Matt Kalaycio, MD and Jaroslaw Maciejewski, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2006, 73 (12) 1088-1090;
A patient who is receiving multiple drugs, including several antibiotics, develops a rash on her chest, abdomen, and extremities. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Mandell, Brian F.
- You have accessThe uric acid hypothesis: Out with the old, in with the … oldBrian F. Mandell, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2006, 73 (12) 1038;
The death knell for the idea that serum urate mediates cardiovascular disease tolled about 25 years ago. But now the concept is being revived.
Mazzone, Peter
- You have accessHypotension in the intensive care unitAhmed Al-Hazzouri, MD and Peter Mazzone, MD, MPHCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2006, 73 (12) 1091-1097;
Our patient’s vital signs: temperature 98.4°F, pulse 96 and regular, respirations 23, blood pressure 76/44 mm Hg, central venous pressure 21 mm Hg. What is the likely cause of his hypotension?
Mehta, Atul C.
- You have accessCystic fibrosis in adults: An overview for the internistAri J. Gershman, DO, Atul C. Mehta, MB, BS, Michael Infeld, MD and Marie M. Budev, DOCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2006, 73 (12) 1065-1074;
Cystic fibrosis is no longer a purely pediatric disease; the median life expectancy is now more than 40 years.
Neumann, Donald R.
- You have accessPET and PET/CT imaging: What clinicians need to knowBohdan Bybel, MD, Richard C. Brunken, MD, Shetal N. Shah, MD, Guiyun Wu, MD, Elliott Turbiner, DO and Donald R. Neumann, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2006, 73 (12) 1075-1087;
How positron emission tomography (PET) and PET/computed tomography (PET/CT) work and are showing promise in clinical oncology, cardiology, and neurology.
Perls, Thomas T.
- You have accessHope drives antiaging hypeThomas T. Perls, MD, MPHCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2006, 73 (12) 1039-1044;
The road to perpetual youth is paved with (fool’s) gold.