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Armstrong, Wendy S.
- You have accessHIV screening for all: The new standard of careWendy S. Armstrong, MD and Alan J. Taege, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2007, 74 (4) 297-301;
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends testing all patients age 13 to 64 years in all health care settings, using an “opt-out” rather than an “opt-in” approach. We urge physicians and health care systems to embrace these recommendations.
Brown, Zane A.
- You have accessManaging varicella zoster infection in pregnancyCarolyn Gardella, MD, MPH and Zane A. Brown, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2007, 74 (4) 290-296;
Varicella zoster virus infection can be serious for pregnant women and their babies, although it is rare. Fortunately, it is preventable by vaccination.
Budur, Kumar
- You have accessAdvances in treating insomniaKumar Budur, MD, Carlos Rodriguez, MD and Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer, DOCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2007, 74 (4) 251-266;
Hypnotic drugs should not be the sole treatment for insomnia: the regimen should include sleep hygiene and behavioral therapies.
Carman, Teresa L.
- You have accessAn 18-year-oldwith effort-related arm swellingSachin Goel, MD, Daniel G. Clair, MD and Teresa L. Carman, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2007, 74 (4) 283-288;
A high school senior with a baseball scholarship presents with the acute onset of swelling in his nondominant arm. What is the most likely diagnosis and the most appropriate initial diagnostic test?
Clair, Daniel G.
- You have accessAn 18-year-oldwith effort-related arm swellingSachin Goel, MD, Daniel G. Clair, MD and Teresa L. Carman, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2007, 74 (4) 283-288;
A high school senior with a baseball scholarship presents with the acute onset of swelling in his nondominant arm. What is the most likely diagnosis and the most appropriate initial diagnostic test?
Foldvary-schaefer, Nancy
- You have accessAdvances in treating insomniaKumar Budur, MD, Carlos Rodriguez, MD and Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer, DOCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2007, 74 (4) 251-266;
Hypnotic drugs should not be the sole treatment for insomnia: the regimen should include sleep hygiene and behavioral therapies.
Gardella, Carolyn
- You have accessManaging varicella zoster infection in pregnancyCarolyn Gardella, MD, MPH and Zane A. Brown, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2007, 74 (4) 290-296;
Varicella zoster virus infection can be serious for pregnant women and their babies, although it is rare. Fortunately, it is preventable by vaccination.
Goel, Sachin
- You have accessAn 18-year-oldwith effort-related arm swellingSachin Goel, MD, Daniel G. Clair, MD and Teresa L. Carman, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2007, 74 (4) 283-288;
A high school senior with a baseball scholarship presents with the acute onset of swelling in his nondominant arm. What is the most likely diagnosis and the most appropriate initial diagnostic test?
Losey, Rachelle
- You have accessAt what age should we discontinue colon cancer screening in the elderly?Rachelle Losey, MD and Barbara J. Messinger-Rapport, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2007, 74 (4) 269-272;
In general, you should stop when you do not expect the patient to live 7 to 10 more years. However, the full answer is more complicated.
Lowenthal, Gibert
- You have accessNeuropathic pain (August 2006)Gibert Lowenthal, MD, MBACleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2007, 74 (4) 301;