Index by author
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Abu-Rajab Tamimi, Tarek I.
- You have accessHepatitis B virus infection: Understanding its epidemiology, course, and diagnosisHesham M. Elgouhari, MD, Tarek I. Abu-Rajab Tamimi, MD and William D. Carey, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 881-889; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.07019
Internists should be aware of the natural history of hepatitis B virus infection, a vital prerequisite to assessing disease severity and determining the need for antiviral therapy.
Aggarwal, Gaurav
- You have accessCarcinoid tumors: What should increase our suspicion?Gaurav Aggarwal, MD, MS, Kamil Obideen, MD and Mohammad Wehbi, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 849-855; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.08002
Patients often present with vague, nonspecific symptoms, and unless the primary care physician suspects that the patient has a carcinoid tumor, the appropriate testing is seldom ordered.
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Baratz, Robert S.
- You have accessThe current system is nuts (Excerpt: full version at www.ccjm.org)Robert S. Baratz, MD, PhD, DDSCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 838; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75c.12002
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Callaway, Michael D.
- You have accessFocus on improving care (Excerpt: full version at www.ccjm.org)Michael D. Callaway, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 844; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75c.12009
Carey, John J.
- You have accessBisphosphonates and osteonecrosis of the jaw: Innocent association or significant risk?John J. Carey, MD, MS and Leena Palomo, DDS, MSDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 871-879; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.08014
A cause-and-effect relationship has not been established, and most of the reported cases have been in patients with cancer who were receiving much higher doses than those used in osteoporosis or Paget disease of the bone.
Carey, William D.
- You have accessHepatitis B virus infection: Understanding its epidemiology, course, and diagnosisHesham M. Elgouhari, MD, Tarek I. Abu-Rajab Tamimi, MD and William D. Carey, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 881-889; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.07019
Internists should be aware of the natural history of hepatitis B virus infection, a vital prerequisite to assessing disease severity and determining the need for antiviral therapy.
Corcoran, Gerald P.
- You have accessI was never a hospital guy (Excerpt: full version at www.ccjm.org)Gerald P. Corcoran, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 842; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75c.12007
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Elgouhari, Hesham M.
- You have accessHepatitis B virus infection: Understanding its epidemiology, course, and diagnosisHesham M. Elgouhari, MD, Tarek I. Abu-Rajab Tamimi, MD and William D. Carey, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 881-889; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.07019
Internists should be aware of the natural history of hepatitis B virus infection, a vital prerequisite to assessing disease severity and determining the need for antiviral therapy.
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Finan, Eugene
- You have accessGeneral internal medicine is extinctEugene Finan, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 845; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75c.12011
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Giroux, Monique L.
- You have accessParkinson disease: Not just a movement disorderMayur Pandya, DO, Cynthia S. Kubu, PhD and Monique L. Giroux, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 856-864; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.07005
Nonmotor symptoms—sensory, autonomic, and behavioral—are common and important to recognize, as they can lead to even more serious complications and impair quality of life.
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Hammes, John S.
- You have accessA medical center is not a hospital: More letters (September 2008)John S. Hammes, MD, CDR, MC, USNCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 838; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75c.12001
Comments on Dr. Thomas Lansdale’s provocative essay in the September 2008 issue.
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Jaén, Pedro
- You have accessBlack hairy tongueSergio Vañó-Galván, MD and Pedro Jaén, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 847-848; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.08023
A 71-year-old man presents for evaluation of an asymptomatic black discoloration of the tongue. What is the most likely diagnosis?
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Kahn, Laura H.
- You have accessWe must work together to save health care in our countryLaura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPPCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 844-845; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75c.12010
Kelson, Ross J.
- You have accessWe’re chart doctors nowRoss J. Kelson, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 839; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75c.12004
Kraus, Robert M.
- You have accessNails in the coffinRobert M. Kraus, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 842-844; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75c.12008
Kubu, Cynthia S.
- You have accessParkinson disease: Not just a movement disorderMayur Pandya, DO, Cynthia S. Kubu, PhD and Monique L. Giroux, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 856-864; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.07005
Nonmotor symptoms—sensory, autonomic, and behavioral—are common and important to recognize, as they can lead to even more serious complications and impair quality of life.
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Longworth, David L.
- You have accessA medical center is not a hospital: Reflections of a department chair still in the gameDavid L. Longworth, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 832-834; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.08094
Dr. Thomas Lansdale’s commentary in the September issue resonated with many physicians because he so eloquently captured the increasing frustration that many physicians feel.
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Mandell, Brian F.
- You have accessInfluenza: It’s right to bare armsBrian F. Mandell, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 830; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.12100
As busy as we are, it is worth spending extra time to aggressively promote immunization to our patients, our staff, and ourselves.
Mossad, Sherif B.
- You have access2008–2009 Influenza update: A better vaccine matchSherif B. Mossad, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 865-870; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.08088
Last flu season, some people may have lost their faith in flu shots. In the 2008–2009 flu season, we hope to do better.
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Obideen, Kamil
- You have accessCarcinoid tumors: What should increase our suspicion?Gaurav Aggarwal, MD, MS, Kamil Obideen, MD and Mohammad Wehbi, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 849-855; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.08002
Patients often present with vague, nonspecific symptoms, and unless the primary care physician suspects that the patient has a carcinoid tumor, the appropriate testing is seldom ordered.
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Palomo, Leena
- You have accessBisphosphonates and osteonecrosis of the jaw: Innocent association or significant risk?John J. Carey, MD, MS and Leena Palomo, DDS, MSDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 871-879; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.08014
A cause-and-effect relationship has not been established, and most of the reported cases have been in patients with cancer who were receiving much higher doses than those used in osteoporosis or Paget disease of the bone.
Pandya, Mayur
- You have accessParkinson disease: Not just a movement disorderMayur Pandya, DO, Cynthia S. Kubu, PhD and Monique L. Giroux, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 856-864; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.07005
Nonmotor symptoms—sensory, autonomic, and behavioral—are common and important to recognize, as they can lead to even more serious complications and impair quality of life.
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Ratliff, Norman B.
- You have accessThe perfect is the enemy of the good (Excerpt: full version at www.ccjm.org)Norman B. Ratliff, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 839-842; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75c.12006
Rutkowski, Mark
- You have accessLet’s not retreat (Excerpt: full version at www.ccjm.org)Mark Rutkowski, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 839; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75c.12005
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Vañó-Galván, Sergio
- You have accessBlack hairy tongueSergio Vañó-Galván, MD and Pedro Jaén, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 847-848; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.08023
A 71-year-old man presents for evaluation of an asymptomatic black discoloration of the tongue. What is the most likely diagnosis?
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Wehbi, Mohammad
- You have accessCarcinoid tumors: What should increase our suspicion?Gaurav Aggarwal, MD, MS, Kamil Obideen, MD and Mohammad Wehbi, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 849-855; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.08002
Patients often present with vague, nonspecific symptoms, and unless the primary care physician suspects that the patient has a carcinoid tumor, the appropriate testing is seldom ordered.
Wing, Kennard T.
- You have accessThe name of the devilKennard T. Wing, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 845-846; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75c.12012
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Yockey, Charles C.
- You have accessThe good old days weren’t that good (Excerpt: full version at www.ccjm.org)Charles C. Yockey, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 838-839; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75c.12003