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Abuzetun, Jamil Y.
- You have accessRecognizing and treating cutaneous signs of liver diseaseRibhi Hazin, MD, Tarek I. Abu-Rajab Tamimi, MD, Jamil Y. Abuzetun, MD and Nizar N. Zein, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2009, 76 (10) 599-606; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76A.08113
If we can recognize these manifestations early, we will be better able to promptly diagnose and treat the underlying liver disease as well as the skin lesions.
Askari, Arman T.
- You have accessA middle-aged man with progressive fatigueAnna M. McDivit, MD and Arman T. Askari, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2009, 76 (10) 564-574; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08114
He has been taking good care of himself, but 1 year ago his ejection fraction was 60% and now it is 35%. He also has a new left bundle branch block. What is the cause?
Billings, Steven D.
- You have accessUlcerative leg nodules in a transplant recipientAi-Ping Chua, MB, BS, Steven D. Billings, MD, Marie M. Budev, DO, MPH and Atul C. Mehta, MB, BSCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2009, 76 (10) 575-576; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.09006
Three weeks after undergoing bilateral lung transplantation, the patient has developed new nodules on his leg. What is the cause?
Bronner, Mary
- You have accessAutoimmune pancreatitis: A mimic of pancreatic cancerRyan Law, DO, Mary Bronner, MD, David Vogt, MD and Tyler Stevens, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2009, 76 (10) 607-615; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.09039
The accurate and timely diagnosis of this benign disease may preempt the misdiagnosis of cancer and decrease the number of unnecessary pancreatic resections.
Budev, Marie M.
- You have accessUlcerative leg nodules in a transplant recipientAi-Ping Chua, MB, BS, Steven D. Billings, MD, Marie M. Budev, DO, MPH and Atul C. Mehta, MB, BSCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2009, 76 (10) 575-576; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.09006
Three weeks after undergoing bilateral lung transplantation, the patient has developed new nodules on his leg. What is the cause?
Chua, Ai-Ping
- You have accessUlcerative leg nodules in a transplant recipientAi-Ping Chua, MB, BS, Steven D. Billings, MD, Marie M. Budev, DO, MPH and Atul C. Mehta, MB, BSCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2009, 76 (10) 575-576; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.09006
Three weeks after undergoing bilateral lung transplantation, the patient has developed new nodules on his leg. What is the cause?
Desai, Mihir
- You have accessLess-invasive ways to remove stones from the kidneys and uretersMary K. Samplaski, MD, Brian H. Irwin, MD and Mihir Desai, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2009, 76 (10) 592-598; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.09014
Lithotripsy, ureteroscopy, and percutaneous nephrolithotomy all have advantages and disadvantages in different situations. But not all patients with stones need intervention.
Gordon, Steven M.
- You have accessUpdate on 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virusSteven M. Gordon, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2009, 76 (10) 577-582; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.05009
The approaches to vaccination, prophylaxis, and treatment will be more complex this year. Unsuspected cases of influenza in hospitalized patients or health care workers working with influenza pose the greatest threat for transmission of influenza within the hospital. Health care workers need to stay home when sick.
Hall, Phillip M.
- You have accessNephrolithiasis: Treatment, causes, and preventionPhillip M. Hall, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2009, 76 (10) 583-591; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.09043
Kidney stones are not all the same, and neither are their treatment, causes, or prevention. Paradoxically, calcium restriction is not warranted for patients who have calcium stones, and may even be harmful.
Hazin, Ribhi
- You have accessRecognizing and treating cutaneous signs of liver diseaseRibhi Hazin, MD, Tarek I. Abu-Rajab Tamimi, MD, Jamil Y. Abuzetun, MD and Nizar N. Zein, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2009, 76 (10) 599-606; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76A.08113
If we can recognize these manifestations early, we will be better able to promptly diagnose and treat the underlying liver disease as well as the skin lesions.