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Table of Contents

November 01, 2009; Volume 76,Issue 11

From the Editor

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    Low-tech tools, high-pressure stakes
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2009, 76 (11) 625; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm/76a.11001

    Despite the many ways to introduce inaccuracies in low-tech cuff measurements of blood pressure, the benefits of treating high blood pressure diagnosed this way can be great.

The Clinical Picture

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    A 19-year-old man with progressive lung infiltrates
    Adriano R. Tonelli, MD and Eric L. Olson, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2009, 76 (11) 635-638; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08111

    After undergoing induction chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia, he developed fever, lung infiltrates, and severe neutropenia. What is the most likely cause?

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    Pleural effusion from a candy wrapper
    Smyrna Abou Antoun, MD and Edgard Wehbe, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2009, 76 (11) 639-640; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.09007

    A 60-year-old man presents with worsening shortness of breath and productive cough. Flexible bronchoscopy reveals the surprising cause.

Review

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    Current therapies to shorten postoperative ileus
    Michael D. Johnson, MD and R. Matthew Walsh, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2009, 76 (11) 641-648; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.09051

    Rather than merely wait for bowel sounds to return after patients undergo surgery, we can try to get the gut working again sooner.

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    Managing diabetes in hemodialysis patients: Observations and recommendations
    Kumarpal Shrishrimal, MD, MS, Peter Hart, MD and Franklin Michota, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2009, 76 (11) 649-655; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.09054

    Both uremia and dialysis can complicate glycemic control by affecting the secretion, clearance, and peripheral tissue activity of insulin.

Medical Grand Rounds

  • Beyond office sphygmomanometry: Ways to better assess blood pressure
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    Beyond office sphygmomanometry: Ways to better assess blood pressure
    Mohammad Rafey, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2009, 76 (11) 657-662; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76gr.0409

    Several new devices provide more information than does traditional sphygmomanometry about the patient’s true hypertensive status, blood pressure control, and risk of end-organ damage.

Review

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    Dual antiplatelet therapy in coronary artery disease: A case-based approach
    Chad Raymond, DO and Venu Menon, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2009, 76 (11) 663-670; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.09045

    Many patients need the combination of aspirin and clopidogrel (Plavix) or prasugrel (Effient) to reduce their risk of cardiovascular events, as shown in recent trials.

Letters to the Editor

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    Menopause, vitamin D, and oral health (August 2009)
    Luca Mascitelli, MD, Francesca Pezzetta, MD and Mark R. Goldstein, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2009, 76 (11) 629; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76c.11001

    Readers comment on how vitamin D deficiency may affect oral health in menopause (August 2009), and on whether drugs for prostate cancer prevention are equivalent (August 2009).

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    In Reply: Menopause, vitamin D, and oral health (August 2009)
    Maria Clarinda A. Buencamino, MD, Leena Palomo, DDS, MSD and Holly L. Thacker, MD, CDD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2009, 76 (11) 629-630; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76c.11002

    Readers comment on how vitamin D deficiency may affect oral health in menopause (August 2009), and on whether drugs for prostate cancer prevention are equivalent (August 2009).

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    Prostate cancer prevention (August 2009)
    David L. Keller, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2009, 76 (11) 630; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76c.11003
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    In Reply: Prostate cancer prevention (August 2009)
    Eric A. Klein, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2009, 76 (11) 630; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76c.11004
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