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Antoun, Smyrna Abou
- You have accessPleural effusion from a candy wrapperSmyrna Abou Antoun, MD and Edgard Wehbe, MDCleveland 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.
Buencamino, Maria Clarinda A.
- You have accessIn Reply: Menopause, vitamin D, and oral health (August 2009)Maria Clarinda A. Buencamino, MD, Leena Palomo, DDS, MSD and Holly L. Thacker, MD, CDDCleveland 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).
Goldstein, Mark R.
- You have accessMenopause, vitamin D, and oral health (August 2009)Luca Mascitelli, MD, Francesca Pezzetta, MD and Mark R. Goldstein, MD, FACPCleveland 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).
Hart, Peter
- You have accessManaging diabetes in hemodialysis patients: Observations and recommendationsKumarpal Shrishrimal, MD, MS, Peter Hart, MD and Franklin Michota, MDCleveland 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.
Johnson, Michael D.
- You have accessCurrent therapies to shorten postoperative ileusMichael D. Johnson, MD and R. Matthew Walsh, MDCleveland 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.
Keller, David L.
- You have accessProstate cancer prevention (August 2009)David L. Keller, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2009, 76 (11) 630; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76c.11003
Klein, Eric A.
- You have accessIn Reply: Prostate cancer prevention (August 2009)Eric A. Klein, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2009, 76 (11) 630; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76c.11004
Mandell, Brian F.
- You have accessLow-tech tools, high-pressure stakesBrian F. Mandell, MD, PhDCleveland 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.
Mascitelli, Luca
- You have accessMenopause, vitamin D, and oral health (August 2009)Luca Mascitelli, MD, Francesca Pezzetta, MD and Mark R. Goldstein, MD, FACPCleveland 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).
Menon, Venu
- You have accessDual antiplatelet therapy in coronary artery disease: A case-based approachChad Raymond, DO and Venu Menon, MDCleveland 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.