Index by author
Aghel, Arash
- You have accessA 37-year-old man with chest pain, ECG changes, and elevated cardiac enzymesArash Aghel, MD and Richard A. Krasuski, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2009, 76 (3) 199-205; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.07008
He has had chest pain and dyspnea for the past few months, but now they are worse. What is the most likely cause?
Chellman-jeffers, Melanie
- You have accessThe radiologic workup of a palpable breast massLauren Stein, MD and Melanie Chellman-Jeffers, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2009, 76 (3) 175-180; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08015
The discovery of a breast mass is a common occurrence, and it is distressing for any woman. The choice of initial imaging study is most often guided by the patient’s age.
Elkambergy, Hussam
- You have accessUnilateral cotton wool spots: An important clueThanigaiarsu Thiyagarajan, MD, Hussam Elkambergy, MD, Vijay Mahajan, MD and Priya Kumaraguru, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2009, 76 (3) 155-158; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08036
The patient has sudden loss of vision in one eye and unilateral cotton wool spots on funduscopy. What is the cause?
Francis, Gary S.
- You have accessA new, precise definition of acute myocardial infarctionShaun Senter, MD, MS and Gary S. Francis, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2009, 76 (3) 159-166; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.08092
The updated definition includes subtypes of acute MI, imaging studies supporting the diagnosis, and biomarker thresholds after percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass grafting.
Franco, Kathy
- You have accessPsychiatric symptoms of dementia: Treatable, but no silver bulletWihiam Schwab, MD, PhD, Barbara Messinger-Rapport, MD, PhD and Kathy Franco, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2009, 76 (3) 167-174; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.07270
Your 84-year-old patient’s son is distraught. “I know Mom has dementia, but I don’t understand why she cannot relax. Please give her a pill.”
Hirsch, Ronald
- You have accessShingles vaccine (January 2009)Ronald Hirsch, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2009, 76 (3) 152; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccim.76c.03002
Kittisupamongkol, Weekitt
- You have accessHyperthyroidism or thyrotoxicosis? (November 2008)Weekitt Kittisupamongkol, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2009, 76 (3) 152; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76c.03001
Krasuski, Richard A.
- You have accessA 37-year-old man with chest pain, ECG changes, and elevated cardiac enzymesArash Aghel, MD and Richard A. Krasuski, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2009, 76 (3) 199-205; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.07008
He has had chest pain and dyspnea for the past few months, but now they are worse. What is the most likely cause?
Kumaraguru, Priya
- You have accessUnilateral cotton wool spots: An important clueThanigaiarsu Thiyagarajan, MD, Hussam Elkambergy, MD, Vijay Mahajan, MD and Priya Kumaraguru, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2009, 76 (3) 155-158; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08036
The patient has sudden loss of vision in one eye and unilateral cotton wool spots on funduscopy. What is the cause?
Mady, Ehab N.
- You have accessA 43-year-old woman with chest pressureDeborah Mickelson, DO, Ehab N. Mady, DO and Kathryn Teng, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2009, 76 (3) 191-198; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.07006
She has acute chest discomfort, a 25-pack-year smoking history, and a family history of myocardial infarction and deep vein thrombosis. What is the cause of her symptoms?