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Allen, Brian C.
- You have accessIn reply: Barium esophagography (February 2009)Brian C. Allen, MD, Mark E. Baker, MD and Gary W. Falk, MD, MSCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2009, 76 (4) 218; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76c.04002
Baker, Mark E.
- You have accessIn reply: Barium esophagography (February 2009)Brian C. Allen, MD, Mark E. Baker, MD and Gary W. Falk, MD, MSCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2009, 76 (4) 218; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76c.04002
Blair, Janis E.
- You have accessPolly can make you sick: Pet bird-associated diseasesKeels S. Jorn, MD, Kristine M. Thompson, MD, Jan M. Larson, MD and Janis E. Blair, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2009, 76 (4) 235-243; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08018
Bird owners are at risk of a number of bacterial, protozoal, fungal, viral, and parasitic zoonoses. We review the presentation, evaluation, and basic treatment of these diseases.
Chan, Eric J.
- You have accessWhat can we expect from omega-3 fatty acids?Eric J. Chan, MD and Leslie Cho, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2009, 76 (4) 245-251; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08042
Many patients are taking fish oil supplements, either on their own initiative or on their physicians’ advice. Driving this trend is accumulating evidence that these lipids actually reduce cardiovascular risk.
Chen, Hung-Chun
- You have accessMultiple huge bullae after renal transplantMing-Ju Tsai, MD, Hung-Tien Kuo, MD and Hung-Chun Chen, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2009, 76 (4) 221-222; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08066
The patient received a kidney transplant 3 months ago and is taking immunosuppressant drugs. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Cho, Leslie
- You have accessWhat can we expect from omega-3 fatty acids?Eric J. Chan, MD and Leslie Cho, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2009, 76 (4) 245-251; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08042
Many patients are taking fish oil supplements, either on their own initiative or on their physicians’ advice. Driving this trend is accumulating evidence that these lipids actually reduce cardiovascular risk.
Deodhar, Atul
- You have accessPregabalin for fibromyalgia: Some relief but no cureLauren Kim, MD, Sarah Lipton, MD and Atul Deodhar, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2009, 76 (4) 255-261; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08024
How will pregabalin (Lyrica) fit into the treatment of this challenging disease?
Dumot, John A.
- You have accessEndoscopic therapy of recurrent acute pancreatitisMansour A. Parsi, MD, Tyler Stevens, MD, John A. Dumot, DO and Gregory Zuccaro, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2009, 76 (4) 225-233; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08017
Endoscopic therapy is an alternative to surgery for some patients with acute recurrent pancreatitis, ie, those whose disease is caused by gallstones or other mechanical processes that can obstruct outflow from the pancreas.
Elgouhari, Hesham M.
- You have accessWhat is the utility of measuring the serum ammonia level in patients with altered mental status?Hesham M. Elgouhari, MD and Robert O’Shea, MD, MSCECleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2009, 76 (4) 252-254; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08072
If you already know that the patient has decompensated liver disease, then measuring the ammonia level has little value.
Falk, Gary W.
- You have accessIn reply: Barium esophagography (February 2009)Brian C. Allen, MD, Mark E. Baker, MD and Gary W. Falk, MD, MSCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2009, 76 (4) 218; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76c.04002