Table of Contents

February 01, 2010; Volume 77, Issue 2

  • From the Editor

      • Important changes to our CME program

        Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2010, 77 (2) 71;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm/77a/02001

        • Starting this month, readers can earn CME credit on a per-article basis. Each article that bears the CME logo is a separate CME test, each worth 1 credit.

  • Commentary

      • Sorting through the recent controversies in breast cancer screening

        Halle C.F. Moore, MD, G. Thomas Budd, MD, Andrea Sikon, MD, Alice Rim, MD, Melanie Chellman-Jeffers, MD and Joseph Crowe, MD
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2010, 77 (2) 76-79;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09177

        • Despite the new US recommendations, we continue to recommend yearly mammograms for most women, starting at age 40.

  • The Clinical Picture

      • Thick skin on the back

        Guha Ashrith, MD, MPH and Rajpreet Arora, MD
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2010, 77 (2) 90-91;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09004

        • An obese woman with long-standing uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus presents with indurated thickening of the skin on her back. What is the diagnosis?

      • Calcified cysts in the upper abdomen

        Ming-Ju Tsai, MD and Hung-Chun Chen, MD, PhD
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2010, 77 (2) 96-97;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09050

        • A plain chest radiograph reveals multiple calcified cysts in the upper abdomen of a man who has been on dialysis for 15 years. What is the most plausible diagnosis?

  • Medical Grand Rounds

  • Current Drug Therapy

      • Omeprazole and clopidogrel: Should clinicians be worried?

        Jeremiah P. Depta, MD and Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2010, 77 (2) 113-116;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09173

        • The FDA has warned of a possible interaction between omeprazole (Prilosec) and clopidogrel (Plavix), but for the time being we should not change the way we manage patients.

  • Im Board Review

      • A 40-year-old man with spells of generalized weakness and paresthesias

        Douglas L. Nguyen, MD, Sherezade Khambatta, DO, MHA, Joshua B. Eickstaedt, MD and Darlene R. Nelson, MD
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2010, 77 (2) 117-122;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09068

        • A 40-year-old man who works as a roofer has begun to experience episodes of generalized weakness, perioral numbness, and diffuse paresthesias. What is the cause?

  • Review

      • Preventing venous thromboembolism in long-term care residents: Cautious advice based on limited data

        Menaka Pai, MD, FRCP(C) and James D. Douketis, MD, FRCP(C), FACP, FCCP
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2010, 77 (2) 123-130;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09096

        • More research is needed to ascertain which long-term care residents would benefit most from anticoagulant prophylaxis. In the absence of evidence-based guidelines, we advocate a selective approach.

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        Managing acute upper GI bleeding, preventing recurrences

        Mazen Albeldawi, MD, Mohammed A. Qadeer, MD, MPH and John J. Vargo, MD, MPH
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2010, 77 (2) 131-142;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09035

        • Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding is common and potentially life-threatening. It needs prompt assessment and aggressive medical management.

  • Letters to the Editor

  • Reviewers 2009

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Vol. 77, Issue 2

1 Feb 2010

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