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Kostenko, Olga
- You have accessIn reply: MAO inhibitors (December 2010)Olga Kostenko, MD, Molly Wimbiscus, MD and Donald Malone, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2011, 78 (2) 81; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78c.02004
Malone, Donald
- You have accessIn reply: MAO inhibitors (December 2010)Olga Kostenko, MD, Molly Wimbiscus, MD and Donald Malone, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2011, 78 (2) 81; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78c.02004
Mandell, Brian F.
- You have accessHypertension: Don’t worry about the J curve—treat the patientBrian F. Mandell, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2011, 78 (2) 74; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78b.11002
Concerns over being too aggressive remain theoretical. A far greater problem is that we are still not successfully treating hypertension to even a conservative target.
- You have accessIn reply: Gout and chronic kidney disease (December 2010)Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD and Hossam El-Zawawy, MD, MSCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2011, 78 (2) 81-82; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78c.02002
Mccormick, Georges F.
- You have accessAir travel and venous thromboembolism: Minimizing the riskJohn R. Bartholomew, MD, Jonathan L. Schaffer, MD, MBA and Georges F. McCormick, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2011, 78 (2) 111-120; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78a.10138
Blood clots can occur during air travel, although the absolute risk is low. People with hypercoagulable conditions are at greater risk and may need prophylaxis.
Modrykamien, Ariel
- You have accessAirway pressure release ventilation: An alternative mode of mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndromeAriel Modrykamien, MD, Robert L. Chatburn, MHHS, RRT-NPS and Rendell W. Ashton, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2011, 78 (2) 101-110; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78a.10032
This mode may be useful in situations in which the lungs need to be recruited (reinflated) and held open.
Newman, Eric
- You have accessGoal-directed antihypertensive therapy: Lower may not always be betterEdward J. Filippone, MD, Andrew Foy, MD and Eric Newman, DOCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2011, 78 (2) 123-133; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78a.10101
At least 16 trials have been done in which patients were randomly assigned different blood pressure goals. Surprisingly, they did not show that a lower target offered significant clinical benefit, and they suggest the potential for harm.
Oliveira, Eduardo
- You have accessHow should one investigate a chronic cough?Ryu P.H. Tofts, MBChB, Gustavo Ferrer, MD and Eduardo Oliveira, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2011, 78 (2) 84-89; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.10033
First, take the history, perform a physical examination, and order a chest radiograph.
Sasidhar, Madhu
- You have accessCaring for VIPs: Nine principlesJorge A. Guzman, MD, Madhu Sasidhar, MD and James K. Stoller, MD, MSCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2011, 78 (2) 90-94; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78a.10113
When the patient is a “very important person,” the health care team should resist pressure to bend the rules.
Schaffer, Jonathan L.
- You have accessAir travel and venous thromboembolism: Minimizing the riskJohn R. Bartholomew, MD, Jonathan L. Schaffer, MD, MBA and Georges F. McCormick, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2011, 78 (2) 111-120; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78a.10138
Blood clots can occur during air travel, although the absolute risk is low. People with hypercoagulable conditions are at greater risk and may need prophylaxis.
Stoller, James K.
- You have accessCaring for VIPs: Nine principlesJorge A. Guzman, MD, Madhu Sasidhar, MD and James K. Stoller, MD, MSCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2011, 78 (2) 90-94; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78a.10113
When the patient is a “very important person,” the health care team should resist pressure to bend the rules.