Index by author
March 01, 2011; Volume 78, Issue 3-
A 40-year-old woman with excoriated skin lesions
M. Chadi Alraies, MD, Emily Keller, MD, Khaldoon Shaheen, MD and Abdul Hamid Alraiyes, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2011, 78 (3) 161-163;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78a.10042
The lesions have been present for many years; a few show signs of recent bleeding. What is the diagnosis?
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Malignant bowel obstruction: Individualized treatment near the end of life
Aileen Soriano, MD and Mellar P. Davis, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2011, 78 (3) 197-206;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78a.10052
Surgery should not be routinely done. Less-invasive approaches such as gastric and colonic stenting are useful.
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Interpreting the estimated glomerular filtration rate in primary care: Benefits and pitfalls
James Simon, MD, Milen Amde, MD and Emilio D. Poggio, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2011, 78 (3) 189-195;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78a.10057
Many laboratories are now reporting the glomerular filtration rate automatically, and primary care providers are left trying to interpret the results.
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Recurrent abdominal pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Carole Macaron, MD, Mohammed A. Qadeer, MD, MPH and John J. Vargo, MD, MPH- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2011, 78 (3) 171-178;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09171
Four months after gallbladder surgery, her pain is back. Why?
