Index by author
April 01, 2012; Volume 79,Issue 4
Bahrain, Huzefa
- You have accessPurpuric lesion on the elbowNaveen K. Voore, MD, Asima Rahman, MD, MRCGP, MRCOG, Sathish Sanna, MD and Huzefa Bahrain, DOCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2012, 79 (4) 253-256; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11036
A 75-year-old man developed a painful lesion on the elbow several days after starting warfarin therapy. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Bose, Nilanjana
- You have accessShould I order an anti-CCP antibody test to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis?Nilanjana Bose, MD and Leonard H. Calabrese, DOCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2012, 79 (4) 249-252; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11008
This test is highly specific, though it may be redundant for a patient who has documented rheumatoid arthritis and who is seropositive for rheumatoid factor.
Buendia-eisman, Agustín
- You have accessA nodule on a woman’s faceSalvador Arias-Santiago, MD, José Aneiros-Fernández, MD, Antonio Cutando, PhD, Agustín Buendía-Eisman, PhD, Ramón Naranjo-Sintes, PhD, Antonio Campos, PhD and Miguel Alaminos-MingoranceCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2012, 79 (4) 282-284; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.10115
It is firm, pink, 10 mm in diameter, with surrounding telangiectasias. What is it?
Bulsiewicz, William J.
- You have accessAntireflux surgery in the proton pump inhibitor eraWilliam J. Bulsiewicz, MD, MSc and Ryan D. Madanick, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2012, 79 (4) 273-281; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11097
Although drug therapy with a proton pump inhibitor is the first-line treatment for gastro-esophageal reflux disease, surgery still has several specific indications.