Index by author

September 01, 2012; Volume 79,Issue 9

A

  1. Almeida, Francisco Aécio

    1. Flashing lights, floaters, and reduced vision
      Abdul Hamid Alraiyes, MD, M. Chadi Alraies, MD, Francisco Aécio Almeida, MD, MS and Arun D. Singh, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 616-618; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11141

      A 62-year-old woman has numerous lobulated, yellowish, choroidal lesions in the left eye, and two similar but smaller lesions in the right eye. What is the cause?

  2. Alraies, M. Chadi

    1. Flashing lights, floaters, and reduced vision
      Abdul Hamid Alraiyes, MD, M. Chadi Alraies, MD, Francisco Aécio Almeida, MD, MS and Arun D. Singh, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 616-618; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11141

      A 62-year-old woman has numerous lobulated, yellowish, choroidal lesions in the left eye, and two similar but smaller lesions in the right eye. What is the cause?

  3. Alraiyes, Abdul Hamid

    1. Flashing lights, floaters, and reduced vision
      Abdul Hamid Alraiyes, MD, M. Chadi Alraies, MD, Francisco Aécio Almeida, MD, MS and Arun D. Singh, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 616-618; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11141

      A 62-year-old woman has numerous lobulated, yellowish, choroidal lesions in the left eye, and two similar but smaller lesions in the right eye. What is the cause?

B

  1. Babbar, Gurinder

    1. A woman with a swollen uvula
      Saurabh Anil Pande, MD, Kanwal Raghav, MD, Shivani Mehta, MD, Gurinder Babbar, MBBS and Saurabh Kandpal, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 600-601; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11084

      A woman on patient-controlled analgesia with morphine suddenly develops shortness of breath because of uvular swelling obstructing the airway. What is the diagnosis?

C

  1. Chamsi-Pasha, Mohammed

    1. The role of aldosterone receptor antagonists in the management of heart failure: An update
      Vijaiganesh Nagarajan, MD, Mohammed Chamsi-Pasha, MD and W. H. Wilson Tang, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 631-639; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.12014

      Spironolactone (Aldactone) and eplerenone (Inspra) are now part of standard therapy. Still, they must be used cautiously, as they can cause hyperkalemia.

D

  1. Daw, Hamed

    1. Immune thrombocytopenia in adults: An update
      Swapna Thota, MD, Gaurav Kistangari, MD, Hamed Daw, MD and Timothy Spiro, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 641-650; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11027

      Management has changed in the last decade, with new drugs and with increased awareness of treatment side effects.

G

  1. Gornik, Heather L.

    1. Using the ankle-brachial index to diagnose peripheral artery disease and assess cardiovascular risk
      Using the ankle-brachial index to diagnose peripheral artery disease and assess cardiovascular risk
      Esther S. H. Kim, MD, MPH, Keattiyoat Wattanakit, MD, MPH and Heather L. Gornik, MD, MHS
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 651-661; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11154

      The authors seek to convince you to measure the ankle-brachial index in any patient you suspect may have peripheral artery disease, whether or not they have symptoms.

  2. Gutiérrez, Ramiro L.

    1. Fever, dyspnea, and hepatitis in an Iraq veteran
      Ramiro L. Gutiérrez, MD, MPH and Joshua D. Hartzell, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 623-630; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11136

      About 8 weeks after returning home, he presents with a cough, myalgia, headaches, fever, chills, drenching night sweats, and dyspnea on exertion. What is the most likely diagnosis?

H

  1. Hartzell, Joshua D.

    1. Fever, dyspnea, and hepatitis in an Iraq veteran
      Ramiro L. Gutiérrez, MD, MPH and Joshua D. Hartzell, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 623-630; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11136

      About 8 weeks after returning home, he presents with a cough, myalgia, headaches, fever, chills, drenching night sweats, and dyspnea on exertion. What is the most likely diagnosis?

K

  1. Kandpal, Saurabh

    1. A woman with a swollen uvula
      Saurabh Anil Pande, MD, Kanwal Raghav, MD, Shivani Mehta, MD, Gurinder Babbar, MBBS and Saurabh Kandpal, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 600-601; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11084

      A woman on patient-controlled analgesia with morphine suddenly develops shortness of breath because of uvular swelling obstructing the airway. What is the diagnosis?

  2. Kim, Esther S. H.

    1. Using the ankle-brachial index to diagnose peripheral artery disease and assess cardiovascular risk
      Using the ankle-brachial index to diagnose peripheral artery disease and assess cardiovascular risk
      Esther S. H. Kim, MD, MPH, Keattiyoat Wattanakit, MD, MPH and Heather L. Gornik, MD, MHS
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 651-661; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11154

      The authors seek to convince you to measure the ankle-brachial index in any patient you suspect may have peripheral artery disease, whether or not they have symptoms.

  3. Kistangari, Gaurav

    1. Immune thrombocytopenia in adults: An update
      Swapna Thota, MD, Gaurav Kistangari, MD, Hamed Daw, MD and Timothy Spiro, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 641-650; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11027

      Management has changed in the last decade, with new drugs and with increased awareness of treatment side effects.

M

  1. Mandell, Brian F.

    1. The ‘T’ in ITP remains
      Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 595; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79b.12009

      The “I” has changed its meaning and the “P” is not necessary to make the diagnosis, but the disease formerly known as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) remains important to diagnose.

  2. Mehta, Shivani

    1. A woman with a swollen uvula
      Saurabh Anil Pande, MD, Kanwal Raghav, MD, Shivani Mehta, MD, Gurinder Babbar, MBBS and Saurabh Kandpal, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 600-601; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11084

      A woman on patient-controlled analgesia with morphine suddenly develops shortness of breath because of uvular swelling obstructing the airway. What is the diagnosis?

N

  1. Nagarajan, Vijaiganesh

    1. The role of aldosterone receptor antagonists in the management of heart failure: An update
      Vijaiganesh Nagarajan, MD, Mohammed Chamsi-Pasha, MD and W. H. Wilson Tang, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 631-639; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.12014

      Spironolactone (Aldactone) and eplerenone (Inspra) are now part of standard therapy. Still, they must be used cautiously, as they can cause hyperkalemia.

P

  1. Pande, Saurabh Anil

    1. A woman with a swollen uvula
      Saurabh Anil Pande, MD, Kanwal Raghav, MD, Shivani Mehta, MD, Gurinder Babbar, MBBS and Saurabh Kandpal, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 600-601; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11084

      A woman on patient-controlled analgesia with morphine suddenly develops shortness of breath because of uvular swelling obstructing the airway. What is the diagnosis?

  2. Prasad, Vinay

    1. The apples and oranges of cost-effectiveness: A rejoinder
      Vinay Prasad, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 610-611; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.12129

      The author of the commentary replies.

R

  1. Raghav, Kanwal

    1. A woman with a swollen uvula
      Saurabh Anil Pande, MD, Kanwal Raghav, MD, Shivani Mehta, MD, Gurinder Babbar, MBBS and Saurabh Kandpal, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 600-601; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11084

      A woman on patient-controlled analgesia with morphine suddenly develops shortness of breath because of uvular swelling obstructing the airway. What is the diagnosis?

S

  1. Singh, Arun D.

    1. Flashing lights, floaters, and reduced vision
      Abdul Hamid Alraiyes, MD, M. Chadi Alraies, MD, Francisco Aécio Almeida, MD, MS and Arun D. Singh, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 616-618; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11141

      A 62-year-old woman has numerous lobulated, yellowish, choroidal lesions in the left eye, and two similar but smaller lesions in the right eye. What is the cause?

  2. Spiro, Timothy

    1. Immune thrombocytopenia in adults: An update
      Swapna Thota, MD, Gaurav Kistangari, MD, Hamed Daw, MD and Timothy Spiro, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 641-650; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11027

      Management has changed in the last decade, with new drugs and with increased awareness of treatment side effects.

T

  1. Thota, Swapna

    1. Immune thrombocytopenia in adults: An update
      Swapna Thota, MD, Gaurav Kistangari, MD, Hamed Daw, MD and Timothy Spiro, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 641-650; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11027

      Management has changed in the last decade, with new drugs and with increased awareness of treatment side effects.

U

  1. Udeh, Belinda L.

    1. The apples and oranges of cost-effectiveness: A rejoinder
      Chiedozie I. Udeh, MD, MHLTHEC and Belinda L. Udeh, PhD, MPH
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 608-610; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.12123

      A recent CCJM commentary used straw men to indict cost-effectiveness research.

  2. Udeh, Chiedozie I.

    1. The apples and oranges of cost-effectiveness: A rejoinder
      Chiedozie I. Udeh, MD, MHLTHEC and Belinda L. Udeh, PhD, MPH
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 608-610; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.12123

      A recent CCJM commentary used straw men to indict cost-effectiveness research.

W

  1. Wattanakit, Keattiyoat

    1. Using the ankle-brachial index to diagnose peripheral artery disease and assess cardiovascular risk
      Using the ankle-brachial index to diagnose peripheral artery disease and assess cardiovascular risk
      Esther S. H. Kim, MD, MPH, Keattiyoat Wattanakit, MD, MPH and Heather L. Gornik, MD, MHS
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 651-661; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11154

      The authors seek to convince you to measure the ankle-brachial index in any patient you suspect may have peripheral artery disease, whether or not they have symptoms.

  2. Wilson Tang, W. H.

    1. The role of aldosterone receptor antagonists in the management of heart failure: An update
      Vijaiganesh Nagarajan, MD, Mohammed Chamsi-Pasha, MD and W. H. Wilson Tang, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 631-639; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.12014

      Spironolactone (Aldactone) and eplerenone (Inspra) are now part of standard therapy. Still, they must be used cautiously, as they can cause hyperkalemia.

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