Index by author
File, Thomas M.
- You have accessAnother perspective: Reducing the overtreatment of pneumoniaThomas M. File, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2013, 80 (10) 619-620; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80a.13029
Needed are better and faster ways to diagnose pneumonia and find the cause.
Gomes, Marcelo
- You have accessIs anticoagulation appropriate for all patients with portal vein thrombosis?Bradley D. Confer, DO, Ibrahim Hanouneh, MD, Marcelo Gomes, MD and M. Chadi Alraies, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2013, 80 (10) 611-613; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80a.12136
No. The decision is complex and depends on whether the thrombosis is acute or chronic and on other factors.
Hanouneh, Ibrahim
- You have accessIs anticoagulation appropriate for all patients with portal vein thrombosis?Bradley D. Confer, DO, Ibrahim Hanouneh, MD, Marcelo Gomes, MD and M. Chadi Alraies, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2013, 80 (10) 611-613; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80a.12136
No. The decision is complex and depends on whether the thrombosis is acute or chronic and on other factors.
Liang, Jackson Jeikai
- You have accessMore than skin-deepJackson Jeikai Liang, DO, Stefan Felix Cordes, MD, PhD and Thomas Elmer Witzig, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2013, 80 (10) 632-633; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80a.12160
The patient had oral ulcers, a truncal rash, and blistering lesions on his hands, all of which had been getting worse for 9 months.
Malone, Donald A.
- You have accessA practical approach to prescribing antidepressantsElizabeth Shultz, DO and Donald A. Malone, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2013, 80 (10) 625-631; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80a.12133
Although antidepressant drugs do not differ much in their efficacy, a particular drug may be a better choice in a given patient.
Mamoun, Ihsan
- You have accessPeripheral opacity on plain chest radiographyMohammed A. R. Chamsi-Pasha, MBBS, Abdul Hamid Alraiyes, MD, Ihsan Mamoun, MD and M. Chadi Alraies, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2013, 80 (10) 621-624; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80a.13006
Sometimes, careful observation can detect unusual signs of a common and serious condition.
Mandell, Brian F.
- You have accessAn uncommon syndrome makes us reflect on our approach to diagnosisBrian F. Mandell, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2013, 80 (10) 609-610; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80b.10013
Antisynthetase syndrome reminds us to stay grounded in the fundamentals of clinical care: careful listening, purposeful examination, and directed use of tests.
Menon, K.V. Narayanan
- You have accessHepatocellular carcinoma: Options for diagnosing and managing a deadly diseaseArvind R. Murali, MD, Carlos Romero-Marrero, MD, Federico Aucejo, MD and K.V. Narayanan Menon, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2013, 80 (10) 645-653; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80a.12163
Because early diagnosis improves the chances of survival, it is important to identify patients who would benefit from surveillance.
Murali, Arvind R.
- You have accessHepatocellular carcinoma: Options for diagnosing and managing a deadly diseaseArvind R. Murali, MD, Carlos Romero-Marrero, MD, Federico Aucejo, MD and K.V. Narayanan Menon, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2013, 80 (10) 645-653; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80a.12163
Because early diagnosis improves the chances of survival, it is important to identify patients who would benefit from surveillance.
Parikh, Nisha I.
- You have accessThe jugular venous pressure revisitedJohn Michael S. Chua Chiaco, MD, Nisha I. Parikh, MD, MPH and David J. Fergusson, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2013, 80 (10) 638-644; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80a.13039
Few physical findings are as useful but as undervalued as the estimation of the jugular venous pressure.