Table of Contents
From the Editor
- The pipe and the plug: Is unblocking arteries enough?
We all should be more aggressive in using treatments that reduce the progression of coronary artery disease—particularly in patients with diabetes.
Personalizing Patient Care
- Clinical applications of pharmacogenetics: Present and near future
Pharmacogenetics promises to give clinicians the tools to make treatment decisions based on genetic testing.
- Should we use pharmacogenetic testing when prescribing warfarin?
There is evidence in favor of testing, but not yet enough to strongly recommend it.
Im Board Review
- A 51-year-old woman with dyspnea
Her symptoms began 4 days ago. She appears uncomfortable and anxious, her pulse is over 160, and her respirations are 40. What is going on?
The Clinical Picture
- Lung air-fluid level in a smoker
A 49-year-old man with a 25-pack-year history had a striking finding on radiography.
Review
- Incidental ovarian cysts: When to reassure, when to reassess, when to refer
Most cysts are benign, but a few are malignant, with a notoriously poor survival rate. How can we tell if a patient truly needs surgery?
The FREEDOM trial: In appropriate patients with diabetes and multivessel coronary artery disease, CABG beats PCIA large randomized trial finds bypass grafting superior to percutaneous intervention in a highly selected population.
Departments
- Emergency contraception (November 2012)
Errors appeared in Batur P. Emergency contraception: Separating fact from fiction. Cleve Clin J Med 2012; 79:771–776; and in Baron T. Managing severe acute pancreatitis. Cleve Clin J Med 2013; 80:354–359.
- Acute pancreatitis (June 2013)
Errors appeared in Batur P. Emergency contraception: Separating fact from fiction. Cleve Clin J Med 2012; 79:771–776; and in Baron T. Managing severe acute pancreatitis. Cleve Clin J Med 2013; 80:354–359.
