Index by author
Anderson, Mary
- You have accessWhen patients on target-specific oral anticoagulants need surgeryMary Anderson, MD, Kathryn L. Hassell, MD, Toby C. Trujillo, PharmD, FCCP, FAHA, BCPS (AQ CARDIOLOGY) and Brian Wolfe, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2014, 81 (10) 629-639; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.13168
Until evidence-based guidelines are developed, clinicians will have to apply their knowledge of pharmacology.
Ching Sun, Grace E.
- You have accessDiabetes therapy and cancer risk: Where do we stand when treating patients?Grace E. Ching Sun, DO, Sangeeta R. Kashyap, MD and Christian Nasr, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2014, 81 (10) 620-628; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.13140
Several classes of diabetes drugs are under scrutiny for potentially promoting cancer in a population already at risk.
Choudhary, Shyama
- You have accessTerry nails in a patient with chronic alcoholic liver diseaseSatyendra Khichar, MBBS and Shyama Choudhary, MBBS, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2014, 81 (10) 603-604; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.13134
His fingernails had a distal thin brown-pink transverse band, a white nail bed, and no lunula.
Dhungel, Sourab
- You have accessShould all patients have a resting 12-lead ECG before elective noncardiac surgery?Prashant Sharma, MD, FACP, Sourab Dhungel, MD, FACP and Anbazhagan Prabhakaran, MD, MRCP (Edin), FACPCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2014, 81 (10) 594-596; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.13141
If the risk is low, an ECG could unnecessarily delay surgery, drive up costs, trigger further testing, and increase anxiety.
Hassell, Kathryn L.
- You have accessWhen patients on target-specific oral anticoagulants need surgeryMary Anderson, MD, Kathryn L. Hassell, MD, Toby C. Trujillo, PharmD, FCCP, FAHA, BCPS (AQ CARDIOLOGY) and Brian Wolfe, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2014, 81 (10) 629-639; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.13168
Until evidence-based guidelines are developed, clinicians will have to apply their knowledge of pharmacology.
Hyland, Jennifer
- You have accessIn Reply: Why is metformin contraindicated in chronic kidney disease? (May 2014)James F. Simon, MD, Ankit Sakhuja, MD and Jennifer Hyland, RN, MSN, CNPCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2014, 81 (10) 593; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81c:10002
Imam, Talha H.
- You have accessWhy is metformin contraindicated in chronic kidney disease? (May 2014)Talha H. Imam, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2014, 81 (10) 586; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81c:10001
A reader comments on why metformin is contraindicated in chronic kidney disease, which was mentioned by Sakhuja et al (Cleve Clin J Med 2014; 81:289–299).
Kashyap, Sangeeta R.
- You have accessDiabetes therapy and cancer risk: Where do we stand when treating patients?Grace E. Ching Sun, DO, Sangeeta R. Kashyap, MD and Christian Nasr, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2014, 81 (10) 620-628; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.13140
Several classes of diabetes drugs are under scrutiny for potentially promoting cancer in a population already at risk.
Khichar, Satyendra
- You have accessTerry nails in a patient with chronic alcoholic liver diseaseSatyendra Khichar, MBBS and Shyama Choudhary, MBBS, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2014, 81 (10) 603-604; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.13134
His fingernails had a distal thin brown-pink transverse band, a white nail bed, and no lunula.
Kominsky, Alan
- You have accessManaging snoring: When to consider surgeryDuc A. Tien, MD and Alan Kominsky, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2014, 81 (10) 613-619; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.13034
If conservative measures fail, a variety of surgical procedures are designed to keep the airway open during sleep.