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Albayda, Jemima
- You have accessIdentifying statin-associated autoimmune necrotizing myopathyJemima Albayda, MD and Lisa Christopher-Stine, MD, MPHCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2014, 81 (12) 736-741; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.13158
Unlike simple myalgia or myositis, this condition can persist or even arise de novo after the statin is stopped.
Brizendine, Kyle D.
- You have accessEbola virus: Questions, answers, and more questionsKyle D. Brizendine, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2014, 81 (12) 729-735; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81gr.14007
The clinical virology of Ebola virus, the reported proposed treatments, and an overview of the current outbreak.
Ching Sun, Grace E.
- You have accessIn Reply: Diabetes therapy and cancer risk (October 2014)Grace E. Ching Sun, DO, Sangeeta R. Kashyap, MD and Christian Nasr, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2014, 81 (12) 714-715; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81c.12002
A reader comments on the risk of cancer with diabetes drugs (October 2014).
Christopher-stine, Lisa
- You have accessIdentifying statin-associated autoimmune necrotizing myopathyJemima Albayda, MD and Lisa Christopher-Stine, MD, MPHCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2014, 81 (12) 736-741; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.13158
Unlike simple myalgia or myositis, this condition can persist or even arise de novo after the statin is stopped.
Cohn, Steven L.
- You have accessUpdated guidelines on cardiovascular evaluation before noncardiac surgery: A view from the trenchesSteven L. Cohn, MD, FACP, SFHMCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2014, 81 (12) 742-751; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.14148
The purpose is not to get clearance for surgery but to evaluate the patient’s medical status and risk of complications.
Donskey, Curtis J.
- You have accessIs antibiotic treatment indicated in a patient with a positive urine culture but no symptoms?Michelle T. Hecker, MD and Curtis J. Donskey, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2014, 81 (12) 721-724; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.14038
Some groups should be screened and treated, eg, pregnant women and patients undergoing an invasive urologic procedure.
Grant, Paul J.
- You have accessPerioperative medicine: Combining the science and the artPaul J. Grant, MD, SFHM, FACPCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2014, 81 (12) 752-754; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.14172
Although we may wish for “cookbook” guidelines, often we must practice the “art” of medicine.
Hanna, Elias B.
- You have accessSyncope: Etiology and diagnostic approachElias B. Hanna, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2014, 81 (12) 755-766; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.13152
There are three major types: neurally mediated, orthostatic, and cardiac. The goal is to rule out structural heart disease.
Hecker, Michelle T.
- You have accessIs antibiotic treatment indicated in a patient with a positive urine culture but no symptoms?Michelle T. Hecker, MD and Curtis J. Donskey, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2014, 81 (12) 721-724; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.14038
Some groups should be screened and treated, eg, pregnant women and patients undergoing an invasive urologic procedure.
Jaen-olasolo, Pedro
- You have accessSarcoidal infiltration of tattoosLaura Miguel-Gómez, MD, Sergio Vañó-Galván, MD, PhD, Basil Sido-Ahmed, MD, Carmen Moreno García Del Real, MD, PhD and Pedro Jaén-Olasolo, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2014, 81 (12) 717-718; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.13151
Corticosteroid treatment resulted in clinical improvement after 3 months.