Index by author
Agito, Markus D.
- You have accessMarijuana is both antiemetic and proemeticMarvin Louis Roy Y. Lu, MD and Markus D. Agito, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2015, 82 (7) 429-434; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14023
Chronic marijuana use can have an emetic effect. Patients shower or bathe in extremely hot water to relieve the symptoms.
Blaylock, Jason M.
- You have accessCare of the aging HIV patientJason M. Blaylock, MD and Glenn W. Wortmann, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2015, 82 (7) 445-455; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14094
Today, more than 50% of all HIV-infected people in the United States are over age 50.
Calkins, Joe B.
- You have accessA continuous cardiac murmurRebecca Napier, MD, Jonathan D. Gardner, MD, Susan Noe, MD, FACC, FACP and Joe B. Calkins, MD, FACC, FACP, FASECleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2015, 82 (7) 414-418; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14068
A 45-year-old woman presents with progressive shortness of breath and a continuous murmur over the entire precordium.
Dipiero, Jennifer
- You have accessShould thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) activity be determined before prescribing azathioprine, mercaptopurine, or thioguanine?Jennifer DiPiero, MEd, Kathryn Teng, MD and J. Kevin Hicks, PharmD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2015, 82 (7) 409-413; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14106
Testing can identify patients at risk of life-threatening myelosuppression on these drugs.
Duong, Alex K.
- You have accessAn unusual cause of vitamin B12 and iron deficiencyShelley Maithel, BA, Alex K. Duong, Jonathan Zhang, MD and Douglas L. Nguyen, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2015, 82 (7) 406-408; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14151
Testing for ova and parasites was negative, but video capsule endoscopy revealed a tapeworm in the distal duodenum.
Gardner, Jonathan D.
- You have accessA continuous cardiac murmurRebecca Napier, MD, Jonathan D. Gardner, MD, Susan Noe, MD, FACC, FACP and Joe B. Calkins, MD, FACC, FACP, FASECleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2015, 82 (7) 414-418; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14068
A 45-year-old woman presents with progressive shortness of breath and a continuous murmur over the entire precordium.
Ghamrawi, Riane J.
- You have accessCeftaroline fosamil: A super-cephalosporin?Riane J. Ghamrawi, PharmD, BCPS, Elizabeth Neuner, PharmD and Susan J. Rehm, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2015, 82 (7) 437-444; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14105
Ceftaroline fosamil is the first beta-lactam with clinically useful activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Hicks, J. Kevin
- You have accessShould thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) activity be determined before prescribing azathioprine, mercaptopurine, or thioguanine?Jennifer DiPiero, MEd, Kathryn Teng, MD and J. Kevin Hicks, PharmD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2015, 82 (7) 409-413; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14106
Testing can identify patients at risk of life-threatening myelosuppression on these drugs.
King, Ashley
- You have accessUrologic applications of botulinum toxinAshley King, MD, Adrienne Quirouet, MD and Courtenay K. Moore, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2015, 82 (7) 456-464; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.13166
Botulinum toxin is approved for neurogenic detrusor overactivity and overactive bladder refractory to drug therapy.
Kistangari, Gaurav
- You have accessElectrocardiographic changes in amitriptyline overdoseFarayi Mbuvah, MD, Frunze Petrosyan, MD, Nirosshan Thiruchelvam, MD and Gaurav Kistangari, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2015, 82 (7) 396-398; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.13135
A 49-year-old woman was unresponsive after taking an unknown quantity of amitriptyline.