Index by author
August 01, 2016; Volume 83,Issue 8
Lai, Yu Kuang
- You have accessRenal failure in HCV cirrhosisChitra Deepak Punjabi, MD, Yu Kuang Lai, MD, Manjula Balasubramanian, MD and Imara Dissanayake, MD, FACPCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2016, 83 (8) 583-588; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15106
The patient was diagnosed with hepatitis C 15 years ago; now, his kidneys are failing.
Lichtin, Alan E.
- You have accessThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: The role of ADAMTS13Heesun J. Rogers, MD, PhD, Charles Allen, DO and Alan E. Lichtin, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2016, 83 (8) 597-603; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15009
ADAMTS13 testing is useful in diagnosing this disease, guiding therapy, and predicting relapse.
Lincoff, A. Michael
- You have accessShould patients with stable ischemic heart disease undergo revascularization?Michael Chenier, MD, MPH and A. Michael Lincoff, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2016, 83 (8) 567-570; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15093
The benefi t is much less clear for stable disease than for acute coronary syndromes.
Lipold, Laura Dorr
- You have accessIs there a time limit for systemic menopausal hormone therapy?Laura Dorr Lipold, MD, Pelin Batur, MD, NCMP, CCD and Risa Kagan, MD, FACOG, CCD, NCMPCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2016, 83 (8) 605-612; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15161
The duration needs to be an individualized, shared decision that is reassessed annually.