Index by author
February 01, 2017; Volume 84,Issue 2
Cope, Jessica
- You have accessIn reply: Submassive pulmonary embolism (December 2016)Ali Ataya, MD, Jessica Cope, PharmD, Abbas Shahmohammadi, MD and Hassan Alnuaimat, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2017, 84 (2) 94-95; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84c.02004
Fleming, Isobel
- You have accessSeverely frail elderly patients do not need lipid-lowering drugsLaurie Herzig Mallery, MD, FRCPC, MSM, Paige Moorhouse, MD, MPH, FRCPC, MSM, Pam McLean Veysey, BSc (Pharm), Michael Allen, MD, MSc and Isobel Fleming, BScPharm, ACPRCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2017, 84 (2) 131-142; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.15114
Statins have no role as primary prevention in this population, and a minor role as secondary prevention.
Frigy, Alan
- You have accessRing-enhancing cerebral lesionsAram Barbaryan, MD, Jignesh Modi, MD, Wajih Raqeem, MD, Michael I. Choi, MD, Alan Frigy, MD and Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2017, 84 (2) 104-110; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16037
The patient has poorly controlled HIV, seizures, and brain lesions. Is Histoplasma or Toxoplasma the cause of the lesions?
Galicia-castillo, Marissa C.
- You have accessIn reply: Opioid therapy and sleep apnea (June 2016)Marissa C. Galicia-Castillo, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2017, 84 (2) 94; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84c.02002
Geller, Aaron S.
- You have accessOpioid therapy and sleep apnea (June 2016)Aaron S. Geller, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2017, 84 (2) 91-94; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84c.02001
Readers comment on opioids and sleep apnea (June 2016).
Gray, Adam
- You have accessWhen should brain imaging precede lumbar puncture in cases of suspected bacterial meningitis?Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, MD, Adam Gray, MD and Taha Ayach, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2017, 84 (2) 111-113; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16028
Few patients need it. Empiric antibiotic and corticosteroid therapy must not be delayed.
Hirsch, Heather
- You have accessMedical management of urinary incontinence in womenElim Shih, MD, Heather Hirsch, MD and Holly L. Thacker, MD, FACP, NCMP, CCDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2017, 84 (2) 151-158; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16054
It is common, underreported, and undertreated. Primary care physicians can offer conservative management.
Howell, Stacey
- You have accessMan’s best friend, fatal in the endEvelyn Ling, MD, Stacey Howell, MD, Mai Vang, BS and Paul Aronowitz, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2017, 84 (2) 146-150; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16061
A dog bite in a patient without a spleen can have serious consequences.
Katyal, Anup
- You have accessSubmassive pulmonary embolism (December 2016)Anup Katyal, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2017, 84 (2) 94; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84c.02003
Readers comment on submassive pulmonary embolism (December 2016).
Leclerc, Kenneth
- You have accessCardiopulmonary exercise testing: A contemporary and versatile clinical toolKenneth Leclerc, MD, FACC, FACSMCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2017, 84 (2) 161-168; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.15013
It has a class I recommendation for evaluating dyspnea of uncertain cause and in candidates for heart transplant.