Index by author
Akras, Zade
- You have accessBleeding esophageal varices: Who should receive a shunt?Ghassoub Rifai, MD, Zade Akras and Ibrahim A. Hanouneh, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2017, 84 (3) 199-201; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.15149
A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt can prevent repeated variceal bleeding and control refractory ascites.
Al Tibi, Mohammad
- You have accessUpdate on viral hepatitis in pregnancyZhili Shao, MD, PhD, Mohammad Al Tibi, MD and Jamilé Wakim-Fleming, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2017, 84 (3) 202-206; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.15139
Indications for treatment may be different from those in the general population. New treatments are available.
Andrews, Rebecca
- You have accessStaying afloat in a sea of information: Point-of-care resourcesRebecca Andrews, MS, MD, FACP, Neil Mehta, MBBS,MS,FACP, Jack Maypole, MD and Stephen A. Martin, MD, EdMCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2017, 84 (3) 225-235; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.15087
We can refine our skills in accessing, sorting, and interpreting scientific evidence.
Azevedo, Telma
- You have accessDisseminated molluscum contagiosum lesions in an HIV patientTelma Azevedo, MD, Alexandre Catarino, MD, Lurdes Ferreira, MD, Fernando Borges, MD and Kamal Mansinho, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2017, 84 (3) 186-187; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16070
The patient was diagnosed with HIV-related encephalopathy and disseminated Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
Borges, Fernando
- You have accessDisseminated molluscum contagiosum lesions in an HIV patientTelma Azevedo, MD, Alexandre Catarino, MD, Lurdes Ferreira, MD, Fernando Borges, MD and Kamal Mansinho, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2017, 84 (3) 186-187; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16070
The patient was diagnosed with HIV-related encephalopathy and disseminated Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
Burman, Kenneth D.
- You have accessIodine deficiency: Clinical implicationsSoamsiri Niwattisaiwong, MD, Kenneth D. Burman, MD and Melissa Li-Ng, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2017, 84 (3) 236-244; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.15053
Requirements are higher in pregnant and lactating women. Risk is higher in vegans and those who are lactose-intolerant.
Catarino, Alexandre
- You have accessDisseminated molluscum contagiosum lesions in an HIV patientTelma Azevedo, MD, Alexandre Catarino, MD, Lurdes Ferreira, MD, Fernando Borges, MD and Kamal Mansinho, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2017, 84 (3) 186-187; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16070
The patient was diagnosed with HIV-related encephalopathy and disseminated Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
Cawcutt, Kelly W.
- You have accessIn Reply: Caring for international patients November 2016Kelly W. Cawcutt, MD and John W. Wilson, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2017, 84 (3) 180-181; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84c.03002
Readers comment on caring for international patients (November 2016) and on acid-base disorders (January 2017).
Chen, Chun-Chi
- You have accessPorcelain heart in a uremic patientHsiu-Chien Yang, MD, Chang-Han Lo, MD, Chun-Chi Chen, MD and Chia-Chao Wu, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2017, 84 (3) 184-185; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.15177
Constrictive pericarditis due to secondary hyperparathyroidism occurs in up to 4% of patients with end-stage renal disease.
Elliott, Emily J.
- You have accessWorsening migraine due to neurocysticercosisEmily J. Elliott, DO, LT MC USN and Edwin J. Landaker, MD, CDR MC USNCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2017, 84 (3) 196-198; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16003
When a woman with a history of migraine had new symptoms, MRI revealed a tapeworm scolex in her brain.