Index by author
Amrutha, M.
- You have accessHypertrophic osteoarthropathy: Uncommon presentation of lung cancerM. Amrutha, MBBS and T. P. Rajagopal, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2017, 84 (4) 270-272; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.15167
The patient presented with bilateral ankle joint pain, swelling of the ankles and wrists, and digital clubbing.
Assalita, Steven
- You have accessConfusion and hypercalcemia in an 80-year-old manKeren Zhou, MD, Steven Assalita, MD and Susan E. Williams, MS, RD, MD, FACP FACECleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2017, 84 (4) 281-286; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16017
His total serum calcium level is 14.4 mg/dL. What is the cause?
Dore, Maria Pina
- You have accessTreating Helicobacter pylori effectively while minimizing misuse of antibioticsAkiko Shiotani, MD, PhD, Hong Lu, MD, PhD, Maria Pina Dore, MD, PhD and David Y. Graham, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2017, 84 (4) 310-318; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.14110
H pylori infection is an infectious disease and should be treated like one, with due consideration of resistance.
Graham, David Y.
- You have accessTreating Helicobacter pylori effectively while minimizing misuse of antibioticsAkiko Shiotani, MD, PhD, Hong Lu, MD, PhD, Maria Pina Dore, MD, PhD and David Y. Graham, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2017, 84 (4) 310-318; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.14110
H pylori infection is an infectious disease and should be treated like one, with due consideration of resistance.
Ikusaka, Masatomi
- You have accessAn unexpected cause of shoulder painTakeshi Kondo, MD, Yoshiyuki Ohira, PhD, Takanori Uehara, PhD, Kazutaka Noda, PhD and Masatomi Ikusaka, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2017, 84 (4) 276-277; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccim.84a.16051
The patient’s scapula protruded abnormally during forward flexion and abduction of the arm.
Jonczak, Emily E.
- You have accessLife after breast, prostate, and colon cancer: Primary care’s roleEmily E. Jonczak, MD, Elizabeth R. Stone, MD, Cristina I. Pravia, MD and Darby Sider, MD, FACP, FAAPCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2017, 84 (4) 303-309; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.15138
When patients survive cancer, they eventually come back to their primary care physician—with special needs.
Kher, Sucharita
- You have accessMaternal asthma: Management strategiesSucharita Kher, MD, FCCP and Prerna Mota, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2017, 84 (4) 296-302; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.15046
The benefits of asthma treatment during pregnancy outweigh the risks associated with the medications used.
Kondo, Takeshi
- You have accessAn unexpected cause of shoulder painTakeshi Kondo, MD, Yoshiyuki Ohira, PhD, Takanori Uehara, PhD, Kazutaka Noda, PhD and Masatomi Ikusaka, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2017, 84 (4) 276-277; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccim.84a.16051
The patient’s scapula protruded abnormally during forward flexion and abduction of the arm.
Lawler, Helen M.
- You have accessHypoglycemia after gastric bypass: An emerging complicationRichard Millstein, DO and Helen M. Lawler, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2017, 84 (4) 319-328; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16064
Post-gastric bypass hypoglycemia arises late and is probably more common than initially thought.
Lindenmeyer, Christina C.
- You have accessWhich patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease should undergo liver biopsy?Christina C. Lindenmeyer, MD and Arthur J. McCullough, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2017, 84 (4) 273-275; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16029
Patients should undergo biopsy to guide management and prognosis if suspected of having steatohepatitis or fibrosis.