Index by author
Hirsch, Heather D.
- You have accessERAAs for menopause treatment: Welcome the ‘designer estrogens’Heather D. Hirsch, MD, MS, NCMP, Elim Shih, MD, NCMP and Holly L. Thacker, MD, NCMPCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2017, 84 (6) 463-470; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.15140
These drugs stimulate estrogen receptors in some tissues and inhibit them in others, enabling tailored treatment.
Ikusaka, Masatomi
- You have accessA 68-year-old man with a blue toeKiyoshi Shikino, MD, PhD, Takahiro Ota, MD, Takanori Uehara, MD, PhD and Masatomi Ikusaka, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2017, 84 (6) 436-437; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16059
The patient had undergone coronary artery bypass grafting, which caused cholesterol crystal embolism.
Kichler, Adam Jacob
- You have accessA man with progressive dysphagiaAdam Jacob Kichler, DO and Scott Gabbard, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2017, 84 (6) 443-449; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16055
Difficulty swallowing can be caused by problems in the oropharynx or in the esophagus.
Kolla, Bhanu Prakash
- You have accessApps and fitness trackers that measure sleep: Are they useful?Meghna P. Mansukhani, MD and Bhanu Prakash Kolla, MD, MRCPsychCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2017, 84 (6) 451-456; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.15173
In general, they have major shortcomings and limited utility.
Krishnappa, Vinod
- You have accessAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and the heart and brainVinod Krishnappa, MBBS, Poornima Vinod, MD, Divya Deverakonda and Rupesh Raina, MD, FAAP, FACP, FASN, FNKFCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2017, 84 (6) 471-481; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16107
Early-onset hypertension is common. Other complications include heart disease and intracranial aneurysm.
Mandell, Brian F.
- You have accessFighting the reflux reflexBrian F. Mandell, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2017, 84 (6) 419; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84b.06017
We should think twice when making a clinical diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Mansukhani, Meghna P.
- You have accessApps and fitness trackers that measure sleep: Are they useful?Meghna P. Mansukhani, MD and Bhanu Prakash Kolla, MD, MRCPsychCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2017, 84 (6) 451-456; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.15173
In general, they have major shortcomings and limited utility.
Maronas-jimenez, Lidia
- You have accessBlack hairy tongue cured concurrently with respiratory infectionFátima Tous-Romero, MD, Sara Burillo-Martínez, MD, Marta Prieto-Barrios, MD and Lidia Maroñas-Jiménez, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2017, 84 (6) 434-435; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16044
Proposed causes include medications, hyposalivation, poor oral hygiene, smoking, and infection.
Mehra, Reena
- You have accessThe USPSTF and screening for obstructive sleep apnea: Dispelling misconceptionsReena Mehra, MD, MS and Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer, DO, MSCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2017, 84 (6) 429-431; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.17023
Their finding of insufficient evidence might be misinterpreted and needs to be put into context.
Mendes-bastos, Pedro
- You have accessA dermatosis of pregnancySusana Brás, MD, André Oliveira, MD, Pedro Mendes-Bastos, MD and Cristina Amaro, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2017, 84 (6) 440-441; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16088
Eight days after giving birth, a 33-year-old woman presented with pruritic erythematous papules and plaques on the abdomen.