Index by author
Aronowitz, Paul
- You have accessPrimary livedo reticularis of the abdomenMichael Chew, MD and Paul Aronowitz, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2018, 85 (3) 181-183; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17047
Livedo reticularis can be the manifestation of a wide range of conditions—or not.
Bonnema, Rachel
- You have accessPrimary care management of chronic pelvic pain in womenRachel Bonnema, MD, MS, MEGAN Mcnamara, MD, MSc, Jennifer Harsh, PhD, LMFT and Elizabeth Hopkins, PT, DPTCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2018, 85 (3) 215-223; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.16038
While referral may eventually be indicated, primary care doctors can take steps to diagnose and manage the condition.
Chadha, Romil
- You have accessMethemoglobinemia in an HIV patientRiva Raiker, MD, William C. Lippert, MD, MPH and Romil Chadha, MD, MPH, FACP, SFHMCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2018, 85 (3) 186-187; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17004
He had restarted his home dapsone prophylaxis, but his dyspnea worsened and his urine became dark.
Chew, Michael
- You have accessPrimary livedo reticularis of the abdomenMichael Chew, MD and Paul Aronowitz, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2018, 85 (3) 181-183; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17047
Livedo reticularis can be the manifestation of a wide range of conditions—or not.
Cremer, Paul
- You have accessWhich test for CAD should be used in patients with left bundle branch block?Bo Xu, MBBS (Hons), Paul Cremer, MD, Wael Jaber, MD, Stuart Moir, MBBS, PhD, Serge C. Harb, MD and L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2018, 85 (3) 224-230; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17051
CT angiography is the fi rst-line test in those under 65; for older patients there are SPECT and dobutamine echocardiography.
Factora, Ronan M.
- You have accessAlzheimer dementia: Starting, stopping drug therapyLuke D. Kim, MD, FACP, CMD and Ronan M. Factora, MD, FACP, AGSFCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2018, 85 (3) 209-214; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.16080
It is reasonable to consider discontinuing therapy when a patient has progressed to advanced dementia.
Fujikawa, Tatsuya
- You have accessAscites from intraperitoneal urine leakage after pelvic radiationTatsuya Fujikawa, MD, PhD and Yasuharu Tokuda, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2018, 85 (3) 188-189; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17028
Six years earlier, the patient had undergone hysterectomy and chemoradiotherapy for cervical cancer.
Garg, Anu
- You have accessHypertension in older adults: What is the target blood pressure?Anu Garg, MD and Barbara J. Messinger-Rapport, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2018, 85 (3) 193-195; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17064
Goal: systolic pressure below 130 mm Hg if the patient can take multiple medications and be followed closely.
Grodin, Justin L.
- You have accessHemodynamically, the kidney is at the heart of cardiorenal syndromeJustin L. Grodin, MD, MPHCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2018, 85 (3) 240-242; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17126
In heart failure, the heart and the kidneys share a rocky relationship.
Hamo, Khair M.
- You have accessA 67-year-old woman with bilateral hand numbnessSohab S. Radwan, MD, Khair M. Hamo and Ayman A. Zayed, MD, MSc, FACE, FACPCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2018, 85 (3) 200-208; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17026
Her history includes type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, hypertension, diastolic heart failure, and thyroid surgery.