Index by author
Aljadah, Michael M.
- You have accessLow-dose steroids for acute exacerbations of COPD in a non-ICU setting: Worth considerationAsim Kichloo, MD, Michael M. Aljadah and Hassan H. Beiz, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 717-718; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19027
Despite the guidelines, most patients still receive high intravenous doses for acute exacerbations.
Ayache, Mirna B.
- You have accessShould I evaluate my patient with atrial fibrillation for sleep apnea?Mirna B. Ayache, MD, MPH, Reena Mehra, MD, MS, FCCP, FAASM and Kenneth A. Mayuga, MD, FACC, FHRSCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 709-712; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19033
Yes. The prevalence of sleep apnea is high in patients with atrial fibrillation, and vice versa.
Babu, Benson A.
- You have accessSevere hypercalcemia in a 54-year-old womanMichael A. Munoz, MD, Zeeshan Zafar, MD, MBA and Benson A. Babu, MD, MBACleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 719-723; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18126
Her calcium level was 18.4 mg/dL; 6 months earlier it had been 9.6. What was the cause?
Bakshi, Satvinder Singh
- You have accessFissured tongueSatvinder Singh Bakshi, MS, DNBCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 714; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19060
A 43-year-old man presented with halitosis and deep fissures on his tongue.
Beiz, Hassan H.
- You have accessLow-dose steroids for acute exacerbations of COPD in a non-ICU setting: Worth considerationAsim Kichloo, MD, Michael M. Aljadah and Hassan H. Beiz, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 717-718; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19027
Despite the guidelines, most patients still receive high intravenous doses for acute exacerbations.
Gnanapandithan, Karthik
- You have accessAtraumatic splenic rupture in acute myeloid leukemiaKarthik Gnanapandithan, MD, MSCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 715-716; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19042
Atraumatic splenic rupture is rare but potentially life-threatening, especially if the diagnosis is delayed.
Hlatshwayo, Matifadza
- You have accessSTI update: Testing, treatment, and emerging threatsMatifadza Hlatshwayo, MD, MPH, Hilary E. L. Reno, MD, PhD and Melanie L. Yarbrough, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 733-740; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18098
Fast, sensitive molecular diagnostic tests that use self-collected samples may help bend the upward curve of STIs.
John, Teny M.
- You have accessAppropriate laboratory testing in Lyme diseaseTeny M. John, MD and Alan J. Taege, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 751-759; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19029
Testing for Lyme disease is challenging and if done incorrectly can lead to unnecessary treatment.
Kichloo, Asim
- You have accessLow-dose steroids for acute exacerbations of COPD in a non-ICU setting: Worth considerationAsim Kichloo, MD, Michael M. Aljadah and Hassan H. Beiz, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 717-718; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19027
Despite the guidelines, most patients still receive high intravenous doses for acute exacerbations.
Mandell, Brian F.
- You have accessA link between A-fib and sleep apnea is no surprise, but why?Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 706-707; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86b.11019
The two conditions commonly coexist, and treating the sleep apnea results in better rhythm-directed outcomes in the A-fib.