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  • Mastectomy with immediate reconstruction: issues and answers
    Richard V. Dowden, MD and Randall J. Yetman, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 1992, 59 (5) 499-503;

    Immediate reconstruction hastens rehabilitation by easing the patient’s psychological burdens.

  • Suicide risk associated with drug and alcohol addiction
    Norman S. Miller, MD, A. James Giannini, MD and Mark S. Gold, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 1992, 59 (5) 535-538;

    Determining increased risk is a clinical necessity.

  • Glucocorticoids in clinical oncology
    Declan Walsh, MSc and Jay Avashia, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 1992, 59 (5) 505-515;

    A review of current indications.

  • Uses of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the 1990s
    Eric P. Kindwall, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 1992, 59 (5) 517-528;

    Hyperbaric oxygen is safe and effective in a number of critical situations, yet its use is still largely empirical.

  • Prostate cancer: current concepts in diagnosis and treatment
    Eric A. Klein, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1992, 59 (4) 383-389;

    Controversy persists over how best to screen the general population for prostate cancer, and whether earlier detection decreases mortality. The author outlines an approach to screening, diagnosis, and treatment grounded on A U A guidelines and clinical experience.

  • Doppler echocardiographic assessment of aortic regurgitation: uses and limitations
    Allan L. Klein, MD, Malcolm B. Davison, MBBS, Galen Vonk, MD and A. Jamil Tajik, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1992, 59 (4) 359-368;

    The final determination of the severity of aortic regurgitation should involve a combination of the various Doppler techniques and the indices derived from them.

  • Gardner’s hydrodynamic theory of syringomyelia revisited
    Prem K. Pillay, MD, Issam A. Awad, MD, MSc and Joseph F. Hahn, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1992, 59 (4) 373-380;

    How longitudinal, fluid-filled cavities form within the spinal cord has eluded researchers, though widely espoused theories have been put forth. The authors propose a unified theory based on recent MRI experience and on elements of other current theories.

  • Viral hepatitis in the 1990s, part II: hepatitis B and delta virus
    William D. Carey, MD and Glrish Patel, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1992, 59 (4) 393-401;

    Effective vaccines are available. High-risk groups have been identified. But widespread prevention of hepatitis B infection remains an elusive goal, and key questions need answers: What are the mechanisms of transmission, including mother-to-offspring transmission? What short - and long-term risks do health care professionals face?

  • Tools for noninvasive assessment of coronary arterial reperfusion
    Richard C. Becker, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1992, 59 (4) 403-408;

    Coronary angiography has been the standard method to rapidly assess coronary reperfusion status after acute MI, but the availability, cost, and risks of the procedure are potential concerns. Noninvasive markers are showing promise as alternatives to angiography.

  • Primary angiitis of the central nervous system: diagnostic criteria and clinical approach
    Leonard H. Calabrese, DO, Anthony J. Furlan, MD, Lisa A. Gragg, MS and Trumane J. Ropos, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 1992, 59 (3) 293-306;

    Clinical perceptions of PACNS have changed dramatically in the last 5 years, prompting a reappraisal of the 1987 diagnostic criteria and current approaches to treatment

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