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  • Contrast-induced nephropathy: How it develops, how to prevent it
    Michael R. Rudnick, MD, Aaron Kesselheim, MD and Stanley Goldfarb, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2006, 73 (1) 75-87;

    The evidence and our recommendations for using hydration, N-acetylcysteine, sodium bicarbonate, theophylline, and hemofiltration.

  • Familial hypercholesterolemia: A challenge of diagnosis and therapy
    Christopher Sibley, MD and Neil J. Stone, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2006, 73 (1) 57-64;

    Many people have high cholesterol, but a distinct minority have extremely high levels due to genetic defects in lipoprotein metabolism. They need our special attention.

  • Multiple sclerosis: Advances in understanding, diagnosing, and treating the underlying disease
    Robert J. Fox, MD, Francois Bethoux, MD, Myla D. Goldman, MD and Jeffrey A. Cohen, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2006, 73 (1) 91-102;

    In spite of setbacks, the future holds hope for patients and clinicians struggling against this disease.

  • Use of corticosteroids in the sepsis syndrome: What do we know now?
    Steven P. LaRosa, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2005, 72 (12) 1121-1127;

    Although there is a physiologic rationale for using corticosteroids in sepsis, there are also safety concerns. A definitive trial is under way. This article analyzes the evidence to date and gives the authors personal recommendations.

  • Dyslipidemia in HIV patients
    Marisa Tungsiripat, MD and Judith A. Aberg, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2005, 72 (12) 1113-1120;

    HIV can raise lipid levels, and so do the drugs used to treat it. As patients with HIV infection live longer, these non-HIV medical problems become more relevant.

  • Renovascular hypertension: Balancing the controversies in diagnosis and treatment
    Renovascular hypertension: Balancing the controversies in diagnosis and treatment
    Vesna D. Garovic, MD, Garvan C. Kane, MB, BCh and Gary L. Schwartz, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2005, 72 (12) 1135-1147;

    Which patients should undergo testing for renovascular hypertension, and with which test? What are the roles of renal angioplasty and stenting?

  • Frailty in older adults: Insights and interventions
    Sara Espinoza, MD and Jeremy D. Walston, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2005, 72 (12) 1105-1112;

    We are getting better at systematically predicting who is vulnerable and at understanding the biologic basis of this vulnerability, which should lead to interventions to improve outcomes.

  • Hepatitis C infection: A systemic disease with extrahepatic manifestations
    Hepatitis C infection: A systemic disease with extrahepatic manifestations
    Aman Ali, MD and Nizar N. Zein, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2005, 72 (11) 1005-1019;

    Almost 40% of patients with hepatitis C develop at least one extrahepatic manifestation during the course of the disease.

  • Anemia in chronic heart failure: Can EPO reduce deaths?
    Srinivas Iyengar, MD and William T. Abraham, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2005, 72 (11) 1027-1032;

    Many patients with chronic heart failure also have anemia, but whether treating the anemia will improve outcomes has yet to be determined.

  • Respiratory tract infections: Another reason not to smoke
    Susan Murin, MD, MSc and Kathryn Smith Bilello, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2005, 72 (10) 916-920;

    Patients who smoke need to be informed about the benefits of being vaccinated and stopping smoking.

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