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  • Acne vulgaris: One treatment does not fit all
    Sharon J. Longshore, RPH, MD and Kimberly Hollandsworth, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2003, 70 (8) 670-680;

    With a variety of topical and oral agents available, the choice of therapy can range from simple and straightforward to intense and complex.

  • Treat high blood pressure sooner: Tougher, simpler JNC 7 guidelines
    Donald G. Vidt, MD and Raymond A. Borazanian, BS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2003, 70 (8) 721-728;

    In 2003, a blood pressure of 120/80 isn’t normal anymore—it’s prehypertensive.

  • Hair loss: Diagnosis and management
    Fabiane Mulinari-Brenner, MD and Wilma F. Bergfeld, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2003, 70 (8) 705-712;

    Alopecia is distressing, and we should not underestimate its importance, either as a cosmetic problem or as a sign of a potentially serious underlying condition.

  • Managing weight gain as a side effect of antidepressant therapy
    Rashmi Deshmukh, MD and Kathleen Franco, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2003, 70 (7) 314-623;

    Some drugs are more apt to cause weight gain than others; one should inform and work with the patient.

  • Using C-reactive protein to assess cardiovascular disease risk
    Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO, Deepak L. Bhatt, MD and Eric J. Topol, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2003, 70 (7) 634-640;

    CRP is now a recognized cardiac test. But who should he tested?

  • Amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis: Diagnostic and therapeutic strategies
    Gustavo A. Cardenas, MD, José M. Cabral, MD and Camilo A. Leslie, MD, MBA
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2003, 70 (7) 624-631;

    It is difficult but important to distinguish the two types of amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis.

  • New advances transform the management of women with abnormal Pap tests
    Xian Wen Jin, MD, PhD, Craig Nielsen, MD, Jennifer Brainard, MD and Belinda Yen-Lieberman, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2003, 70 (7) 641-648;

    We review the new thin-layer slide system, the new HPV test, the 2001 reporting system for Pap tests, and new management guidelines.

  • Withholding nutrition at the end of life: Clinical and ethical issues
    Jacquelyn Slomka, PhD, RN
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2003, 70 (6) 548-552;

    The decision to withhold or withdraw enteral or parenteral nutrition at the end of life should be based on medical need, in collaboration with the family and patient, if possible.

  • Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: Using echocardiography to guide length of therapy
    Alice I. Kim, MD, Karim A. Adal, MD and Steven K. Schmitt, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2003, 70 (6) 517-533;

    Empiric long-term antibiotic therapy is no longer uniformly recommended for all cases of S aureus bacteremia, although experts disagree about the optimal length of therapy.

  • Proteinuria: How to evaluate an important finding
    Waqar Kashif, MD, Nauman Siddiqi, MD, Ayse P. Dincer, MD, H. Erhan Dincer, MD and Sheldon Hirsch, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2003, 70 (6) 535-547;

    Proteinuria should be taken seriously, even in outpatients without symptoms.

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