More articles from Review

  • Shortcomings of coronary angiography and their implications in clinical practice
    Steven E. Nissen, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 1999, 66 (8) 479-485;

    Angiography is the gold standard for detecting coronary artery disease, but its results must be interpreted with caution. An accompanying illustration shows why.

  • Urinary tract infections
    Urinary tract infections
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 1999, 66 (8) 502;

    An illustrated patient-information sheet to copy and give to your patient.

  • The role of the maternal-fetal medicine specialist
    Elliot H. Philipson, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1999, 66 (7) 407-414;

    What this new type of specialist can offer, and when to call one in.

  • Subacute care: Which patients benefit?
    Parul R. Mistry, MD, Satinderpal Sandhu, MD and Mary Hopkins, RD, LNHA
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1999, 66 (7) 443-446;

    For patients with special needs, a subacute care unit is the bridge between the acute hospital setting and home.

  • Late-stage emphysema: When medical therapy fails
    Asok Das Gupta, MD, MRCP and Janet Maurer, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1999, 66 (7) 415-425;

    Medical therapy is the cornerstone, but surgery may benefit some patients.

  • Intracoronary stenting: An overview for the clinician
    Steven P. Marso, MD, Stephen G. Ellis, MD and Russell Raymond, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1999, 66 (7) 343-442;

    More than 60% of patients undergoing angioplasty now receive stents. Do the benefits outweigh the risks?

  • A common-sense approach to chronic fatigue in primary care
    Dennis C. Anc, MD and Leonard H. Calabrese, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 1999, 66 (6) 343-352;

    Chronic fatigue is a mystery. This does not mean that it is not real, or that physicians cannot help.

  • Review of newer contraceptive agents
    Mahmooda Qureshi, MD and Marjan Attaran, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 1999, 66 (6) 358-366;

    The latest in oral contraceptives, injectable progesterone, subdermal progestin implants, progesterone-releasing IUDs, emergency contraception, and male contraception.

  • New insulin replacement technologies: Overcoming barriers to tight glycemic control
    Camilo A. Leslie, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 1999, 66 (5) 293-302;

    Several new pharmacologic and technologic innovations should make life easier for diabetic patients who require insulin. With an illustration depicting new options that are either available or under development.

  • Colorectal cancer screening: Making sense of the different guidelines
    Carol Ann Burke, MD and Rosalind Van Stolk, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 1999, 66 (5) 303-311;

    Colon cancer screening is dismally underused. A review of the guidelines from three different groups, with recommendations in areas of controversy.

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