More articles from Review

  • 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.

  • Diagnosing and treating plantar fasciitis: A conservative approach to plantar heel pain
    Christopher L. Tisdel, MD, Brian G. Donley, MD and James J. Sferra, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 1999, 66 (4) 231-235;

    A simple diagnostic and treatment strategy that emphasizes nonsurgical treatment for this frustrating condition.

  • Management of perimenopause: Focus on alternative therapies
    Holly L. Thacker, MD and Delbert L. Booher, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 1999, 66 (4) 213-218;

    What unregulated over-the-counter products are your patients taking? What do these products do?

  • Diagnosis and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis
    Dina Zaqqa, MD and Rebecca D. Jackson, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 1999, 66 (4) 221-230;

    Nearly everyone loses bone mass when they take corticosteroids long-term. Physicians should take proactive steps to mitigate the problem.

  • Falls in the elderly: Office-based evaluation, prevention, and treatment
    Jane E. Mahoney, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 1999, 66 (3) 181-189;

    When an elderly person falls, a medical evaluation and simple interventions can decrease the risk of further falls and injury.

  • Carpal tunnel syndrome: The cause dictates the treatment
    Ronaldo S. Carneiro, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 1999, 66 (3) 159-164;

    Repetitive trauma is but one of many causes of carpal tunnel syndrome, and conservative treatment is the rule. With an illustration showing the anatomy, signs, and symptoms of this problem.

  • Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis: A mimic of gout and rheumatoid arthritis
    Jeffrey R. Horvath, MD and Gary S. Hoffman, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 1999, 66 (3) 166-172;

    Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis can be mistaken for several more-common forms of arthritis, but you can usually confirm the diagnosis on the basis of the characteristic cutaneous, radiographic, and histologic features.

  • Evaluating back pain in older patients
    Daniel J. Mazanec, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 1999, 66 (2) 89-99;

    Low back pain in the elderly has a much wider range of possible causes than in younger patients. An illustration shows some of the causes.

  • Issues and controversies in venous thromboembolism
    Teresa L. Carman, MD and Bernardo B. Fernandez, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 1999, 66 (2) 113-123;

    Discussions and recommendations on nine issues in thromboembolism, not commonly addressed in most reviews.

  • Underused options for preventing and treating influenza
    Sherif B. Mossad, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 1999, 66 (1) 19-23;

    We have the means to prevent most cases of influenza, and to reduce the severity of cases that occur.

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