Latest Articles

  • A 73-year-old woman with chronic nonhealing cellulitis
    Anthony K. Leung, DO and Wendy S. Armstrong, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2005, 72 (11) 1022-1024;

    She has undergone extensive treatment with antibiotics and corticosteroids, without success. What is the likely diagnosis?

  • DHEA supplementation: The claims in perspective
    Ewa Olech, MD and Joan T. Merrill, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2005, 72 (11) 965-984;

    Low DHEA levels are seen in a variety of diseases, but whether supplemental DHEA will help remains unproven.

  • Pulmonary embolism imaging (SEPTEMBER 2005)
    Michael Emmett, MD and Joseph M. Rothstein, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2005, 72 (11) 1059;
  • Safety of statins: Effects on muscle and the liver
    Abu R. Vasudevan, MBBS, MD, MRCP, Yasmin S. Hamirani, MBBS and Peter H. Jones, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2005, 72 (11) 990-1001;

    Hepatotoxicity and myopathy are uncommon but worrisome. ALT and AST should be measured at baseline and periodically during statin therapy.

  • In reply: Pulmonary embolism imaging (SEPTEMBER 2005)
    Ruffin J. Graham, MD and Joseph W. Stengel, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2005, 72 (11) 1059;
  • A 39-year-old man with sudden onset of chest pain
    Prashanth R. Sunkureddi, MD, Emilio B. Gonzalez, MD, Rickey Washington, MD, Andres Salazar, MD and Paul Douglass, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2005, 72 (11) 1050-1056;

    He has a history of a transient ischemic attack and poorly controlled hypertension. What is the likely diagnosis?

  • A syringe in the hand is worth two birds in the bush
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2005, 72 (11) 962;

    Short of a true pandemic, there is much we can do to make the 2005–2006 flu season a kinder, gentler one.

  • 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.

  • The end of the diet debates?
    Arthur S. Agatston, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2005, 72 (10) 946-950;

    The healthiest diet is a Mediterranean type that features foods that are high in omega-3 fatty acids, unsaturated fats, and fiber, and that have a low glycemic index.

  • Seizures in the elderly
    Elizabeth Waterhouse, MD and Alan Towne, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2005, 72 (10 suppl 3) S26-S37;

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