Latest Articles

  • In reply: Respiratory disorders in neuromuscular diseases (June 2005)
    Loutfi S. Aboussouan, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2005, 72 (8) 639;
  • David Rolston, MD, joins the Journal staff
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2005, 72 (8) 633;

    Meet our new deputy editor, internist Dr. David Rolston.

  • Update on Wegener granulomatosis
    Carol A. Langford, MD, MHS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2005, 72 (8) 689-697;

    Although Wegener granulomatosis is uncommon, it is relevant to internists because it is a multisystem disease that presents in a variety of ways. Current treatments induce remission and allow long-term survival.

  • The liver in pregnancy: Disease vs benign changes
    Jamilé Wakim-Fleming, MD and Nizar N. Zein, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2005, 72 (8) 713-721;

    Liver dysfunction may be caused by the pregnancy, it may be unrelated to the pregnancy, or it may be a chronic condition that existed before the pregnancy.

  • Interstitial cystitis: A primary care perspective
    Matt Rosenberg, MD, C. Lowell Parsons, MD and Shari Page, FNP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2005, 72 (8) 698-703;

    Interstitial cystitis is more common than previously thought. Conservative measures are effective for many patients.

  • Should patients with TIAs be hospitalized?
    Derk W. Krieger, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2005, 72 (8) 722-724;

    Some patients may need to be hospitalized for specific reasons. The important point is that TIAs are not benign and that the causes of TIAs should be urgently diagnosed and treated.

  • Multiple skin nodules in a 64-year-old woman
    Sheetal Chhaya, DO and Karen Rendt, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2005, 72 (8) 687-688;

    The nodules developed about 18 years ago, about 10 years after the onset of proximal muscle weakness and rash. What is the diagnosis?

  • Why and how to prescribe exercise: Overcoming the barriers
    Gerald Fletcher, MD and Jorge F. Trejo, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2005, 72 (8) 645-656;

    To help patients start exercising and stay with it, clinicians should start by writing a prescription.

  • Erectile dysfunction (April 2005)
    Basil E. Akpunonu, MD, MSc and Anand B. Mutgi, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2005, 72 (8) 639-640;
  • In reply: Erectile dysfunction (April 2005)
    Nasser Mikhail, MD, MSc
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2005, 72 (8) 640;

Pages