Latest Articles

  • A 74-year-old woman with hemodynamic complications of acute MI
    Niranjan Seshadri, MD, Sasan Ghaffari, MD and William J. Stewart, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2002, 69 (10) 789-792;

    A high suspicion is key to early diagnosis and prompt management of mechanical complications of acute MI. Advances in echocardiography have made it the key test.

  • A 52-year-old man with sudden onset of a facial rash
    Joshua M. Berlin, MD, Oren H. Lifshitz, MD and James S. Taylor, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2002, 69 (10) 745-750;

    Questions and answers on the visible signs of diseases.

  • Treating hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes: New goals and strategies
    Treating hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes: New goals and strategies
    Harold E. Lebovitz, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2002, 69 (10) 809-820;

    A practical perspective on how to use the new oral drugs and insulins, alone and in combination.

  • Oncologic emergencies: Superior vena cava syndrome (MARCH 2002)
    Rahul Gupta, MD and Seema Gupta, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2002, 69 (10) 744;

    Superior vena cava syndrome

  • Elder abuse and neglect: What physicians can and should do
    Mahnaz Ahmad, MD, MS and Mark S. Lachs, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2002, 69 (10) 801-808;

    If you suspect that an abusive situation exists, what should you do?

  • So you’re being sued: Do’s and don’ts for the defendant
    Carl A. Culley, MD and Leslie J. Spisak, JD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2002, 69 (10) 752-760;

    You may be dangerously uninformed about a process you might well have to face: malpractice litigation.

  • Collect the evidence; I’ll look at it in a minute
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2002, 69 (10) 743;

    We have good evidence and guidelines. Why aren’t we using them more?

  • The ACUTE Trial
    Craig R. Asher, MD and Allan L. Klein, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2002, 69 (9) 713-718;

    A TEE-guided approach showed no advantage over conventional management in rates of embolic events, but shortened the anticoagulation course, allowed for earlier cardioversion, and caused fewer bleeding events.

  • The crystal, the gout, and the paradox
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2002, 69 (9) 720;

    We think we know what causes gout, but things may not be so simple.

  • The case for hormone replacement: New studies that should inform the debate
    Holly L. Thacker, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2002, 69 (9) 670-678;

    Unfortunately, many women who might benefit from hormone replacement may decide to forgo it.

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