Latest Articles

  • CME credit: Fewer hours, but still a good deal
    Linda K. Hengstler and John D. Clough, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2002, 69 (1) 3;

    Owing to ACCME regulations, we can give you only 1 hour of CME credit per issue instead of the 2 hours you have been getting. Still, we hope you find the Journal worth your time and attention.

  • To the Editor: Surgery for fibromyalgia (April 2001)
    Dan S. Heffez, MD, FRCS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2002, 69 (1) 89-91;
  • A 45-year-old woman with acute-onset weakness in the intensive care unit
    Li-Ling Lim, MBBS, Richard Prayson, MD and Robert Shields, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2002, 69 (1) 38-49;

    What is the cause of this patient’s symptoms? A self-test.

  • Sepsis: Menu of new approaches replaces one therapy for all
    Sepsis: Menu of new approaches replaces one therapy for all
    Steven P. Larosa, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2002, 69 (1) 65-73;

    Recombinant human activated protein C is the first therapy approved for treating sepsis. However, instead of a “one therapy for all” approach, we are finding that therapy must be targeted.

  • In reply: Surgery for fibromyalgia (April 2001)
    William S. Wilke, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2002, 69 (1) 91;
  • Caring for patients with prosthetic heart valves
    Monica S. Bettadapur, MD and Craig R. Asher, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2002, 69 (1) 75-87;

    General internists have a leading role in providing routine care, including regular physical examinations, echocardiograms, antithrombotic therapy, and antibiotic prophylaxis against endocarditis.

  • Reviewers 2001
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2002, 69 (1) 88;
  • A homeless 63-year-old man with an abnormal electrocardiogram
    Raed Bargout, MD and Brian P. Lucas, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2002, 69 (1) 62-64;

    Questions and answers on the visible signs of diseases.

  • When is perioperative ‘steroid coverage’ necessary?
    When is perioperative ‘steroid coverage’ necessary?
    Marianne Shaw, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2002, 69 (1) 9-11;

    Although data are lacking, it seems prudent to boost glucocorticoid doses in the perioperative period for patients receiving long-term steroid therapy.

  • Human herpesvirus 6 (July 2001)
    Derek Enlander, MD, MRCS, LRCP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2002, 69 (1) 92;

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