Latest Articles
- Conscious sedation: what an internist needs to know
The use of conscious sedation rather than general anesthesia is increasing in the shift to outpatient care, but the technique poses its own special dangers.
- A renewed mission and a new look
The Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine’s new mission statement, “Dedicated to Lifelong Learning,” reflects our shift in focus to continuing education for physicians. The more functional new design uses typography and color to help readers find information quickly.
- Strategies for managing atrial fibrillation
The limitations of current therapies for atrial fibrillation are forcing a rethinking of how they should be used.
- Preoperative autologous blood donation: clinical, economic, and ethical issues
Autologous blood transfusion is not without risk. The expense involved in reducing the use of allogeneic blood raises a number of ethical issues.
- What does tumor shrinkage mean to the patient receiving chemotherapy?
Chemotherapy is often considered successful. if the tumor shrinks. But does tumor shrinkage alleviate symptoms and prolong life?
- Prevention of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: an overview of three trials
Clinicians are eagerly awaiting the results of three large-scale trials using different approaches to prevent IDDM.