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  • Statins and noncardiac surgery: Current evidence and practical considerations
    Don Poldermans, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2009, 76 (10 suppl 4) S79-S83; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76.s4.13
  • Dual antiplatelet therapy in coronary artery disease: A case-based approach
    Chad Raymond, DO and Venu Menon, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2009, 76 (11) 663-670; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.09045

    Many patients need the combination of aspirin and clopidogrel (Plavix) or prasugrel (Effient) to reduce their risk of cardiovascular events, as shown in recent trials.

  • Perioperative medication management: General principles and practical applications
    Christopher Whinney, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2009, 76 (10 suppl 4) S126-S132; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76.s4.20
  • Pleural effusion from a candy wrapper
    Smyrna Abou Antoun, MD and Edgard Wehbe, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2009, 76 (11) 639-640; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.09007

    A 60-year-old man presents with worsening shortness of breath and productive cough. Flexible bronchoscopy reveals the surprising cause.

  • The experts debate: Perioperative beta-blockade for noncardiac surgery—proven safe or not?
    Don Poldermans, MD, PhD and P. J. Devereaux, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2009, 76 (10 suppl 4) S84-S92; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76.s4.14
  • In Reply: Prostate cancer prevention (August 2009)
    Eric A. Klein, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2009, 76 (11) 630; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76c.11004
  • Autoimmune pancreatitis: A mimic of pancreatic cancer
    Ryan Law, DO, Mary Bronner, MD, David Vogt, MD and Tyler Stevens, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2009, 76 (10) 607-615; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.09039

    The accurate and timely diagnosis of this benign disease may preempt the misdiagnosis of cancer and decrease the number of unnecessary pancreatic resections.

  • Nephrolithiasis: Treatment, causes, and prevention
    Phillip M. Hall, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2009, 76 (10) 583-591; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.09043

    Kidney stones are not all the same, and neither are their treatment, causes, or prevention. Paradoxically, calcium restriction is not warranted for patients who have calcium stones, and may even be harmful.

  • A middle-aged man with progressive fatigue
    Anna M. McDivit, MD and Arman T. Askari, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2009, 76 (10) 564-574; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08114

    He has been taking good care of himself, but 1 year ago his ejection fraction was 60% and now it is 35%. He also has a new left bundle branch block. What is the cause?

  • No pig in a poke
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2009, 76 (10) 561; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm/76a.10001

    As we approach the 2009 flu season, “swine flu” presents a real and distinct concern for patients, clinicians, and public health officials.

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