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  • In reply: Shingles vaccine (January 2009)
    Aparajita Singh, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2009, 76 (3) 152; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76c.03003
  • The radiologic workup of a palpable breast mass
    Lauren Stein, MD and Melanie Chellman-Jeffers, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2009, 76 (3) 175-180; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08015

    The discovery of a breast mass is a common occurrence, and it is distressing for any woman. The choice of initial imaging study is most often guided by the patient’s age.

  • A 43-year-old woman with chest pressure
    Deborah Mickelson, DO, Ehab N. Mady, DO and Kathryn Teng, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2009, 76 (3) 191-198; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.07006

    She has acute chest discomfort, a 25-pack-year smoking history, and a family history of myocardial infarction and deep vein thrombosis. What is the cause of her symptoms?

  • Shingles vaccine (January 2009)
    Ronald Hirsch, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2009, 76 (3) 152; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccim.76c.03002
  • Optic neuritis and risk of MS: Differential diagnosis and management
    Benjamín J. Osborne, MD and Nicholas J. Volpe, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2009, 76 (3) 181-190; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.07268

    Optic neuritis, a demyelinating inflammatory condition that causes acute vision loss, is associated with multiple sclerosis. Recognizing its classic clinical manifestations early is important so that diagnostic testing and treatment can be started.

  • A new, precise definition of acute myocardial infarction
    A new, precise definition of acute myocardial infarction
    Shaun Senter, MD, MS and Gary S. Francis, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2009, 76 (3) 159-166; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.08092

    The updated definition includes subtypes of acute MI, imaging studies supporting the diagnosis, and biomarker thresholds after percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass grafting.

  • Brain Edema and Blood-Brain Barrier Leakage Influence Antiepileptic Drug Levels
    Giulia Betto, Vincent Fazio, Damir Janigro and Chaitali Ghosh
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (4 suppl 2) S92;
  • Intraoperative Coagulopathy: A Low-Volume Treatment Protocol that Completely Replaces Fresh Frozen Plasma
    Peter Kallas, MD, Mary Lou Green, MHS and Anjali Desai, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS21;
  • Preoperative Biomarkers of Inflammation, Ischemia, and Heart Failure and Outcomes of Vascular Surgery
    Matthew Griffee, MD, Ansgar Brambrink, MD, PhD and Thomas Barrett, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2 esuppl 1) eS19;
  • Lupus update: Perspective and clinical pearls
    Susan Manzi, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2) 137-142; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.gr005

    Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus have a markedly better survival rate today, but they face a greater risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and osteoporosis at early ages.

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