Latest Articles

  • In rebuttal: Osteopenia is a useful diagnosis
    Holly L. Thacker, MD and Bradford Richmond, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2006, 73 (1) 34-38;

    Eliminating the term “osteopenia” would foster complacency and a do-nothing attitude toward a serious and common disease.

  • Severe chest pain in a 32-year-old man
    Marc Williams, MD and Arnaldo G. Carvalho, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2006, 73 (1) 49-50;

    His electrocardiogram shows ST-segment elevation in leads I, II, aVF, and V5 and V6, but no reciprocal changes. What is the diagnosis?

  • Anterior vaginal wall prolapse
    Mark D. Walters, MD and Marie Fidela R. Paraiso, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2005, 72 (12 suppl 4) S20-S27;
  • Vaginal vault prolapse
    Daniel H. Biller, MD and G. Willy Davila, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2005, 72 (12 suppl 4) S12-S19;
  • Sizing up the evolution of reconstructive pelvic surgery
    G. Willy Davila, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2005, 72 (12 suppl 4) S2;
  • Primary hyperparathyroidism: 7,000 years of progress
    Michael A. Levine, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2005, 72 (12) 1084-1098;

    Nowadays, most patients with primary hyperparathyroidism present with very mild disease instead of with the severe bone or kidney manifestations seen in the past. Some experts wonder if the indications for surgery should be broadened.

  • Avian influenza: An emerging pandemic threat
    Xian Wen Jin, MD, PhD and Sherif B. Mossad, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2005, 72 (12) 1129-1134;

    We briefly review the lessons from past pandemics, the threat of the current avian flu outbreak, and recommendations for prevention.

  • A patient with acute flank pain
    Jana B. Horner, MD, David M. Einstein, MD and Brian R. Herts, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2005, 72 (12) 1102-1104;

    With all of the imaging options, which is the best way to assess for renal calculi in the acute setting?

  • Use of corticosteroids in the sepsis syndrome: What do we know now?
    Steven P. LaRosa, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2005, 72 (12) 1121-1127;

    Although there is a physiologic rationale for using corticosteroids in sepsis, there are also safety concerns. A definitive trial is under way. This article analyzes the evidence to date and gives the authors personal recommendations.

  • Dyslipidemia in HIV patients
    Marisa Tungsiripat, MD and Judith A. Aberg, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2005, 72 (12) 1113-1120;

    HIV can raise lipid levels, and so do the drugs used to treat it. As patients with HIV infection live longer, these non-HIV medical problems become more relevant.

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