Latest Articles

  • Assessment of the size of acute myocardial infarction II: electrocardiography and imaging methods
    Albert V. G. Bruschke, MD, Arnoud van der Laarse, PhD and Ernst E. van der Wall, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 1990, 57 (6) 551-557;

    The electrocardiogram gives a reasonable estimate of infarct size; among visual methods, magnetic resonance imaging has the greatest potential for accuracy.

  • Pulmonary Grand Rounds ed. by Marvin I. Schwarz, MD
    David P. Meeker, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 1990, 57 (6) 578;
  • Myelodysplastic syndrome and transient acantholytic dermatosis
    Paul F. Rockley, MD, Wilma F. Bergfeld, MD, Kenneth J. Tomecki, MD and Jan K. Brydon, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 1990, 57 (6) 575-577;

    Darier’s type of transient acantholytic dermatosis developed in a patient with myelodysplasia and was treated with steroids and antihistamines.

  • Stasis ulcer treatment with compression dressing
    Jess R. Young, MD and Barbara A. Terwoord, LPN
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 1990, 57 (6) 529-531;

    An easy-to-learn alternative to the Unna boot is effective and well accepted by patients, with minimal risk of complications.

  • New Series
    Ben H. Brouhard, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 1990, 57 (6) 512;

    An innovative series will address issues in basic science that are relevant to the practice of medicine.

  • Monocytic leukemoid reaction, glucocorticoid therapy, and myelodysplastic syndrome
    Manoel Moraes, MD, John Wilkes, MD and James N. Lowder, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 1990, 57 (6) 571-574;

    A monocytic leukemoid reaction in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome was related to the effect of corticosteroids on the underlying marrow disorder.

  • Uric Acid Nephropathy: Management Pearls
    Joseph V. Nally, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 1990, 57 (6) 505-506;

    Patients with uric acid renal calculi are best treated with hydration and urinary alkalinization, not surgery or lithotripsy.

  • Intra-arterial chemotherapy for brain tumors
    Samuel J. Hassenbusch, MD, PhD, James H. Anderson, PhD and Donald M. Whiting, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 1990, 57 (6) 513-520;

    A program involving rabbit and human protocols demonstrates the successful integration of basic and clinical research with practical applications.

  • Diagnosis and management of infective endocarditis
    Thomas F. Keys, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 1990, 57 (6) 558-562;

    Despite therapeutic advances, infective endocarditis still has an overall mortality of 20%; transesophageal echocardiography may improve the management of these patients.

  • Clinical diagnoses and EEG interpretation
    George W. Williams, PhD, Ronald P. Lesser, MD, J.B. Silvers, PhD, Abraham Brickner, PhD, Marlene Goormastic, MPH, Kathy J. Fatica, BS and Donald W. Klass, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1990, 57 (5) 437-440;

    Factors that lead to different interpretations of the same electroencephalogram and to variations in follow-up diagnostic studies were identified.

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