Index by author

June 01, 2003; Volume 70,Issue 6

  1. Schmitt, Steven K.

    1. Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: Using echocardiography to guide length of therapy
      Alice I. Kim, MD, Karim A. Adal, MD and Steven K. Schmitt, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2003, 70 (6) 517-533;

      Empiric long-term antibiotic therapy is no longer uniformly recommended for all cases of S aureus bacteremia, although experts disagree about the optimal length of therapy.

  2. Siddiqi, Nauman

    1. Proteinuria: How to evaluate an important finding
      Waqar Kashif, MD, Nauman Siddiqi, MD, Ayse P. Dincer, MD, H. Erhan Dincer, MD and Sheldon Hirsch, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2003, 70 (6) 535-547;

      Proteinuria should be taken seriously, even in outpatients without symptoms.

  3. Slomka, Jacquelyn

    1. Withholding nutrition at the end of life: Clinical and ethical issues
      Jacquelyn Slomka, PhD, RN
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2003, 70 (6) 548-552;

      The decision to withhold or withdraw enteral or parenteral nutrition at the end of life should be based on medical need, in collaboration with the family and patient, if possible.

  4. Sprecher, Dennis L.

    1. The Lescol Intervention Prevention Study (Lips)
      Adrian W. Messerli, MD, Herbert D. Aronow, MD, MPH and Dennis L. Sprecher, MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2003, 70 (6) 561-566;

      The trial showed a significant reduction in cardiac events in patients who received a statin drug immediately after a successful percutaneous coronary intervention. Currently, this is seldom done.

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