Index by author
Kashif, Waqar
- You have accessProteinuria: How to evaluate an important findingWaqar Kashif, MD, Nauman Siddiqi, MD, Ayse P. Dincer, MD, H. Erhan Dincer, MD and Sheldon Hirsch, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2003, 70 (6) 535-547;
Proteinuria should be taken seriously, even in outpatients without symptoms.
Kim, Alice I.
- You have accessStaphylococcus aureus bacteremia: Using echocardiography to guide length of therapyAlice I. Kim, MD, Karim A. Adal, MD and Steven K. Schmitt, MDCleveland 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.
Messerli, Adrian W.
- You have accessThe Lescol Intervention Prevention Study (Lips)Adrian W. Messerli, MD, Herbert D. Aronow, MD, MPH and Dennis L. Sprecher, MDCleveland 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.
Miller, Michael
- You have accessRaising an isolated low HDL-C level: Why, how, and when?Michael Miller, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2003, 70 (6) 553-560;
No current therapy is optimal, but many can modestly increase HDL-C. The decision to treat depends on the patient’s risk for coronary disease.
Ponsky, Jeffrey
- You have accessLaparoscopic repair of giant paraesophageal hernias: An update for internistsMichael Rosen, MD and Jeffrey Ponsky, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2003, 70 (6) 511-514;
Laparoscopic repair is safe and can provide excellent results.
Rosen, Michael
- You have accessLaparoscopic repair of giant paraesophageal hernias: An update for internistsMichael Rosen, MD and Jeffrey Ponsky, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2003, 70 (6) 511-514;
Laparoscopic repair is safe and can provide excellent results.
Schmitt, Steven K.
- You have accessStaphylococcus aureus bacteremia: Using echocardiography to guide length of therapyAlice I. Kim, MD, Karim A. Adal, MD and Steven K. Schmitt, MDCleveland 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.
Siddiqi, Nauman
- You have accessProteinuria: How to evaluate an important findingWaqar Kashif, MD, Nauman Siddiqi, MD, Ayse P. Dincer, MD, H. Erhan Dincer, MD and Sheldon Hirsch, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2003, 70 (6) 535-547;
Proteinuria should be taken seriously, even in outpatients without symptoms.
Slomka, Jacquelyn
- You have accessWithholding nutrition at the end of life: Clinical and ethical issuesJacquelyn Slomka, PhD, RNCleveland 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.
Sprecher, Dennis L.
- You have accessThe Lescol Intervention Prevention Study (Lips)Adrian W. Messerli, MD, Herbert D. Aronow, MD, MPH and Dennis L. Sprecher, MDCleveland 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.



