Index by author
Lichtin, Alan E.
- You have accessAcute leukemia with a very high leukocyte count: Confronting a medical emergencyNavneet S. Majhail, MD and Alan E. Lichtin, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2004, 71 (8) 633-637;
From 5% to 30% of adult patients with acute leukemias present with hyperleukocytosis and leukostasis. Prompt action is needed.
Majhail, Navneet S.
- You have accessAcute leukemia with a very high leukocyte count: Confronting a medical emergencyNavneet S. Majhail, MD and Alan E. Lichtin, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2004, 71 (8) 633-637;
From 5% to 30% of adult patients with acute leukemias present with hyperleukocytosis and leukostasis. Prompt action is needed.
Ong, Janus P.
- You have accessNonalcoholic fatty liver disease and the epidemic of obesityRochelle Collantes, MD, MPH, Janus P. Ong, MD and Zobair M. Younossi, MD, MPHCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2004, 71 (8) 657-664;
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, unknown only 2 decades ago, is now ubiquitous, especially among the obese.
Saullo, Louise
- You have accessA 76-year-old woman with erratic anticoagulationEmil P. Lesho, DO, Louise Saullo, CRTT and Szilvia Udvari-Nagy, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2004, 71 (8) 651-656;
A patient previously controlled on warfarin now has bleeding and an INR of 7. What has changed?
Stehlik, Josef
- You have accessAnd an ARB makes nine: Polypharmacy in patients with heart failureJosef Stehlik, MD, MPH and David O. Taylor, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2004, 71 (8) 674-677;
Based on strong evidence, a patient with advanced ischemic cardiomyopathy should be taking nine medications. But it is difficult not to worry about polypharmacy.
Taylor, David O.
- You have accessAnd an ARB makes nine: Polypharmacy in patients with heart failureJosef Stehlik, MD, MPH and David O. Taylor, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2004, 71 (8) 674-677;
Based on strong evidence, a patient with advanced ischemic cardiomyopathy should be taking nine medications. But it is difficult not to worry about polypharmacy.
Udvari-nagy, Szilvia
- You have accessA 76-year-old woman with erratic anticoagulationEmil P. Lesho, DO, Louise Saullo, CRTT and Szilvia Udvari-Nagy, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2004, 71 (8) 651-656;
A patient previously controlled on warfarin now has bleeding and an INR of 7. What has changed?
Walsh, Declan
- You have accessCancer pain: How to measure the fifth vital signMellar P. Davis, MD and Declan Walsh, MScCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2004, 71 (8) 625-632;
To control pain effectively in cancer patients, we must assess it regularly and consistently.
Waters, David
- You have accessLessons from the PROVE-IT TrialKiran K. Khush, MD and David Waters, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2004, 71 (8) 609-616;
Patients with acute coronary syndromes should receive aggressive lipid-lowering therapy with a statin in high doses. Goal low-density lipoprotein levels may need to be lower.
Younossi, Zobair M.
- You have accessNonalcoholic fatty liver disease and the epidemic of obesityRochelle Collantes, MD, MPH, Janus P. Ong, MD and Zobair M. Younossi, MD, MPHCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2004, 71 (8) 657-664;
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, unknown only 2 decades ago, is now ubiquitous, especially among the obese.