Index by author
Mekhail, Tarek
- Lung cancer screening: Is it time for a change in policy?
Whether screening with computed tomography should be adopted remains open to debate, despite two large studies that were recently reported.
Meziane, Moulay
- Lung cancer screening: Is it time for a change in policy?
Whether screening with computed tomography should be adopted remains open to debate, despite two large studies that were recently reported.
Mezu, Ure
- Heart failure in women is different than in men; should treatment be different?
Studies of heart failure treatment have included mostly men, and the results have been generalized to women even though there are pharmacologic and pathophysiologic differences between the sexes.
Newman, James S.
- Radiologic diagnosis and management of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding
When colonoscopy gives indeterminate results or cannot be performed, either radionuclide imaging or angiography is indicated.
Obuchowski, Nancy
- Lung cancer screening: Is it time for a change in policy?
Whether screening with computed tomography should be adopted remains open to debate, despite two large studies that were recently reported.
Padia, Siddharth A.
- Radiologic diagnosis and management of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding
When colonoscopy gives indeterminate results or cannot be performed, either radionuclide imaging or angiography is indicated.
Poland, Gregory A.
- Pneumococcal vaccination in adults: Recommendations, trends, and prospects
Current vaccines against Streptococcus pneumoniae may not be ideal, but they are worth giving to elderly patients and others at risk.
Stoller, James K.
A 58-year-old woman with mental status changesThirty years ago she underwent gastric bypass surgery for obesity. Now she presents with mental status changes, a bicarbonate level of 16 mmol/L, and an anion gap of 15. What is the most likely cause of her acidosis?
Targonski, Paul V.
- Pneumococcal vaccination in adults: Recommendations, trends, and prospects
Current vaccines against Streptococcus pneumoniae may not be ideal, but they are worth giving to elderly patients and others at risk.
Yankelevitz, David F.
- Perhaps it is time for a change in policy on lung cancer screening
It is time to think seriously about using computed tomography as a screening test for lung cancer. We should include members of society beyond the scientific community in making this decision.
