Index by author
December 01, 2008; Volume 75,Issue 12
Palomo, Leena
- You have accessBisphosphonates and osteonecrosis of the jaw: Innocent association or significant risk?John J. Carey, MD, MS and Leena Palomo, DDS, MSDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 871-879; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.08014
A cause-and-effect relationship has not been established, and most of the reported cases have been in patients with cancer who were receiving much higher doses than those used in osteoporosis or Paget disease of the bone.
Pandya, Mayur
- You have accessParkinson disease: Not just a movement disorderMayur Pandya, DO, Cynthia S. Kubu, PhD and Monique L. Giroux, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 856-864; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.07005
Nonmotor symptoms—sensory, autonomic, and behavioral—are common and important to recognize, as they can lead to even more serious complications and impair quality of life.
Ratliff, Norman B.
- You have accessThe perfect is the enemy of the good (Excerpt: full version at www.ccjm.org)Norman B. Ratliff, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 839-842; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75c.12006
Rutkowski, Mark
- You have accessLet’s not retreat (Excerpt: full version at www.ccjm.org)Mark Rutkowski, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 839; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75c.12005
Vano-galvan, Sergio
- You have accessBlack hairy tongueSergio Vañó-Galván, MD and Pedro Jaén, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 847-848; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.08023
A 71-year-old man presents for evaluation of an asymptomatic black discoloration of the tongue. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Wehbi, Mohammad
- You have accessCarcinoid tumors: What should increase our suspicion?Gaurav Aggarwal, MD, MS, Kamil Obideen, MD and Mohammad Wehbi, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 849-855; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.08002
Patients often present with vague, nonspecific symptoms, and unless the primary care physician suspects that the patient has a carcinoid tumor, the appropriate testing is seldom ordered.
Wing, Kennard T.
- You have accessThe name of the devilKennard T. Wing, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 845-846; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75c.12012
Yockey, Charles C.
- You have accessThe good old days weren’t that good (Excerpt: full version at www.ccjm.org)Charles C. Yockey, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2008, 75 (12) 838-839; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75c.12003