Index by author
February 01, 2009; Volume 76,Issue 2
Babu, Benson
- You have accessCancer and clots: All cases of venous thromboembolism are not treated the sameBenson Babu, MD, MBA and Teresa L. Carman, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2) 129-135; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.07160
Idiopathic venous thromboembolism can be the first sign of cancer, although how extensively one should search for cancer in these cases is not clear.
Baker, Mark E.
- You have accessRole of barium esophagography in evaluating dysphagiaBrian C. Allen, MD, Mark E. Baker, MD and Gary W. Falk, MD, MSCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2) 105-111; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08032
A 55-year-old woman presents with an intermittent sensation of food getting stuck in her mid to lower chest. How should her symptoms best be evaluated?
Braun, William E.
- You have accessAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: Emerging concepts of pathogenesis and new treatmentsWilliam E. Braun, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2009, 76 (2) 97-104; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.gr001
Some of the mystery of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is starting to clear. As a result, some promising new treatments are in clinical trials.