Index by author
March 01, 2009; Volume 76,Issue 3
Schwab, Wihiam
- You have accessPsychiatric symptoms of dementia: Treatable, but no silver bulletWihiam Schwab, MD, PhD, Barbara Messinger-Rapport, MD, PhD and Kathy Franco, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2009, 76 (3) 167-174; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.07270
Your 84-year-old patient’s son is distraught. “I know Mom has dementia, but I don’t understand why she cannot relax. Please give her a pill.”
Senter, Shaun
- You have accessA new, precise definition of acute myocardial infarctionShaun Senter, MD, MS and Gary S. Francis, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2009, 76 (3) 159-166; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.08092
The updated definition includes subtypes of acute MI, imaging studies supporting the diagnosis, and biomarker thresholds after percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary artery bypass grafting.
Singh, Aparajita
- You have accessIn reply: Shingles vaccine (January 2009)Aparajita Singh, MD, MPHCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2009, 76 (3) 152; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76c.03003
Stein, Lauren
- You have accessThe radiologic workup of a palpable breast massLauren Stein, MD and Melanie Chellman-Jeffers, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2009, 76 (3) 175-180; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08015
The discovery of a breast mass is a common occurrence, and it is distressing for any woman. The choice of initial imaging study is most often guided by the patient’s age.