Index by author
Pai, Menaka
- You have accessPreventing venous thromboembolism in long-term care residents: Cautious advice based on limited dataMenaka Pai, MD, FRCP(C) and James D. Douketis, MD, FRCP(C), FACP, FCCPCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2010, 77 (2) 123-130; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09096
More research is needed to ascertain which long-term care residents would benefit most from anticoagulant prophylaxis. In the absence of evidence-based guidelines, we advocate a selective approach.
Qadeer, Mohammed A.
- You have accessManaging acute upper GI bleeding, preventing recurrencesMazen Albeldawi, MD, Mohammed A. Qadeer, MD, MPH and John J. Vargo, MD, MPHCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2010, 77 (2) 131-142; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09035
Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding is common and potentially life-threatening. It needs prompt assessment and aggressive medical management.
Rim, Alice
- You have accessSorting through the recent controversies in breast cancer screeningHalle C.F. Moore, MD, G. Thomas Budd, MD, Andrea Sikon, MD, Alice Rim, MD, Melanie Chellman-Jeffers, MD and Joseph Crowe, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2010, 77 (2) 76-79; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09177
Despite the new US recommendations, we continue to recommend yearly mammograms for most women, starting at age 40.
Sikon, Andrea
- You have accessSorting through the recent controversies in breast cancer screeningHalle C.F. Moore, MD, G. Thomas Budd, MD, Andrea Sikon, MD, Alice Rim, MD, Melanie Chellman-Jeffers, MD and Joseph Crowe, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2010, 77 (2) 76-79; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09177
Despite the new US recommendations, we continue to recommend yearly mammograms for most women, starting at age 40.
Tsai, Ming-Ju
- You have accessCalcified cysts in the upper abdomenMing-Ju Tsai, MD and Hung-Chun Chen, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2010, 77 (2) 96-97; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09050
A plain chest radiograph reveals multiple calcified cysts in the upper abdomen of a man who has been on dialysis for 15 years. What is the most plausible diagnosis?
Vargo, John J.
- You have accessManaging acute upper GI bleeding, preventing recurrencesMazen Albeldawi, MD, Mohammed A. Qadeer, MD, MPH and John J. Vargo, MD, MPHCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2010, 77 (2) 131-142; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09035
Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding is common and potentially life-threatening. It needs prompt assessment and aggressive medical management.