Index by author
September 01, 2012; Volume 79,Issue 9
Thota, Swapna
- You have accessImmune thrombocytopenia in adults: An updateSwapna Thota, MD, Gaurav Kistangari, MD, Hamed Daw, MD and Timothy Spiro, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 641-650; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11027
Management has changed in the last decade, with new drugs and with increased awareness of treatment side effects.
Udeh, Belinda L.
- You have accessThe apples and oranges of cost-effectiveness: A rejoinderChiedozie I. Udeh, MD, MHLTHEC and Belinda L. Udeh, PhD, MPHCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 608-610; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.12123
A recent CCJM commentary used straw men to indict cost-effectiveness research.
Udeh, Chiedozie I.
- You have accessThe apples and oranges of cost-effectiveness: A rejoinderChiedozie I. Udeh, MD, MHLTHEC and Belinda L. Udeh, PhD, MPHCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 608-610; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.12123
A recent CCJM commentary used straw men to indict cost-effectiveness research.
Wattanakit, Keattiyoat
- You have accessUsing the ankle-brachial index to diagnose peripheral artery disease and assess cardiovascular riskEsther S. H. Kim, MD, MPH, Keattiyoat Wattanakit, MD, MPH and Heather L. Gornik, MD, MHSCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 651-661; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11154
The authors seek to convince you to measure the ankle-brachial index in any patient you suspect may have peripheral artery disease, whether or not they have symptoms.
Wilson Tang, W. H.
- You have accessThe role of aldosterone receptor antagonists in the management of heart failure: An updateVijaiganesh Nagarajan, MD, Mohammed Chamsi-Pasha, MD and W. H. Wilson Tang, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 631-639; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.12014
Spironolactone (Aldactone) and eplerenone (Inspra) are now part of standard therapy. Still, they must be used cautiously, as they can cause hyperkalemia.