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January 01, 2015; Volume 82,Issue 1
Jernigan, Emily
- You have accessJoint pain in a man with lung cancerEmily Jernigan, BS, Nadia Siddiqi, DO and Prashanth Peddi, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2015, 82 (1) 18-19; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.13137
Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy is characterized by proliferation of the skin and periosteal formation of new bone.
Jerry, Jason M.
- You have accessQuitting smoking: Still a challenge, but newer tools show promiseGregory B. Collins, MD, DFAPA, Jason M. Jerry, MD, FAPA and Robert Bales, MD, MPH, FAAFPCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2015, 82 (1) 39-48; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.14016
Smoking continues to be a major public health problem with devastating consequences in terms of morbidity and mortality. Physicians are strongly encouraged to engage patients in a serious, concerted, and consistent effort to overcome nicotine addiction. Brief counseling in combination with medications has been shown to be effective. This article provides physicians guidelines for helping patients to quit this addictive disorder.