Index by author
Ghosh, Karthik
- You have accessScreening mammography starting at age 40: Still relevantKarthik Ghosh, MD, Dietlind Wahner-Roedler, MD and Kathleen Brandt, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2015, 82 (5) 276-279; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14155
In women in their 40s, the incidence of breast cancer is low but the risk of a tumor being aggressive is especially high.
Gonzalez-estrada, Alexei
- You have accessPenicillin allergy: A practical guide for cliniciansAlexei Gonzalez-Estrada, MD and Cristine Radojicic, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2015, 82 (5) 295-300; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14111
Clinical presentation is key in classifying reactions as either mediated by immunoglobulin E or not.
Gornik, Heather
- You have accessA 79-year-old with acute portal vein thrombosisLinda Zhu, MD, Heather Gornik, MD and J. Harry Isaacson, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2015, 82 (5) 287-293; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14028
The patient, who had a history of polymyalgia rheumatica treated with corticosteroids, presented with chills and fever.
Hicks, J. Kevin
- You have accessClinical utility of warfarin pharmacogenomics (August 2013)D. Max Smith, BSPS, Cari Cristiani, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, Kathryn A. Teng, MD and J. Kevin Hicks, PharmD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2015, 82 (5) 268-269; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82c.05001
Readers comment on warfarin pharmacogenomics (August 2013).
Isaacson, J. Harry
- You have accessA 79-year-old with acute portal vein thrombosisLinda Zhu, MD, Heather Gornik, MD and J. Harry Isaacson, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2015, 82 (5) 287-293; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14028
The patient, who had a history of polymyalgia rheumatica treated with corticosteroids, presented with chills and fever.
Klein, Allan L.
- You have accessWhen does pericarditis merit a workup for autoimmune or inflammatory disease?M. Chadi Alraies, MD, FACP, Motaz Baibars, MD and Allan L. Klein, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2015, 82 (5) 285-286; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14064
Further evaluation is required for recurrent pericarditis resistant to conventional therapy or for manifestations of systemic disease.
Lafebre, Sunna R.
- You have accessMorphea-like plaques, induration of the extremities, and eosinophiliaCésar Magro-Checa, MD, Jacinto Orgaz-Molina, PhD, Sunna R. Lafèbre, MD, José L. Rosales-Alexander, PhD, Salvador Arias-Santiago, PhD and Enrique Raya, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2015, 82 (5) 283-284; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.13126
Eosinophilic fasciitis is suspected in a patient with eosinophilia and characteristic cutaneous features.
Magro-checa, César
- You have accessMorphea-like plaques, induration of the extremities, and eosinophiliaCésar Magro-Checa, MD, Jacinto Orgaz-Molina, PhD, Sunna R. Lafèbre, MD, José L. Rosales-Alexander, PhD, Salvador Arias-Santiago, PhD and Enrique Raya, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2015, 82 (5) 283-284; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.13126
Eosinophilic fasciitis is suspected in a patient with eosinophilia and characteristic cutaneous features.
Mandell, Brian F.
- You have accessPericarditis as a window into the mind of the internistBrian F. Mandell, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2015, 82 (5) 266-267; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82b.05015
In looking for an underlying cause, we need to be thorough but also contain costs and avoid harm from overtesting.
Messinger-rapport, Barbara J.
- You have accessStand by me! Reducing the risk of injurious falls in older adultsLeah Beegan, DO and Barbara J. Messinger-Rapport, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2015, 82 (5) 301-307; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14041
Practitioners can reduce falls by yearly screening and evidence-based interventions.



