Index by author
June 01, 2019; Volume 86,Issue 6
Mckee, Zachary
- You have accessA sleeping beast: Obstructive sleep apnea and strokeZachary McKee, BS and Dennis H. Auckley, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2019, 86 (6) 407-415; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18033
Up to two-thirds of patients who have had a stroke have obstructive sleep apnea afterward, with worse outcomes.
Mclaughlin, Jessica
- You have accessDisseminated invasive aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patientJessica McLaughlin, DO, Eric Libre, MD, FCCP, Amanda Morgan, MD and Svetolik Djurkovic, MD, FCCPCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2019, 86 (6) 369-370; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18093
The patient, who has COPD, will require lifelong antifungal treatment.
Migdady, Ibrahim
- You have accessA 69-year-old woman with double vision and lower-extremity weaknessIbrahim Migdady, MD, Maryann Mays, MD and Kerry H. Levin, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2019, 86 (6) 374-379; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18113
The onset was sudden, and the symptoms were gradually getting worse.
Militello, Michael
- You have accessAnti-Xa assays: What is their role today in antithrombotic therapy?Erika Hutt Centeno, MD, Michael Militello, PharmD, RPH, BCPS and Marcelo P. Gomes, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2019, 86 (6) 417-425; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18029
Should clinicians abandon the aPTT for monitoring heparin therapy in favor of anti-Xa assays?
Mirrakhimov, Aibek E.
- You have accessIs chest radiography routinely needed after thoracentesis?Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, MD, Aram Barbaryan, MD, Taha Ayach, MD, Fabrizio Canepa Escaro, MD, Goutham Talari, MD and Adam Gray, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2019, 86 (6) 371-373; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.17058
No, it should be done only in certain situations, for example, if pneumothorax is suspected.
Moreno, Anna Camille
- You have accessWomen’s health 2019: Osteoporosis, breast cancer, contraception, and hormone therapyAnna Camille Moreno, DO, NCMP, Sabrina Kaur Sahni, MD, NCMP, Taryn L. Smith, MD and Pelin Batur, MD, FACP, NCMP, CCDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2019, 86 (6) 400-406; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18130
Vignettes with practical advice based on current literature.
Morgan, Amanda
- You have accessDisseminated invasive aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patientJessica McLaughlin, DO, Eric Libre, MD, FCCP, Amanda Morgan, MD and Svetolik Djurkovic, MD, FCCPCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2019, 86 (6) 369-370; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18093
The patient, who has COPD, will require lifelong antifungal treatment.
Porter, Amy
- You have accessMeasles: A dangerous vaccine-preventable disease returnsAmy Porter, MD, PhD and Johanna Goldfarb, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2019, 86 (6) 393-398; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19065
Vaccine refusal and global unrest have led to an alarming upswing in measles cases.
Reddy, Vishnu V. B.
- You have accessIn reply: Complete blood cell count March 2019Jori E. May, MD, Marisa B. Marques, MD, Vishnu V. B. Reddy, MD and Radhika Gangaraju, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2019, 86 (6) 368; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86c.06002
Rutecki, Gregory W.
- You have accessA 69-year-old woman with double vision and lower-extremity weaknessIbrahim Migdady, MD, Maryann Mays, MD and Kerry H. Levin, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2019, 86 (6) 374-379; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18113
The onset was sudden, and the symptoms were gradually getting worse.