Index by author
Hastings-spaine, Lindsey
- You have accessDisparities in cardiovascular care: Past, present, and solutionsQuentin R. Youmans, MD, Lindsey Hastings-Spaine, MD, Oluseyi Princewill, MD, MPH, Titilayo Shobayo, BS and Ike S. Okwuosa, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 621-632; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18088
Cardiovascular disease makes no distinction in race, sex, age, or socioeconomic status, and neither should clinicians.
Hsueh, Yu-Chun
- You have accessDiabetic dyslipidemia with eruptive xanthomaYu-Chun Hsueh, MD, Chuan-Liang Chou, MD and Ting-I. Lee, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 575-576; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18104
Off medications for 1 year, her triglyceride level was 10,250 mg/dL, hemoglobin A1c 12.4%.
Ilyas, Duha
- You have accessACE inhibitors and ARBs: Managing potassium and renal functionTasnim Momoniat, MBCHB, MRCP (UK), Duha Ilyas, MBBS, MRCP (UK) and Sunil Bhandari, MBCHB, FRCP, PhD, M CLIN EDU, FHEACleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 601-607; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18024
Concern about hyperkalemia and a decline in renal function has led to underuse of these drugs.
Kaur, Jasleen
- You have accessAre daily chest radiographs and arterial blood gas tests required in ICU patients on mechanical ventilation?Shyam Ganti, MD, Ravinder D. Bhanot, MD, Jasleen Kaur, MD, Cassondra Cramer-Bour, MD and Ayman O. Soubani, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 582-585; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18141
Although routine testing is common, it has low diagnostic yield and is unlikely to alter patient management.
Kobayashi, Takaaki
- You have accessMediastinal granuloma due to histoplasmosis in a patient on infliximabTakaaki Kobayashi, MD and Christine Cho, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 579-581; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18138
Immunosuppressive drugs can predispose to invasive fungal infection.
Lansang, M. Cecilia
- You have accessDiabetes management: Beyond hemoglobin A1cVinni Makin, MBBS, MD, FACE and M. Cecilia Lansang, MD, MPHCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 595-600; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18031
Other factors include cardiovascular benefit, weight control, hypoglycemia risk, and cost.
Lapumnuaypol, Kamolyut
- You have accessPseudo-Ludwig anginaAndrew Tiu, MD and Kamolyut Lapumnuaypol, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 577-578; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19014
A woman on heparin developed a hematoma on the floor of her mouth that threatened to block her airway.
Lee, Ting-I.
- You have accessDiabetic dyslipidemia with eruptive xanthomaYu-Chun Hsueh, MD, Chuan-Liang Chou, MD and Ting-I. Lee, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 575-576; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18104
Off medications for 1 year, her triglyceride level was 10,250 mg/dL, hemoglobin A1c 12.4%.
Makin, Vinni
- You have accessDiabetes management: Beyond hemoglobin A1cVinni Makin, MBBS, MD, FACE and M. Cecilia Lansang, MD, MPHCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 595-600; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18031
Other factors include cardiovascular benefit, weight control, hypoglycemia risk, and cost.
Mandell, Brian F.
- You have accessClinical outcomes in diabetes: It’s not just the glucose (and it’s not so simple)Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 573-574; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86b.09019
As we dig deeper into the reduction in cardiovascular deaths seen with some newer drugs, several questions arise.