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  • Managing knee osteoarthritis before and after arthroplasty
    Managing knee osteoarthritis before and after arthroplasty
    James Rosneck, MD, Carlos A. Higuera, MD, Nabil Tadross, MD, Viktor Krebs, MD and Wael K. Barsoum, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2007, 74 (9) 663-671;

    Primary care physicians play a key role in the diagnosis and nonoperative management of knee osteoarthritis, including monitoring for problems in patients who have undergone knee replacement surgery.

  • A Systematic Approach to Interpreting Electrocardiograms by Using Two Mnemonics
    Amir K. Jaffer, MD, Franklin A. Michota, MD, Angela M. Bader, MD, MHP, Raymond Borkowski, MD, Collin Kroen, MD, Brian Harte, MD, David Gugliotti, MD, Vesselin Dimov, Kalina Uzunova-Dimova, Ajay Kumar and Ashish Aneja
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2007, 74 (9 esuppl 1) S27;
  • Which Is Better—Half-Dose or No Insulin on Day of Surgery?
    Amir K. Jaffer, MD, Franklin A. Michota, MD, Angela M. Bader, MD, MHP, Raymond Borkowski, MD, Collin Kroen, MD, Brian Harte, MD, David Gugliotti, MD, Kirk Smith, Vivek Moitra, Melinda Drum and Bobbie Jean Sweitzer
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2007, 74 (9 esuppl 1) S37;
  • Does a carotid bruit predict cerebrovascular complications following noncardiac surgery in asymptomatic patients?
    Amir K. Jaffer, MD, Franklin A. Michota, MD, Angela M. Bader, MD, MHP, Raymond Borkowski, MD, Collin Kroen, MD, Brian Harte, MD, David Gugliotti, MD and Robert Mayock, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2007, 74 (9 esuppl 1) S18-S19;
  • Interpreting the Courage Trial
    Deepak L. Bhatt, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2007, 74 (9) 618-620;

    We are fortunate to have a point-counterpoint between Dr. William Boden, the principal investigator of the Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization and Aggressive Drug Evaluation (COURAGE) trial, and Dr. Dean Kereiakes, a leading interventional cardiologist.

  • The art and evidence of medical practice
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2007, 74 (8) 544;

    A message from the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) could be that the artful judgment of a seasoned clinician, with patient input, may actually be a valid way to make decisions.

  • Obstructive sleep apnea (January 2007)
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2007, 74 (8) 576;
  • Colorectal cancer screening lacks evidence of benefit
    Paul Moayyedi, BSc, MB ChB, PhD, MPH, FRCP, FRCPC
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2007, 74 (8) 545-554;

    Although some studies indicate that screening with fecal occult blood testing or colonoscopy prevents deaths from colorectal cancer, the benefits may be offset by more deaths from other causes.

  • Interpreting the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial
    Daniel Mazanec, MD and Linda Okereke, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2007, 74 (8) 577-583;

    The Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial compared surgical and nonsurgical treatment in patients with radicular pain. The treatments were equivalent on intention-to-treat analysis, but up to 40% of patients in each group “crossed over” to the other treatment, muddying the results.

  • Modafinil in the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness
    Roxanne M. Valentino, MD and Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2007, 74 (8) 561-571;

    We review the pharmacology, current approved and off-label uses, and side effects of this commonly prescribed wakefulness-promoting agent.

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