Latest Articles

  • Managing perioperative risk in the hip fracture patient
    Amir K. Jaffer, MD, Franklin A. Michota, MD, Wael K. Barsoum, MD, Robert Helfand, MD, Viktor Krebs, MD and Christopher Whinney, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2006, 73 (3 suppl 1) S46-S50;
  • Buying prescription drugs on the Internet: Promises and pitfalls
    Alan M. Weiss, MD, MBA
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2006, 73 (3) 282-288;

    Patients can save time and money, but they can also end up with counterfeit or substandard medications.

  • Improved outcomes in nephrotic syndrome
    Gerald B. Appel, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2006, 73 (2) 161-167;

    Nephrotic syndrome now has a dramatically different prognosis than it did 10 years ago. We can now effectively treat all types and achieve remission in many cases.

  • <em>Clostridium difficile</em>-associated disease: New challenges from an established pathogen
    Clostridium difficile-associated disease: New challenges from an established pathogen
    Rebecca H. Sunenshine, MD and L. Clifford McDonald, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2006, 73 (2) 187-197;

    Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) is increasing in incidence and severity and may be becoming more difficult to treat. A new strain is causing many outbreaks.

  • Evaluating and managing hypogammaglobulinemia
    Mark E. Rose, MD and David M. Lang, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2006, 73 (2) 133-144;

    Patients with frequent and recurrent respiratory infections should be tested for immune system abnormalities. This article describes common primary and secondary forms of hypogammaglobulinemia and how to evaluate and manage them.

  • Natriuretic peptide testing: A window into the diagnosis and prognosis of heart failure
    James L. Januzzi, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2006, 73 (2) 149-157;

    BNP assays are now widely used to evaluate suspected heart failure, but they should not be the only criterion.

  • A great masquerader learns a new trick
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2006, 73 (2) 105;

    Different generations of physicians have proposed various contenders for the title of “great masquerader.” I firmly believe that Clostridium difficile infection deserves a shot at the title.

  • Reviewers 2005
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2006, 73 (2) 175;
  • An expanding skin lesion in a patient on immunosuppressive therapy
    Marc Williams, MD, Ravindran A. Padmanabhan, MD, MRCP (UK), Leonard H. Calabrese, DO and Steven M. Gordon, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2006, 73 (2) 170-171;

    The lesion, originally diagnosed as pyoderma gangrenosum, now measures 15 cm × 6 cm. What should be the next step in management?

  • Diagnosing and managing posttraumatic stress disorder
    Kumar Budur, MD, Tatiana Falcone, MD and Kathleen Franco, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2006, 73 (2) 121-129;

    PTSD not only affects soldiers, it also occurs in civilians exposed to severe trauma or serious illness. Manifestations commonly include nonspecific physical symptoms, and patients often present to their primary care physician.

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