Emotional predictors and behavioral triggers of acute coronary syndrome.

abstract：:Infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), or hepatitis C virus (HCV) can cause rapidly progressive renal disease, so prompt recognition and management are critical. Viral glomerulonephropathy can now often be successfully managed with a specific combination of antiviral therapy, immun...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Appel G

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of aorta procedures performed annually in the United States has grown substantially during the past decade. Cleveland Clinic is a leader in research on the risk of aortic dissection in patients with a bicuspid or tricuspid aortic valve and associated aneurysm, which has led to changes in the recommendations...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Roselli EE

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the literature is limited, early evidence suggests that patients with chronic kidney disease, end-stage kidney disease, and kidney transplant recipients are at increased risk for severe COVID-19 disease and death. Hence, management should focus on both infection prevention and treatment. There is currently a ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Radhakrishnan Y,Hassanein M,Stephany B

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The care of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) has improved over the past 30 years, and most patients now survive well into adulthood. As a result, clinicians other than pediatricians are more likely than in the past to see CF patients and manage their respiratory, gastrointestinal, pancreatic, and reproductive compli...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Gershman AJ,Mehta AC,Infeld M,Budev MM

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise stress electrocardiography is unreliable as a test for obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) if the patient has left bundle branch block. The authors provide an algorithm for using alternative tests: exercise stress echocardiography, dobutamine echocardiography, computed tomographic (CT) angiography, and ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Xu B,Cremer P,Jaber W,Moir S,Harb SC,Rodriguez LL

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome, a potentially fatal but rare reaction, manifests as rash, fever, tender lymphadenopathy, hepatitis, and eosinophilia. To manage hypersensitivity syndrome successfully, one must recognize the symptoms early, stop the offending drug immediately, and substitute a safe, alternativ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Hamer HM,Morris HH

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of hepatitis C has evolved rapidly since the identification of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in 1989. Since the first accepted therapy for HCV infection, recombinant interferon, received marketing approval a little more than a decade ago, it has come to be used in combination with ribavirin for improved ra...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Saadeh S,Davis GL

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caring for very important persons (VIPs), including celebrities and royalty, presents medical, organizational, and administrative challenges, often referred to collectively as the "VIP syndrome." The situation often pressures the health care team to bend the rules by which they usually practice medicine. Caring for VI...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Guzman JA,Sasidhar M,Stoller JK

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Certain fluorocarbon polymers can produce a clinical syndrome called polymer fume fever when the products of pyrolysis are inhaled. SUMMARY:A previously healthy 21-year-old white man presented with severe chest tightness, difficulty in breathing, pyrexia, nausea, vomiting, and a dry irritating cough. These ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Silver MJ,Young DK

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is epidemic and dangerous. Weight loss is difficult but worth the effort. Although new weight-loss drugs are available, there are no magic bullets: to lose weight and keep it off, people must eat less and exercise more. This article presents a practical approach on how physicians can help their patients lose w...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Weiss D

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Newer theories suggest that patients with fibromyalgia have a biologic predisposition to perceiving pain with more sensitivity than people without fibromyalgia. Several biologic triggers are implicated as possibly initiating or worsening the symptoms of fibromyalgia. Treatments to manage pain, help with sleep, and, wh...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Clauw DJ

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a common heterogeneous syndrome that in some cases is transitional between normal age-related cognitive changes and dementia. Identifying it early may lead to prompt recognition of reversible causes and allows for timely future planning. This article describes definitions of MCI and ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Patel BB,Holland NW

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Internet can be useful for physicians, but beginning users are apt to encounter two problems: too much irrelevant information, and difficulty finding the desired information. This paper offers some practical tips that can prevent frustration and wasted time when searching for medical information on the Internet. ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Mehta N

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolic syndrome is likely to develop in patients in whom genetic predisposition, chronic stress, negative emotion, and unhealthy lifestyle habits converge. In light of the psychophysiologic aspect of most of these factors, biofeedback, relaxation, and other psychophysiologic interventions have been studied and ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： McGrady A

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reproductive maturation, the menstrual cycle, and the transition to postreproductive life are complex processes. Detailed understanding of reproduction underlies logical patient management. Greater understanding of physiology has brought about better control of ovulatory problems and the beginnings of a logical approa...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Cumming DC

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonspinal musculoskeletal disorders frequently cause neck and back pain and thus can mimic conditions of the spine. Common mimics are rotator cuff tears, bursitis in the hip, peripheral nerve compression, and arthritis in the shoulder and hip. A thorough history and physical examination, imaging studies, and ancillary...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Pateder DB,Brems J,Lieberman I,Bell GR,McLain RF

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because 1% to 9% of people without symptoms have elevated liver enzymes, extensive evaluation of all abnormal test results would expose many patients to undue risks and expenses. On the other hand, failure to evaluate minor liver enzyme elevations could mean missing the early diagnosis of potentially treatable disorde...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Aragon G,Younossi ZM

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapy with nonselective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) has long been the cornerstone of pharmacologic management of patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Many patients with OA or RA, however, are at increased risk of developing clinically significant adverse events associate...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Schnitzer TJ,Hochberg MC

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of pacemaker lead dysfunction with subsequent removal by a unique transvenous extraction system is presented. This technique allows detailed examination of the extracted pacemaker lead and identification of unsuspected causes of lead failure. Information relative to specific causes of lead failure may result in...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Brodell GK,Wilkoff BL

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behavioral disorders in pediatric patients--primarily attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)--pose a clinical challenge for health care providers to accurately assess, diagnose, and treat. In 2013, updated diagnostic criteria for behavioral disorders were published, including ADHD and a new diagnostic entity:...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Austerman J

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many drugs can injure the kidneys, but they cause renal injury via only a few common mechanisms. Many patients who develop renal injury after drug exposure have identifiable risk factors that could be modified or that should preclude the use of these drugs in the first place. ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Guo X,Nzerue C

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreas transplantation can improve quality of life for patients with type 1 diabetes by eliminating hypoglycemic and hyperglycemic episodes, the need for insulin injections, frequent self-monitoring of blood glucose levels, and dietary restrictions. Increasing evidence suggests that it may slow the progression of lo...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Mayes JT,Dennis VW,Hoogwerf BJ

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, there are no effective antiviral medications for COVID-19. Drug repurposing, a strategy that uses existing drugs, offers potential prevention and treatment options for COVID-19. We discuss one treatment strategy that combines anti-inflammatory (melatonin) and antiviral (toremifene) agents for patients infecte...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Cheng F,Rao S,Mehra R

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:An immunocompromised patient presented with chronic low back pain as the initial symptom and a subcutaneous abscess as the initial sign of disseminated aspergillosis. With the rising incidence of immunocompromised patients, cutaneous manifestation of aspergillosis may become more common. ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Helm TN,Mazanec D

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nephrotic syndrome can now be treated effectively in most cases. All patients should be treated with a low-salt diet, diuretics to reduce edema, and statins to normalize serum lipid concentrations. Patients with nephrotic syndrome are prone to deep vein thrombophlebitis, renal vein thrombosis, and pulmonary emboli. De...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Appel GB

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Consensus panel guidelines advocate for the judicious use of antipsychotic drugs to manage delirium in hospitalized patients when nonpharmacologic measures fail and the patient is in significant distress from symptoms, poses a safety risk to self or others, or is impeding essential aspects of his or her medical care. ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Thom RP,Mock CK,Teslyar P

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-Q-wave infarction is associated with a significant incidence of infarction and death. We followed 52 patients who underwent percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) within three months of non-Q-wave myocardial infarction. Thirty-eight patients had single-vessel disease, 12 had double-vessel disease, a...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Bellamy GR,McEniery PT,Zaidi AR,Hollman J

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although atrial fibrillation is well tolerated by most patients, in some patients the consequences may be severe. The Maze procedure is a new open-heart operation that creates a carefully designed maze of incisions in the atrial myocardium; this maze then acts as an electrical conduit to channel atrial impulses from t...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： McCarthy PM,Castle LW,Trohman RG,Simmons TW,Maloney JD,Klein AL,White RD,Cox JL

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Annular pancreas is a congenital anomaly which, though present at birth, may cause few symptoms until adulthood. A case of annular pancreas with intermittent duodenal obstruction is described in a 49-year-old alcoholic man. Few other entities cause such obstruction. In similar cases, clinical suspicion of annular panc...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Sperrazza JC,Flanagan RA Jr,Katlic MR

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although hypertension has been defined numerically as blood pressure levels above 140/90 mmHg, there is no doubt that a blood pressure level within the "normal" range increases the stress on a diseased heart. For this reason, vasodilator therapy is often successful in treating congestive heart failure. The authors pro...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Fouad-Tarazi FM,Hobbs RE

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00