Stereotactic and computer-assisted neurosurgery at the Cleveland Clinic: review of 501 consecutive cases.

abstract：:Positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy is an open system that can generate contact, droplet, and airborne COVID-19 thereby increasing the risk of transmission of COVID-19 like other procedures such as tracheal intubation, noninvasive ventilation, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Medically prudent recommendations hav...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Lance CG

更新日期：2020-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular surgery is associated with a high risk of perioperative morbidity and mortality that is partly attributable to inflammatory stress induced by the surgical procedure. Preoperative initiation of a long-acting statin is a strategy intended to reduce the inflammatory stress response and the excess risk associated...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Poldermans D

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In hospitalized medical patients, randomized trials have established that anticoagulant prophylaxis has an acceptable benefit-to-risk ratio: ie, it lowers the incidence of clinically silent and symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE), including fatal pulmonary embolism, more than it raises the risks of bleeding and o...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Pai M,Douketis JD

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complications of chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) run the gamut from erosive esophagitis to esophageal cancer, but all are linked to repeated exposure of the esophagus to caustic gastric and duodenal acid. Progression from one complication to another is not clearly established across the GERD continuum, ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Fennerty MB

更新日期：2003-11-01 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：:The article "Total pancreatectomy and islet cell autotransplantation: Definitive treatment for chronic pancreatitis" (Arce KM, Lin YK, Stevens T, Walsh RM, Hatipoglu BA. Cleve Clin J Med 2016; 83:435-442) incorrectly stated that Paul Lacy and David Scharp performed research at the University of Washington at Seattle. ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Arce KM,Lin YK,Stevens T,Walsh RM,Hatipoglu BA

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transitions of care-when patients move from one health care facility to another or back home-that are poorly executed result in adverse effects for patients. Fortunately, programs can be implemented that enhance collaboration across care settings and improve outcomes including reducing hospital readmission rates. ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Li J,Young R,Williams MV

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a spectrum of syndromes characterized by thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, manifested by an elevated blood lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) concentration and red blood cell fragments. It classically occurs in patients with a hereditary or acquired lack of A...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Crowther MA,George JN

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food allergies have increased in prevalence significantly in the past decade and so, apparently, has eosinophilic esophagitis. Although the cause of eosinophilic esophagitis is unknown, allergic responses including food allergies have been implicated. This article reviews both conditions, focusing on how to detect and...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Hong S,Vogel NM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the article "Quitting smoking: Still a challenge, but newer tools show promise," (Collins GB, Jerry JM, Bales R. Cleve Clin J Med 2015; 82:39-48), the reference sequencing has been corrected. ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Collins GB,Jerry JM,Bales R

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patient-centered medical home is a rapidly growing concept in reforming American health care. It has spread from its origins in primary care pediatrics to family practice and, more recently, into internal medicine. This review article describes how primary care geriatricians can obtain certification from the Natio...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Gennari A,Fedor K,Bakow E,Resnick NM

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic hypothermia in acute resuscitation medicine has a long history, but its currently recommended use dates back to work in the mid-1960s by the late Dr. Peter Safar and colleagues. Compared with normothermia, mild therapeutic hypothermia, induced right after restoration of spontaneous circulation in comatose ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Kochanek PM

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aromatase inhibitors are established first-line drugs for treating metastatic breast cancer in postmenopausal women, and are gaining acceptance as adjuvant treatment as well. ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Hill J,Moore H

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Weight-loss drugs are being evaluated for their role in obesity management. This article reviews the available weight-loss drugs, their efficacy and side effects, and their best clinical use. ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Bersoux S,Byun TH,Chaliki SS,Poole KG

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with progressive psoriatic arthritis refractory to methotrexate therapy was treated empirically with intravenous nitrogen mustard, or HN2. His response to therapy was compared with the responses of five rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with the same regimen. At 14 days after therapy was begun the patien...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Wilke WS,Sexton C,Steck W

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin 1 (IL-1) is a potential target of therapy in COVID-19 during the severe respiratory-inflammatory phase ("cytokine release syndrome"), when pulmonary macrophages are hyperactivated, releasing IL-1 and other cytokines. Preliminary evidence indicates that anakinra and canakinumab, drugs that block the action ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Calabrese LH,Calabrese C

更新日期：2020-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of glycemic control in preventing the chronic and devastating complications of diabetes is well established. Insulin administration is an important therapeutic option for managing diabetes, particularly for patients with profound insulin deficiency. Many insulin formulations are on the market, including...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Meneghini L

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, there has not been a dramatic decrease in the frequency of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in the HIV-infected population. Usually a multifocal progressive diseas...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Simpson DM

更新日期：2011-11-01 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：:Several studies have documented that hypercholesterolemia is common in American children. Other studies have shown that elevated cholesterol levels in childhood remain elevated well into adult life. Autopsy studies of adolescents have also found a strong positive correlation between antemortem cholesterol levels and e...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Garcia RE,Moodie DS

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The history and physical examination, rather than routine laboratory, cardiovascular, and pulmonary testing, are the most important components of the preoperative evaluation. The history should include a complete review of systems (especially cardiovascular and pulmonary), medication history, allergies, surgical and a...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Michota FA,Frost SD

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many effective treatments for scleroderma have emerged in recent years, including bosentan, an endothelin receptor antagonist, and epoprostenol, a prostacyclin, both of which target vasoconstriction. Cyclophosphamide may soon be proven effective against interstitial lung disease. ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Korn JH

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress echocardiography is a cost-effective and reliable diagnostic test for patients with suspected coronary artery disease. Stress echocardiography should be used in preference to exercise electrocardiography as the primary test in patients with uninterpretable ST segments. It is attractive for use as the primary te...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Marwick T

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A surprising number of apparently healthy people harbor unsuspected pituitary tumors, which are being discovered incidentally on computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed for other reasons. The majority can be safely observed; for others, medical therapy or surgical resection is necessary....

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Serhal D,Weil RJ,Hamrahian AH

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) may present to internists, rheumatologists, cardiologists, or pulmonologists. This breadth of clinicians who encounter PAH patients, together with the complicated nature of PAH as a disease entity, argues for a shared-care approach to the management of these patients...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Mughal MM,Mandell B,James K,Stelmach K,Minai OA

更新日期：2003-04-01 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：:Depression has been linked to cardiovascular disease and cognitive impairment, including Alzheimer disease, but the exact nature of the relationship is poorly understood. Although depression seems to progress little after the onset of Alzheimer disease, depression in earlier life increases the risk of dementia and cog...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Wint D

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise helps prevent and improve atherosclerosis and other chronic diseases, and physicians should encourage their patients to exercise more. Unfortunately, there are many barriers to prescribing exercise. To help patients start exercising and stay with it, clinicians need to address specifics. Several guidelines ar...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Fletcher G,Trejo JF

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many infants, children, and adolescents exhibit unusual mannerisms, behaviors, and spells. These events cause concern to parents and are frequently brought to the attention of physicians. If the spells are infrequent and do not interfere with function, no intervention may be necessary. If they are severe and recurrent...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Rothner AD

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in our understanding of the diagnosis, imaging, pathology, and clinical monitoring of multiple sclerosis (MS) have significantly increased our ability to successfully treat this often perplexing neurologic disorder. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is now integral to the diagnostic process. Treatment o...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Fox RJ,Bethoux F,Goldman MD,Cohen JA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00