Find answers to wide-ranging clinical questions in The Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine 1-Minute Consult. These brief articles focus on current clinical controversies. Many include tables, graphs, and figures which present the most useful clinical data.

May 2007

Should all patients with acute pericarditis be treated with colchicine?
Heath Saltzman, MD and Howard H. Weitz, MD

September 2006

When should prophylactic anticoagulation begin after a hip fracture?
Paul J. Grant, MD and Amir K. Jaffer, MD

August 2006

How often should patients with hepatitis C be screened for esophageal varices?
Christopher Entwisle, MD and Zobair M. Younassi, MD, MPH

June 2006

Should beta-blockers be discontinued when a patient is admitted to the hospital with acutely decompensated heart failure?
Wassim H. Fares, MD and Ashish Aneja, MD

January 2006

What is osteopenia, and what should be done about it?
Nelson B. Watts, MD

How should we advise patients about the contraceptive patch, given the FDA warning?
Holly Thacker, MD; Tommaso Falcone, MD; Ashish Atreja, MD, MPH; Anil Jain, MD; C. Martin Harris, MD, MBA

December 2005

How long can my patient use intranasal steroid sprays?
Lilly C. Pien, MD

September 2005

How soon can a patient undergo noncardiac surgery after receiving a drug-eluting stent?
Howard H. Weitz, MD

August 2005

Should patients with TIAs be hospitalized?
Derk W. Krieger, MD

March 2005

Do hip fractures need to be repaired within 24 hours of injury?
Christopher M. Whinney, MD

January 2005

Should adults with suspected acute bacterial meningitis get adjunctive corticosteroids?
James C. Pile, MD and David L. Longworth, MD

October 2004

Which adults with acute diarrhea should be evaluated?
What is the best diagnostic approach?
Thomas Helton, DO and David D.K. Rolston, MD

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