Index by author
November 01, 1993; Volume 60,Issue 6
Vidt, Donald G.
- You have accessHepatic toxicity of antirheumatic drugsEric P. Brass, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1993, 60 (6) 466-472;
Drug treatment of rheumatic diseases is associated with a small but well-documented risk of hepatotoxicity. Recognizing the clinical syndromes associated with liver injury by these agents facilitates the minimization of morbidity from this complication.
Vogt, David P.
- You have accessManagement of variceal bleeding in the 1990sJ. Michael Henderson, MB, CHB, William D. Carey, MD, David P. Vogt, MD, David S. Barnes, MD, Margaret G. Zelch, MD and Cathy Blake, MSN, RNCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1993, 60 (6) 431-438;
Therapeutic options now include pharmacologic reduction of portal hypertension, endoscopic obliteration of varices, placement of decompressive shunts, and liver transplantation.