Index by author
December 01, 2001; Volume 68,Issue 12
Mazzone, Peter
- You have accessOur new understanding of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: What an internist needs to knowPeter Mazzone, MD, Mary Jane Thomassen, PhD and Mani Kavuru, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2001, 68 (12) 977-993;
Recent advances point to a defect in granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) as a cause of this disease. New treatments are under study.
Mette, Stephen A.
- You have accessWhen should central venous catheters be changed in the intensive care unit? Should there be a rigid time-based protocol for doing so?Stephen A. Mette, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2001, 68 (12) 994-996;
The decision is made case by case rather than on a time-based protocol. Proactive strategies can reduce the risk of infection.
Moliterno, David J.
- You have accessGP IIb/IIIa inhibitors in coronary artery disease management: What the latest trials tell usDerek P. Chew, MBBS and David J. Moliterno, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2001, 68 (12) 1017-1023;
Recent trials addressed whether there are clinical differences among these drugs, whether their empiric use is justified in acute coronary syndromes, and whether they might allow for early invasive management in acute coronary syndromes.