Index by author
February 01, 2008; Volume 75, Issue 2-
Should all patients with chronic kidney disease take a statin?
Dena Rifkin, MD and Mark Sarnak, MD, MS- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2008, 75 (2) 118-120;
Some patients should take a statin, particularly those not yet on dialysis who have low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels higher than 100 mg/dL. However, relatively few studies have addressed this question.
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A young man with acute weakness of his right arm
Matthew A. Kaminski, MD, Carmela D. Tan, MD and Arman T. Askari, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2008, 75 (2) 145-152;
A previously healthy, relatively young man has had a stroke. What is the cause and what should be done?
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Screen for portopulmonary hypertension, especially in liver transplant candidates
Karen L. Swanson, DO and Michael J. Krowka, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2008, 75 (2) 121-136;
Portopulmonary hypertension should be looked for in patients with liver disease, especially if liver transplantation is being considered, as it may make transplantation riskier to perform.
