Index by author
February 01, 2008; Volume 75, Issue 2-
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.
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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.
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Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis and its association with gadolinium exposure during MRI
Naim Issa, MD, Emilio D. Poggio, MD, Richard A. Fatica, MD, Rajiv Patel, MD, Paul M. Ruggieri, MD and Robert J. Heyka, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2008, 75 (2) 95-111;
This debilitating disorder can lead to serious complications and death. In patients with renal dysfunction, we should use gadolinium-based imaging studies with caution.
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Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis and its association with gadolinium exposure during MRI
Naim Issa, MD, Emilio D. Poggio, MD, Richard A. Fatica, MD, Rajiv Patel, MD, Paul M. Ruggieri, MD and Robert J. Heyka, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2008, 75 (2) 95-111;
This debilitating disorder can lead to serious complications and death. In patients with renal dysfunction, we should use gadolinium-based imaging studies with caution.
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Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis and its association with gadolinium exposure during MRI
Naim Issa, MD, Emilio D. Poggio, MD, Richard A. Fatica, MD, Rajiv Patel, MD, Paul M. Ruggieri, MD and Robert J. Heyka, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2008, 75 (2) 95-111;
This debilitating disorder can lead to serious complications and death. In patients with renal dysfunction, we should use gadolinium-based imaging studies with caution.
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Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis and its association with gadolinium exposure during MRI
Naim Issa, MD, Emilio D. Poggio, MD, Richard A. Fatica, MD, Rajiv Patel, MD, Paul M. Ruggieri, MD and Robert J. Heyka, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2008, 75 (2) 95-111;
This debilitating disorder can lead to serious complications and death. In patients with renal dysfunction, we should use gadolinium-based imaging studies with caution.
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Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis and its association with gadolinium exposure during MRI
Naim Issa, MD, Emilio D. Poggio, MD, Richard A. Fatica, MD, Rajiv Patel, MD, Paul M. Ruggieri, MD and Robert J. Heyka, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2008, 75 (2) 95-111;
This debilitating disorder can lead to serious complications and death. In patients with renal dysfunction, we should use gadolinium-based imaging studies with caution.
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Preventing and managing diabetic complications in elderly patients
Thomas Hornick, MD and David C. Aron, MD, MS- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2008, 75 (2) 153-158;
Elderly patients with diabetes are prone to a number of complications, some of which take precedence over, hinder, or preclude the intensive glucose control recommended for younger diabetic patients.
