Index by author
Cooper, Karen
- Perioperative management of bariatric surgery patients: Focus on metabolic bone disease
Obese people are at risk of low bone mass to begin with, and bariatric surgery increases the risk. Primary care physicians play an important role in their preventive care.
Crowther, Mark A.
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: 2008 Update
This is one of the few hematologic emergencies. Untreated, most patients die, but prompt treatment allows most patients not only to survive but to recover.
Demirjian, Sevag G.
- Anemia of chronic kidney disease: When normalcy becomes undesirable
Several recent studies indicate that raising hemoglobin levels to the normal range with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents can be too much of a good thing, and the US Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning on the use of these drugs in renal disease.
Fernandez, Don
George, James N.
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: 2008 Update
This is one of the few hematologic emergencies. Untreated, most patients die, but prompt treatment allows most patients not only to survive but to recover.
Gornik, Heather L.
An elderly woman with shortness of breathHer dyspnea started about 6 months ago and has recently worsened. What is the cause?
Jones, J. Stephen
Kim, Esther S.H.
- An elderly woman with shortness of breath
Her dyspnea started about 6 months ago and has recently worsened. What is the cause?
Koplas, Monica
- The painful knee: Choosing the right imaging test
The initial evaluation of acute knee pain should include plain radiography, but computed tomography is the test of choice for fractures, and magnetic resonance imaging is useful for evaluating the cartilage, menisci, and ligaments.
