Index by author
May 01, 2008; Volume 75,Issue 5
Cooper, Karen
- You have accessPerioperative management of bariatric surgery patients: Focus on metabolic bone diseaseSusan E. Williams, MD, MS, RD, CNSP, CCD, Karen Cooper, DO, Bradford Richmond, MD and Philip Schauer, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2008, 75 (5) 333-349;
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.
- You have accessThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: 2008 UpdateMark A. Crowther, MD and James N. George, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2008, 75 (5) 369-375;
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.