Index by author
September 01, 2012; Volume 79,Issue 9
Kandpal, Saurabh
- You have accessA woman with a swollen uvulaSaurabh Anil Pande, MD, Kanwal Raghav, MD, Shivani Mehta, MD, Gurinder Babbar, MBBS and Saurabh Kandpal, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 600-601; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11084
A woman on patient-controlled analgesia with morphine suddenly develops shortness of breath because of uvular swelling obstructing the airway. What is the diagnosis?
Kim, Esther S. H.
- You have accessUsing the ankle-brachial index to diagnose peripheral artery disease and assess cardiovascular riskEsther S. H. Kim, MD, MPH, Keattiyoat Wattanakit, MD, MPH and Heather L. Gornik, MD, MHSCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 651-661; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11154
The authors seek to convince you to measure the ankle-brachial index in any patient you suspect may have peripheral artery disease, whether or not they have symptoms.
Kistangari, Gaurav
- You have accessImmune thrombocytopenia in adults: An updateSwapna Thota, MD, Gaurav Kistangari, MD, Hamed Daw, MD and Timothy Spiro, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2012, 79 (9) 641-650; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11027
Management has changed in the last decade, with new drugs and with increased awareness of treatment side effects.