Index by author
June 01, 2017; Volume 84,Issue 6
Tupe, Christina L.
- You have accessIs there a doctor on board? In-flight medical emergenciesJose V. Nable, MD, MS, NRP, Christina L. Tupe, MD, Bruce D. Gehle, JD and William J. Brady, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2017, 84 (6) 457-462; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16072
Although not legally required to render assistance, physicians have an ethical obligation to do so and should be prepared.
Uehara, Takanori
- You have accessA 68-year-old man with a blue toeKiyoshi Shikino, MD, PhD, Takahiro Ota, MD, Takanori Uehara, MD, PhD and Masatomi Ikusaka, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2017, 84 (6) 436-437; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16059
The patient had undergone coronary artery bypass grafting, which caused cholesterol crystal embolism.
Vinod, Poornima
- You have accessAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and the heart and brainVinod Krishnappa, MBBS, Poornima Vinod, MD, Divya Deverakonda and Rupesh Raina, MD, FAAP, FACP, FASN, FNKFCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2017, 84 (6) 471-481; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16107
Early-onset hypertension is common. Other complications include heart disease and intracranial aneurysm.