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- 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.
- The Women’s Health Initiative: Implications for clinicians
Postmenopausal women who were randomized to follow a diet low in fat and high in fruits, vegetables, and grains did not have significantly lower rates of breast cancer, colon cancer, or cardiovascular disease. However, a long-term follow-up study is under way. What have we learned, and what are the implications for clinical practice?
- Acute facial purpura in an 82-year-old woman with a respiratory tract infection
The lesions appeared suddenly and spontaneously and were not associated with trauma. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- 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.
- Prevention of venous thromboembolism in the orthopedic surgery patient
This supplement is based on the proceedings of a roundtable convened in Miami, FL, on December 1, 2007, by the Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education and the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine.
Accuracy of the physical examination in evaluating pleural effusionA careful physical examination is a valuable and noninvasive means of assessing pleural effusions and should be routinely performed in every patient in whom this condition is suspected.