Index by author
December 01, 2007; Volume 74,Issue 12
Kabirdas, Deepa
- You have accessAn elderly woman with asthma, eosinophilia, and septic shockDeepa Kabirdas, MD, Bianca Afonso, MD, Hernan Avella, MD, Aarti Kanwar, MD, Mariana Berho, MD and Eduardo Oliveira, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2007, 74 (12) 877-886;
Her asthma is poorly controlled despite prednisone therapy, and her eosinophil count is high. What is the likely cause?
Kanwar, Aarti
- You have accessAn elderly woman with asthma, eosinophilia, and septic shockDeepa Kabirdas, MD, Bianca Afonso, MD, Hernan Avella, MD, Aarti Kanwar, MD, Mariana Berho, MD and Eduardo Oliveira, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2007, 74 (12) 877-886;
Her asthma is poorly controlled despite prednisone therapy, and her eosinophil count is high. What is the likely cause?
Klineberg, Eric
- You have accessMasquerade: Medical causes of back painEric Klineberg, MD, Daniel Mazanec, MD, Douglas Orr, MD, Russell Demicco, MD, Gordon Bell, MD and Robert Mclain, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2007, 74 (12) 905-913;
Some serious and life-threatening medical conditions can present as acute back pain.
Krieger, Silke
- You have accessObstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease: Implications for clinical practiceSilke Krieger, MD and Sean M. Caples, DOCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2007, 74 (12) 853-866;
Obstructive sleep apnea is strongly associated with cardiovascular disease, but it is difficult to prove whether the association is causal.