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Oliveira, Eduardo
- 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?
Orr, Douglas
- 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.
Rim, Alice
- You have accessHow should we screen for breast cancer? Mammography, ultrasonography, MRICarolyn F. Nemec, MD, Jay Listinsky, MD, PhD and Alice Rim, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2007, 74 (12) 897-904;
Mammography remains the mainstay of breast cancer screening, but recent guidelines have included magnetic resonance imaging for some women at high risk. Ultrasonography has not been established as useful for screening.
Stocks, James
- You have accessPrimary care diagnosis of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: Issues and opportunitiesJames K. Stoller, MD, MS, Leonard Fromer, MD, Mark Brantly, MD, James Stocks, MD and Charlie Strange, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2007, 74 (12) 869-874;
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, which predisposes to emphysema and also to liver disease, is underrecognized. We hope to stimulate our colleagues to watch for this condition and to find ways to incorporate testing for it into regular clinical practice.
Stoller, James K.
- 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?
- You have accessPrimary care diagnosis of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: Issues and opportunitiesJames K. Stoller, MD, MS, Leonard Fromer, MD, Mark Brantly, MD, James Stocks, MD and Charlie Strange, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2007, 74 (12) 869-874;
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, which predisposes to emphysema and also to liver disease, is underrecognized. We hope to stimulate our colleagues to watch for this condition and to find ways to incorporate testing for it into regular clinical practice.
Strange, Charlie
- You have accessPrimary care diagnosis of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: Issues and opportunitiesJames K. Stoller, MD, MS, Leonard Fromer, MD, Mark Brantly, MD, James Stocks, MD and Charlie Strange, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2007, 74 (12) 869-874;
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, which predisposes to emphysema and also to liver disease, is underrecognized. We hope to stimulate our colleagues to watch for this condition and to find ways to incorporate testing for it into regular clinical practice.