Index by author
December 01, 2016; Volume 83,Issue 12
Harris, Kassem
- You have accessWhen should an indwelling pleural catheter be considered for malignant pleural effusion?Abdul Hamid Alraiyes, MD, FCCP, Kassem Harris, MD, FCCP and Thomas R. Gildea, MD, MS, FCCPCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2016, 83 (12) 891-894; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15075
Consider catheter placement if symptoms and effusions recur or if pleurodesis fails.
Hasegawa, Yoshikazu
- You have accessAbdominal pain under immunosuppressive conditionsTakayo Ota, MD, PhD, Masanobu Nakano, MSc, Noriko Tanaka, MD, Tomohiro Suzumura, MD, PhD, Nozomi Miyatake, BPharm, Yoshikazu Hasegawa, MD, PhD, Tomohiro Ozaki, MD, Hiroshi Tsukuda, MD and Masahiro Fukuoka, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2016, 83 (12) 874-875; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15143
A cancer patient receiving corticosteroids for a brain metastasis developed emphysematous cystitis and psoas muscle abscess.
Heresi, Gustavo A.
- You have accessThrombolysis in submassive pulmonary embolism: Finding the balanceCarlos L. Alviar, MD and Gustavo A. Heresi, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2016, 83 (12) 933-936; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.16099
In massive pulmonary embolism, thrombolytic therapy is usually indicated; in submassive cases the decision is not so clear.