March 2008 • Vol 54 • No 3
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Bilateral Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma |
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With self-assessment test |
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by Thomas Matz, MD, University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, and Lincoln Abbott, MD, FACEP, University of Connecticut, and Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT |
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Bilateral disease is rare but may be caused by several drug classes. Physicians need to consider these medications and other etiologies in their differential diagnosis to ensure prompt and appropriate treatment. |
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Editorial |
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Confronting the problem of too few physicians |
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by Richard A. Cooper, MD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
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Special Feature |
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Waging peace: A medical military mission to Bosnia-Herzegovina |
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by Stanley L. Minken, MD, Col, Uniform University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD; Richard Colgan, MD, LTC, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Robert A. Barish, MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Randy P. Brown, MD, Col; and David R. Welling, MD, Col, USAF MC (Ret), Uniform University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD |
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Seventeen years after a brutal 3-year civil war, many citizens of Bosnia-Herzegovina remain without even rudimentary health care. Read what makes medical missions to such areas so memorable and fulfilling. |
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Case Report |
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Acute aortic dissection presenting as hemifacial weakness |
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by Sandy M. Green, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; and Mahender Macha, MD, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI |
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Patients with aortic dissection generally present with the acute onset of severe chest, back, or abdominal pain that is tearing or ripping in character, but atypical presentations are possible and may occur more frequently than previously thought. |
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When to suspect nosocomial fever: A practical approach to diagnosis |
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With self-assessment test |
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by Adewale Ajumobi, MD, Loma Linda University; David Bland, MD, Loma Linda University Medical Center; and Michael Ing, MD, Loma Linda VA Hospital, Loma Linda, CA |
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Nosocomial infection can result in a four-fold increase in fatal outcomes, highlighting the importance of making an immediate and accurate diagnosis to facilitate appropriate treatment. |
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Case Report |
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Uncontrolled asthma and Cushing's syndrome: Where does anti-IgE fit in? |
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by Jeffrey Ceresnak, MD, and Mary Lee-Wong, MD, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY |
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Steroid treatments are a first-line therapy for asthma but can have considerable side effects, such as Cushing's syndrome. Patients who develop such complications or become intolerant to steroid therapy may be candidates for anti-IgE treatment. |
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