August 2001

Editorial Board
Published in issue: August 2001
i

Guidelines for Contributors
Published in issue: August 2001
ii

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Prevalence of Glomerulopathies in Autopsies of Patients Infected with the Hepatitis C Virus
• Anisa Gopalani,
• Tejinder S. Ahuja
Published in issue: August 2001
p57-60

Multiple Antibiotic Changes during the First 72 Hours of Hospitalization
• Christine Lawrence,
• Roman Tuma,
• Sushovan Guha,
• Hazar Michael,
• Franklin D. Lowy,
• Jonathan Shuter
Published in issue: August 2001
p61-67

The Relationship between Age and Fever Magnitude
• Mary-Claire Roghmann,
• Philip A. Mackowiak,
• John Warner
Published in issue: August 2001
p68-70
Frequency of Ophthalmic Assessments among Elderly Whites and African Americans with Eye Disease and Impact on Visual Function
• Hosam K. Kamel,
• Samerah Guro-Razuman,
• Musarat Shareeff
Published in issue: August 2001
p71-74

Mechanisms Involved in Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Induction of Insulin Resistance and Its Reversal by Thiazolidinedione(s)
• Solomon S. Solomon,
• Lisa S. Usdan,
• Marjorie R. Palazzolo
Published in issue: August 2001
p75-78

CARDIOLOGY GRAND ROUNDS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL

Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Pericardial Effusions
• George A. Stouffer,
• Richard G. Sheahan,
• Daniel J. Lenihan,
• Naji Karam,
• Paresh Patel,
• Christopher deFilippi
Published in issue: August 2001
p79-87

SOUTHWESTERN INTERNAL MEDICINE CONFERENCE

Factor V Leiden: A Clinical Review
• Norman M. Kaplan,
• Biff F. Palmer,
• Ray Lee
Published in issue: August 2001
p88-102

CASE REPORTS

Tall Cell Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Metastatic to Femur: Evidence for Thyroid Hormone Synthesis within the Femur
• Elizabeth Lawrence,
• Sarah T. Lord,
• Yesenia Leon,
• ...
• Jaime Penix,
• Dmitry Grebenev,
• David L. Vesely
Published in issue: August 2001
p103-108

Hypercalcemia in a Patient with B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Role of Proinflammatory Cytokine
• Hirotaka Fukasawa,
• Akihiko Kato,
• Yoshihide Fujigaki,
• Akira Hishida,
• Katsuhiko Yonemura,
• Ryuichi Furuya
Published in issue: August 2001
p109-112

Adult Isolated Hypoplasia of Left Pulmonary Artery with Exertional Angina and Abnormal Exercise Stress Test: A Case Report and Treatment Implication
• Yih-Jer Wu,
• Yu-San Chou,
• Cheng-Ho Tsai
Published in issue: August 2001
p113-118

A Case of Myoedema and Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
• M. Hall,
• E. Nylen
Published in issue: August 2001
p119-120