September 2001

Editorial Board
Published in issue: September 2001
i

Guidelines for Contributors
Published in issue: September 2001
ii

ERRATUM

Correction to: “A Clinical Review.”
Published in issue: September 2001
iv

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Occupational Inhalant Exposure and Respiratory Disorders among Never-Smokers Referred to a Hospital Pulmonary Function Laboratory
• Gordon K. Mak,
• Michael K. Gould,
• Ware G. Kuschner
Published in issue: September 2001
p121-126
Pulmonary Function in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
• Carlos A. Benbassat,
• Ervin Stern,
• Ilana Blum,
• Mordechai Kramer,
• Joseph Lebzelter,
• Gershon Fink
Published in issue: September 2001
p127-132

Calculation of the Estimated Creatinine Clearance in Avoiding Drug Dosing Errors in the Older Patient
• Kai-Ting Hu,
• Amy Matayoshi,
• Frazier T. Stevenson
Published in issue: September 2001
p133-136
Blepharoclonus, Pseudoasterixis, and Restless Feet
• Daniel E. Jacome
Published in issue: September 2001
p137-140

Nonspecific Human IgG Reduces Survival in Neonatal Rats Infected with Escherichia coli
• Cameron W. Cole,
• Erzsebet Jung,
• Herbert A. Lassiter,
• Richard C. Feldhoff,
• L. Jane Goldsmith,
• Richard A. Wilson
Published in issue: September 2001
p141-144

CASE STUDIES IN ETHICS

“There Is Power in the Blood”: A Case Discussing Ethical Issues of Utility of Resources
• Sharon P. Douglas,
• Errol D. Crook,
• Sharon P. Douglas,
• Errol D. Crook,
• Kent A. Kirchner,
• Marti D. Reynolds,
• Cheryl G. Robinson
Published in issue: September 2001
p145-150

CASE RECORDS OF THE VA MARYLAND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM/ UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICINE

A 78-Year-Old Man with Pancytopenia and Abnormal Lymphocytes
• Philip A. Mackowiak,
• Raymond K. Cross,
• Joseph P. Longhitano,
• Aaron P. Rapoport,
• Michael A. Cadogan,
• Lawrence A. Brown
Published in issue: September 2001
p151-155

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

Pacing and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
• George A. Stouffer,
• Richard G. Sheahan,
• Daniel J. Lenihan,
• Stamatios Lerakis,
• David Cohen,
• Robert A. Schwartz,
• Richard G. Sheahan
Published in issue: September 2001
p156-159

CASE REPORTS

Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Endocarditis Secondary to Candida albicans
• Latonya A. Brown,
• John W. Baddley,
• Laura H. Bachmann,
• Javier E. Sanchez
Published in issue: September 2001
p160-162

Unusual Coronary Artery Aneurysm and Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Middle-Aged Man with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• Toshihiko Uchida,
• Teruo Inoue,
• Hirotoshi Kamishirado,
• ...
• Yoshihiko Sakai,
• Kan Takayanagi,
• Shigenori Morooka
Published in issue: September 2001
p163-165

Late Recurrence of Lupus Nephritis in a Renal Transplant Recipient: Response to Mycophenolate Mofetil
• Tejinder S. Ahuja,
• Judy Boughton,
• Vasanta Weiss,
• Amir Memon,
• August Remmers Jr,
• Srinivasan Rajaraman
Published in issue: September 2001
p166-169
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Associated with Clopidogrel Administration: Case Report and Brief Review
• Winston Nara,
• Ida Ashley,
• Fred Rosner
Published in issue: September 2001
p170-172
Neurologic Problems Associated with Chronic Nitrous Oxide Abuse in a Non-Healthcare Worker
• Kentaro Iwata,
• Gwendolyn B. O’Keefe,
• Arthur Karanas
Published in issue: September 2001
p173-174