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Table of Contents

May 01, 2010; Volume 77,Issue 5

From the Editor

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    The complexities of vitamin D
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2010, 77 (5) 288; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm/77a/05001

    Patients with conditions as diverse as systemic lupus erythematosus and congestive heart failure seem to fare worse if they have lower vitamin D levels. But the seeming simplicity of this association belies several levels of complexity, with resultant clinical controversy.

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    Does vitamin D deficiency play a role in the pathogenesis of chronic heart failure? Do supplements improve survival?
    Victor Hajjar, MD, Jeremiah P. Depta, MD and Maria M. Mountis, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2010, 77 (5) 290-293; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.08078

    Vitamin D deficiency may play a role in the pathogenesis of chronic heart failure, but whether giving patients supplements improves their survival is not clear.

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    A rash on the legs and palms
    Joshua M. Berlin, MD and Sandra M. Goldberg, MMS, PA-C
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2010, 77 (5) 294-295; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09082

    The patient has been treated with topical and oral corticosteroids with no improvement. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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    A rare complication of infective endocarditis
    Megan J. DeKam, DO, Jeremiah P. Depta, MD and A. Michael Lincoff, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2010, 77 (5) 296-297; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09114

    An 85-year-old woman presents with a 2-hour history of dyspnea, dizziness, generalized weakness, nausea, and diaphoresis. What is the cause?

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    Preventing and treating orthostatic hypotension: As easy as A, B, C
    Juan J. Figueroa, MD, Jeffrey R. Basford, MD, PhD and Phillip A. Low, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2010, 77 (5) 298-306; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09118

    Easy-to-remember management recommendations, using a combination of effective drug and nondrug treatments.

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    Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation: Increasing use in acute care
    Loutfi S. Aboussouan, MD and Basma Ricaurte, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2010, 77 (5) 307-316; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09145

    How this mode has evolved, and its indications and contraindications in specific acute care conditions.

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    Making the most of currently available bowel preparations for colonoscopy
    Ashish Atreja, MD, MPH, Sansrita Nepal, MD and Bret A. Lashner, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2010, 77 (5) 317-326; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09122

    The authors review the available regimens, offer an algorithm for choosing an appropriate regimen, and provide instructions for patients.

  • Laryngopharyngeal reflux: More questions than answers
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    Laryngopharyngeal reflux: More questions than answers
    David W. Barry, MD and Michael F. Vaezi, MD, PhD, MS(Epi)
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2010, 77 (5) 327-334; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09121

    Most patients with suspected laryngopharyngeal reflux are given a 2-month trial of a proton pump inhibitor. Yet we still have little or no solid evidence on which to base the diagnosis or the treatment.

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