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Table of Contents

October 01, 2012; Volume 79,Issue 10

From the Editor

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    Home testing: The metamorphosis of attitudes about HIV infection
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2012, 79 (10) 669-674; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79b.12010

    Most of us have not spent the past 25 years on the front line against the AIDS epidemic, but we all have been touched by it.

The Clinical Picture

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    V1: The most important lead in inferior STEMI
    Vijaiganesh Nagarajan, MD, MRCP and Donald A. Underwood, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2012, 79 (10) 682-683; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11135

    A 63-year-old woman with diabetes and hypertension developed chest tightness. Her electrocardiogram showed ST-segment elevation in leads II, III, aVF, V1, and V2.

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    A 60-year-old man with abdominal bruising
    Deepan Dalal, MD and Sharon E. Mace, MD, FACEP, FAAP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2012, 79 (10) 688-689; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.10039

    A man with liver cancer developed abdominal ecchymoses resembling the Cullen sign and flank ecchymoses resembling the Grey Turner sign.

Im Board Review

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    Chronic lymphocytic leukemia and apparent hyperkalemia
    Aneesh George, MD, Om Pandey, MD and Alejandro Moreno, MD, MPH, JD, FACP, FCLM
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2012, 79 (10) 690-693; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11148

    The day after chemotherapy, the patient’s plasma potassium level was 7.7 mmol/L and the next day it rose to 10.9, but he had no signs or symptoms of hyperkalemia. What was the cause?

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    Hypertension in the elderly: Some practical considerations
    Kashif N. Chaudhry, MD, Patricia Chavez, MD, Jerzy Gasowski, MD, Tomasz Grodzicki, MD and Franz H. Messerli, MD, FACC, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2012, 79 (10) 694-704; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.12017

    Treatment is challenging because of comorbidities and age-related changes. Some common scenarios are presented.

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    Cognitive impairment in ICU survivors: Assessment and therapy
    Rachel Wergin, MS and Ariel Modrykamien, MD, FCCP, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2012, 79 (10) 705-712; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.12038

    Cognitive impairment occurs in up to one-third of patients after a stay in the intensive care unit. Prevention is the prevailing strategy, since data on treatment are scarce.

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    Home testing for HIV: Hopefully, a step forward
    Christine E. Koval, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2012, 79 (10) 713-716; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.12128

    An over-the-counter at-home test has been approved. Will it lower the number of infected people unaware of their infection?

  • Male hypogonadism: More than just a low testosterone
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    Male hypogonadism: More than just a low testosterone
    Kevin M. Pantalone, DO, ECNU, CCD and Charles Faiman, MD, FRCPC, MACE
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2012, 79 (10) 717-725; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11174

    Confronted with a low serum testosterone level, physicians should not jump to the diagnosis of hypogonadism. Confirmation and thorough evaluation are warranted.

Addressing Disparities in Health Care

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    Hypertensive chronic kidney disease in African Americans: Strategies for improving care
    David Martins, MD, MS, Lawrence Agodoa, MD and Keith C. Norris, MD, FACP, FASN
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2012, 79 (10) 726-734; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11109

    Factors responsible for its rapid progression in African Americans are detectable by screening and modifiable with prompt therapy.

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