Table of Contents

November 01, 2014; Volume 81, Issue 11
  • From the Editor

      • Screening guidelines: A matter of perspective

        Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2014, 81 (11) 647;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81b.11014
        • Guidelines are only guidelines: we should use them within a personalized context.

  • Medical Grand Rounds

  • The Clinical Picture

      • Miss the ear, and you may miss the diagnosis

        Ranjit Nair, MD and Yehia Y. Mishriki, MD, FACP
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2014, 81 (11) 656-657;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.13121
        • A 52-year-old woman presented with pain, redness, and swelling in both ears, sparing the earlobes.

  • 1-Minute Consult

      • Does massive hemoptysis always merit diagnostic bronchoscopy?

        Abdul Hamid Alraiyes, MD, M. Chadi Alraies, MD, FACP and Michael S. Machuzak, MD, FCCP
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2014, 81 (11) 662-664;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.13145
        • The procedure can control the airway, find the source of the bleeding, and in some cases stop it.

  • Commentary

      • Diabetes management: More than just cardiovascular risk?

        Robert S. Zimmerman, MD, FACE and Kevin M. Pantalone, DO, ECNU, CCD
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2014, 81 (11) 672-676;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.14033
        • Inadequate glycemic control remains the leading cause of blindness, kidney failure, and nontraumatic lower-limb amputation.

  • Im Board Review

      • A 61-year-old man with fluctuating hypertension

        Ricardo J. Pagán, MD, Andrew K. Kurklinsky, MD and Razvan Chirila, MD
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2014, 81 (11) 677-682;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.13142
        • In this patient with diabetes, an episode of hypoglycemia led to an unexpected discovery.

  • Review

      • Acute respiratory distress syndrome: Implications of recent studies

        Abhijit Duggal, MD, MPH, Eduardo Mireles-Cabodevila, MD, Sudhir Krishnan, MD and Alejandro C. Arroliga, MD
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2014, 81 (11) 683-690;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.14018
        • A review of the new definition of this disease and new important studies of ventilatory and nonventilatory therapies.

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        Caring for women with HIV: Unique needs and challenges

        William R. Short, MD, MPH and Jean R. Anderson, MD
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2014, 81 (11) 691-701;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.14009
        • Fertility, pregnancy, contraception, and aging must be taken into account.

  • Editorial

      • Women and HIV: An expanded perspective

        Alan J. Taege, MD
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2014, 81 (11) 702-704;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.14122
        • HIV preys on the vulnerable. Testing is crucial. Pre-exposure prophlyaxis is an attractive concept but an incomplete solution.