Table of Contents
February 01, 2015; Volume 82, Issue 2-
From the Editor
-
Diagnostic certainty and the eosinophil
Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2015, 82 (2) 72;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82b.02015
Eosinophilic esophagitis can mimic gastroesophageal reflux disease, especially early in its course.
-
-
Commentary
-
The health care ‘iron triangle’ and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Elmer Philip Lehman IV, MD, MPP- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2015, 82 (2) 73-80;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14035
There is no way to increase access, improve quality, and decrease costs all at the same time.
-
-
The Clinical Picture
-
Syncope from a twiddled ICD
Fatima Adhi, MD, Gurshawn Singh, MD, Wayne Tsuang, MD and Eduardo Mireles-Cabodevila, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2015, 82 (2) 81-82;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14095
A patient playing (“twiddling”) with his or her implanted cardioverter-defibrillator can dislodge the lead.
-
-
Medical Grand Rounds
-
The ‘skinny’ on eosinophilic esophagitis
David A. Katzka, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2015, 82 (2) 83-88;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82gr.14008
Often starting in childhood, this disease progresses until the esophagus is visibly narrowed on radiography.
-
-
1-Minute Consult
-
Should patients stop taking aspirin for primary prevention?
Jeremiah P. Depta, MD, MPHS and Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FESC- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2015, 82 (2) 91-96;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14114
In view of the evidence, routine use of aspirin for primary prevention is not recommended, even in patients with diabetes.
-
-
Review
-
Genetics and hepatitis C: It’s good to be ‘CC’
Jose Mari Parungao, MD, Ibrahim A. Hanouneh, MD, Binu John, MD, Naim Alkhouri, MD and Nizar N. Zein, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2015, 82 (2) 97-104;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14004
In hepatitis C, people born with the
IL28B CC genotype can count themselves luckier than those born with CT or TT.
-
Cystic lung disease: Systematic, stepwise diagnosis
Duc Ha, MD, Ruchi Yadav, MD and Peter J. Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2015, 82 (2) 115-127;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14020
One can arrive at the likely diagnosis in most cases on the basis of the clinical and radiographic features.
-
-
Current Drug Therapy
-
Denosumab: A novel antiresorptive drug for osteoporosis
Ernest Suresh, MD, FRCP and Bo Abrahamsen, MD, PhD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2015, 82 (2) 105-114;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.13173
What denosumab is, how it works, how well it works, and practical prescribing tips.
-
-
Departments
-
Quitting smoking (January 2015)
- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2015, 82 (2) 114;
-
Pulmonary tuberculosis (January 2015)
- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2015, 82 (2) 114;
-
