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Table of Contents

May 01, 2015; Volume 82,Issue 5

From the Editor

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    Pericarditis as a window into the mind of the internist
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2015, 82 (5) 266-267; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82b.05015

    In looking for an underlying cause, we need to be thorough but also contain costs and avoid harm from overtesting.

The Clinical Picture

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    A lump in the umbilicus
    Hadi Mirfazaelian, MD, Ahmad Mosalei, MD, Yahya Daneshbod, MD, Shahrzad Negahban, MD and Azita Aledavood, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2015, 82 (5) 270; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.13164

    An estimated 1% to 3% of patients with cancer in the abdomen or pelvis present with a nodule in the umbilicus.

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    Light-headedness and bradycardia in a 72-year-old woman
    Brijesh Patel, DO, Charlotte Wiemann, MD and Dipak P. Shah, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2015, 82 (5) 280-282; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14019

    Complete heart block is a form of atrioventricular (AV) dissociation, but not all AV dissociation is complete heart block.

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    Morphea-like plaques, induration of the extremities, and eosinophilia
    César Magro-Checa, MD, Jacinto Orgaz-Molina, PhD, Sunna R. Lafèbre, MD, José L. Rosales-Alexander, PhD, Salvador Arias-Santiago, PhD and Enrique Raya, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2015, 82 (5) 283-284; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.13126

    Eosinophilic fasciitis is suspected in a patient with eosinophilia and characteristic cutaneous features.

Point and Counterpoint

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    Annual mammography starting at age 40: More talk, less action?
    Pelin Batur, MD, FACP, NCMP and Judith M. E. Walsh, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2015, 82 (5) 272-275; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14156

    In view of the potential harm, we question annual screening starting at age 40.

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    Screening mammography starting at age 40: Still relevant
    Karthik Ghosh, MD, Dietlind Wahner-Roedler, MD and Kathleen Brandt, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2015, 82 (5) 276-279; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14155

    In women in their 40s, the incidence of breast cancer is low but the risk of a tumor being aggressive is especially high.

1-Minute Consult

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    When does pericarditis merit a workup for autoimmune or inflammatory disease?
    M. Chadi Alraies, MD, FACP, Motaz Baibars, MD and Allan L. Klein, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2015, 82 (5) 285-286; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14064

    Further evaluation is required for recurrent pericarditis resistant to conventional therapy or for manifestations of systemic disease.

Im Board Review

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    A 79-year-old with acute portal vein thrombosis
    Linda Zhu, MD, Heather Gornik, MD and J. Harry Isaacson, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2015, 82 (5) 287-293; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14028

    The patient, who had a history of polymyalgia rheumatica treated with corticosteroids, presented with chills and fever.

Review

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    Penicillin allergy: A practical guide for clinicians
    Alexei Gonzalez-Estrada, MD and Cristine Radojicic, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2015, 82 (5) 295-300; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14111

    Clinical presentation is key in classifying reactions as either mediated by immunoglobulin E or not.

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    Stand by me! Reducing the risk of injurious falls in older adults
    Leah Beegan, DO and Barbara J. Messinger-Rapport, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2015, 82 (5) 301-307; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14041

    Practitioners can reduce falls by yearly screening and evidence-based interventions.

Medical Grand Rounds

  • Dermatology update: The dawn of targeted treatment
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    Dermatology update: The dawn of targeted treatment
    Anthony P. Fernandez, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2015, 82 (5) 309-320; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82gr.15002

    New, targeted therapies are changing the way advanced basal cell carcinoma, psoriasis, and metastatic melanoma are treated.

Departments

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    Clinical utility of warfarin pharmacogenomics (August 2013)
    D. Max Smith, BSPS, Cari Cristiani, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, Kathryn A. Teng, MD and J. Kevin Hicks, PharmD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2015, 82 (5) 268-269; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82c.05001

    Readers comment on warfarin pharmacogenomics (August 2013).

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