Table of Contents

September 01, 2015; Volume 82, Issue 9

  • From the Editor

      • Perioperative MI: Data, practice, and questions

        Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2015, 82 (9) 552-554;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82b.09015

        • What should be done when an elevated troponin is detected in a postoperative patient who is otherwise doing perfectly well?

  • Medical Grand Rounds

      • 2015 Update on Parkinson disease

        Hubert H. Fernandez, MD, FAAN, FANA
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2015, 82 (9) 563-568;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82gr.15004

        • An improved understanding of the disease is leading to new diagnostic tools and treatments.

  • 1-Minute Consult

      • What is the difference between palliative care and hospice care?

        Mellar P. Davis, MD, FCCP, FAAHPM, Terence Gutgsell, MD and Pamela Gamier, RN, BSN, CHPN
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2015, 82 (9) 569-571;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14145

        • The two have different indications and goals and are often provided in different settings.

  • The Clinical Picture

      • Occult satellite metastasis of an auricular melanoma

        Petros Koltsidopoulos, MD, PhD and Charalambos Skoulakis, MD, PhD
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2015, 82 (9) 577-578;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14132

        • Satellite lesions are a sign of aggressive disease and require a thorough evaluation for metastases.

      • Herpes zoster triplex

        Shota Takashima, MD and Mitsuhito Ota, MD, PhD
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2015, 82 (9) 579;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14173

        • A 77-year-old man presented with painful eruptions on the left chest, right lower groin, and left thigh.

  • Review

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        Middle East respiratory syndrome: SARS redux?

        Glenn Wortmann, MD, FIDSA, FACP
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2015, 82 (9) 584-588;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.15097

        • Prompt identification and isolation of infected patients is critical to limiting the spread of infection.

      • Troponin elevation after noncardiac surgery: Significance and management

        Samuel Horr, MD, Grant Reed, MD and Venu Menon, MD
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2015, 82 (9) 595-602;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.15076

        • Patients with elevations are at higher risk of morbidity and death, but current guidelines provide few recommendations.

      • Lactic acidosis: Clinical implications and management strategies

        Anita J. Reddy, MD, Simon W. Lam, PharmD, FCCM, Seth R. Bauer, PharmD, FCCM and Jorge A. Guzman, MD
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2015, 82 (9) 615-624;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14098

        • In hospitalized patients, elevated lactate is both a marker of risk and a target of therapy.

  • Editorial

      • Postoperative troponin surveillance: A diagnostic dilemma

        Steven L. Cohn, MD, FACP, SFHM
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2015, 82 (9) 603-605;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.15113

        • Postoperative troponin elevations are linked to bad outcomes. But does screening for troponin elevations improve outcomes?

  • Im Board Review

      • Ankle pain in a young woman with Gaucher disease

        Ajoe John Kattoor, MD, Thomas W. Bauer, MD, PhD, Mark Berkowitz, MD, Joshua M. Polster, MD and Alan E. Lichtin, MD
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2015, 82 (9) 607-613;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14108

        • Gaucher disease causes hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, bone marrow disease, bone pain, bone infarcts, and lytic lesions.

  • Departments

      • Sleep apnea ABCs (August 2014)

        Maher Abouda, MD
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2015, 82 (9) 555;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82c.09001

        • Readers comment on obstructive sleep apnea (August 2014) and on writing better consult notes (January 2015).

      • In Reply: Sleep apnea ABCs (August 2014)

        Reena Mehra, MD, MS, FCCP, FAASM and Anna M. May, MD
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2015, 82 (9) 556-562;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82c.090002

        • Readers comment on obstructive sleep apnea (August 2014) and on writing better consult notes (January 2015).

      • EMR notes should communicate and educate (January 2015)

        Christine A. Sinsky, MD
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2015, 82 (9) 562;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82c.090003

        • Readers comment on obstructive sleep apnea (August 2014) and on writing better consult notes (January 2015).

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