Table of Contents

January 01, 2016; Volume 83,Issue 1

From the Editor

The Clinical Picture

  • Bony bumps in the mouth
    Soumya Chatterjee, MD, MS, FRCP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 17-18; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15033

    Torus palatinus and torus mandibularis are benign bony overgrowths arising from cortical bone.

  • Eventration of the diaphragm presenting as spontaneous pneumothorax
    Pauline Go, MD and Zane Hammoud, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 19-20; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14175

    A 25-year-old man presents with sudden onset of right-sided back and chest pain and shortness of breath.

Smart Testing

  • Serum allergen-specific IgE testing: How much is too much?
    Cheryl K. Lau, PhD and Christopher Naugler, MD, CCFP, FCFP, FRCPC
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 21-24; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14125

    The Choosing Wisely campaign and others advocate against indiscriminate IgE testing in evaluating allergy.

1-Minute Consult

  • Obstructive sleep apnea: Who should be tested, and how?
    Mahesh B. Manne, MD, MPH and Gregory Rutecki, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 25-27; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14074

    Only 10% of people with obstructive sleep apnea are diagnosed—a dismal statistic, considering the consequences.

Im Board Review

  • Not all abdominal pain is gastrointestinal
    Mena Boules, MD, Madonna Michael, MD, Julietta Chang, MD, Bruce Vrooman, MD, Matthew Kroh, MD and Maged Rizk, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 29-35; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14082

    A 31-year-old woman presents with right mid-abdominal pain that began 1 day ago.

Review

  • Approach to asymptomatic creatine kinase elevation
    Siamak Moghadam-Kia, MD, Chester V. Oddis, MD and Rohit Aggarwal, MD, MS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 37-42; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14120

    Standard cutoffs may be too low. First, repeat the test after 7 days without exercise.

  • Autoantibody-mediated encephalitis: Not just paraneoplastic, not just limbic, and not untreatable
    Autoantibody-mediated encephalitis: Not just paraneoplastic, not just limbic, and not untreatable
    Adham Jammoul, MD, Yuebing Li, MD, PhD and Alexander Rae-Grant, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 43-53; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14112

    Suspect these syndromes in cases of unexplained seizure, encephalitis, or acute-onset psychiatric syndromes.

  • Managing interstitial lung disease detected on CT during lung cancer screening
    Brian D. Southern, MD, Rachel G. Scheraga, MD and Ruchi Yadav, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 55-65; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14157

    How to distinguish among the most common forms, and the role of the primary care physician in managing them.

  • Alcohol withdrawal syndrome in medical patients
    Justine S. Gortney, PharmD, BCPS, Joshua N. Raub, PharmD, BCPS, Pragnesh Patel, MD, Lianne Kokoska, PharmD, Mae Hannawa, PharmD and Amy Argyris, PharmD, BCPS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 67-79; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14061

    Deprived of alcohol while in the hospital, many alcoholic patients go into withdrawal. Clinicians should be ready.

Departments

  • Vitamin B12 deficiency (July 2015)
    Kenneth R. Phillips, MS, MD, FCCP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 15; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83c.01001

    Readers comment on vitamin B12 defi ciency (July 2015) and on preoperative testing (October 2015).

  • In reply: Vitamin B12 deficiency (July 2015)
    Douglas L. Nguyen, MD, Shelly Maithel, Alex K. Duong and Jonathan Zhang, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 15; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83c.01002
  • Preoperative testing (October 2015)
    Cynthia Point, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 16; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83c.01003

    Readers comment on vitamin B12 defi ciency (July 2015) and on preoperative testing (October 2015).

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