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Table of Contents

September 01, 2017; Volume 84,Issue 9

From the Editor

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    Watson, the game is a foot… or a palm
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2017, 84 (9) 655-656; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84b.09017

    Sherlock Holmes I am not, but some useful clues are readily apparent if one is prepared to recognize them.

The Clinical Picture

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    Heartburn or heart attack? A mimic of MI
    Willis S. Bowman, MD, Amir Farid, MD and Paul Aronowitz, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2017, 84 (9) 664-665; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16093

    The diagnosis: milk-alkali syndrome, complicated by thiazide use.

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    Palmar erythema as a sign of cancer
    Michitaka Maekawa, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2017, 84 (9) 666-667; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16114

    Red palms in an elderly patient can be due to a number of systemic diseases.

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    Metastatic pulmonary calcification and end-stage renal disease
    James M. Walter, MD, Marion Stanley, MD and Benjamin D. Singer, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2017, 84 (9) 668-669; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16132

    CT may show diffusely calcified nodules, high-attenuation areas of consolidation, or fluffy ground-glass nodules.

Smart Testing

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    Measuring both serum amylase and lipase for acute pancreatitis lowers quality and raises cost
    Abdulhadi Akhtar, MD, Ravindra Sarode, MD and Deepak Agrawal, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2017, 84 (9) 670-672; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16103

    Measuring lipase alone is sufficient.

Medical Grand Rounds

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    Antibiotic stewardship: Why we must, how we can
    Arjun Srinivasan, MD, FSHEA, CAPT USPHS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2017, 84 (9) 673-679; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84gr.17003

    It has always been a good idea; now it is required.

Interpreting Key Trials

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    Renal denervation: What happened, and why?
    Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD, Tarek A. Hammad, MD and George Thomas, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2017, 84 (9) 681-686; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.14129

    Despite promising initial results, this treatment failed in its largest trial to date. Is it dead? Can it be revived?

Editorial

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    Renal denervation: Are we on the right path?
    Ali E. Denktas, MD, FACC, FSCAI, David Paniagua, MD, FACC, FSCAI and Hani Jneid, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2017, 84 (9) 687-689; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.17024

    Before renal denervation can be a mainstream therapy, we need proof that it reduces blood pressure or clinical events.

Im Board Review

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    Postoperative delirium in a 64-year-old woman
    Matthew Imm, MD, Luis F. Torres, MD and Mohan Kottapally, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2017, 84 (9) 690-698; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16102

    Nine days after surgery, her mental status takes an abrupt turn for the worse. What is going on?

Editorial

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    Bedside manners: How to deal with delirium
    Rudi G.J. Westendorp, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2017, 84 (9) 699-700; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.17066

    Delirium is often overlooked. Clinical observation remains important.

Im Board Review

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    Another complication of cirrhosis
    Houriya Ayoubieh, MD and Eyas Alkhalili, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2017, 84 (9) 701-706; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16084

    A patient with cirrhosis presents with acute abdominal pain and shock.

Review

  • A minimally invasive treatment for early GI cancers
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    A minimally invasive treatment for early GI cancers
    Lady Katherine Mejía-Pérez, MD, Seiichiro Abe, MD, Tyler Stevens, MD, Mansour A. Parsi, MD, Sunguk N. Jang, MD, Ichiro Oda, MD, John J. Vargo, MD, MPH, Yutaka Saito, MD, PhD and Amit Bhatt, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2017, 84 (9) 707-717; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16063

    Endoscopic submucosal dissection allows curative resection of early malignant gastrointestinal lesions.

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    Reproductive planning for women after solid-organ transplant
    Mina Al-Badri, MBCHB, Juliana M. Kling, MD, MPH and Suneela Vegunta, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2017, 84 (9) 719-728; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16116

    Pregnancy can succeed, but patients must wait at least a year. Until then, meticulous contraception is mandatory.

Departments

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    Anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation (January 2017)
    Elise Henning, MD, MED
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2017, 84 (9) 658; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84c.09001

    Readers comment on anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation (January 2017).

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    In reply: Anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation (January 2017)
    Theodore T Suh, MD, PhD, MHS, AGSF
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2017, 84 (9) 658-659; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84c.09002
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    Cardiac mass: Tumor or thrombus? (July 2017)
    Mahmoud Abdelghany, MD, Moustafa Elsheshtawy, MD and Hani Kozman, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2017, 84 (9) 659; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84c.09003

    Readers comment on cardiac masses (July 2017).

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