Table of Contents

November 01, 2019; Volume 86,Issue 11

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  1. Aljadah, Michael M.

    1. Low-dose steroids for acute exacerbations of COPD in a non-ICU setting: Worth consideration
      Asim Kichloo MD, Michael M. Aljadah and Hassan H. Beiz MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 717-718; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19027

      Despite the guidelines, most patients still receive high intravenous doses for acute exacerbations.

  2. Ayache, Mirna B.

    1. Should I evaluate my patient with atrial fibrillation for sleep apnea?
      Mirna B. Ayache MD, MPH, Reena Mehra MD, MS, FCCP, FAASM and Kenneth A. Mayuga MD, FACC, FHRS
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 709-712; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19033

      Yes. The prevalence of sleep apnea is high in patients with atrial fibrillation, and vice versa.

B

  1. Babu, Benson A.

    1. Severe hypercalcemia in a 54-year-old woman
      Michael A. Munoz MD, Zeeshan Zafar MD, MBA and Benson A. Babu MD, MBA
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 719-723; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18126

      Her calcium level was 18.4 mg/dL; 6 months earlier it had been 9.6. What was the cause?

  2. Bakshi, Satvinder Singh

    1. Fissured tongue
      Satvinder Singh Bakshi MS, DNB
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 714; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19060

      A 43-year-old man presented with halitosis and deep fissures on his tongue.

  3. Beiz, Hassan H.

    1. Low-dose steroids for acute exacerbations of COPD in a non-ICU setting: Worth consideration
      Asim Kichloo MD, Michael M. Aljadah and Hassan H. Beiz MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 717-718; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19027

      Despite the guidelines, most patients still receive high intravenous doses for acute exacerbations.

G

  1. Gnanapandithan, Karthik

    1. Atraumatic splenic rupture in acute myeloid leukemia
      Karthik Gnanapandithan MD, MS
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 715-716; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19042

      Atraumatic splenic rupture is rare but potentially life-threatening, especially if the diagnosis is delayed.

H

  1. Hlatshwayo, Matifadza

    1. STI update: Testing, treatment, and emerging threats
      Matifadza Hlatshwayo MD, MPH, Hilary E. L. Reno MD, PhD and Melanie L. Yarbrough PhD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 733-740; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18098

      Fast, sensitive molecular diagnostic tests that use self-collected samples may help bend the upward curve of STIs.

J

  1. John, Teny M.

    1. Appropriate laboratory testing in Lyme disease
      Appropriate laboratory testing in Lyme disease
      Teny M. John MD and Alan J. Taege MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 751-759; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19029

      Testing for Lyme disease is challenging and if done incorrectly can lead to unnecessary treatment.

K

  1. Kichloo, Asim

    1. Low-dose steroids for acute exacerbations of COPD in a non-ICU setting: Worth consideration
      Asim Kichloo MD, Michael M. Aljadah and Hassan H. Beiz MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 717-718; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19027

      Despite the guidelines, most patients still receive high intravenous doses for acute exacerbations.

M

  1. Mandell, Brian F.

    1. A link between A-fib and sleep apnea is no surprise, but why?
      Brian F. Mandell MD, PhD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 706-707; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86b.11019

      The two conditions commonly coexist, and treating the sleep apnea results in better rhythm-directed outcomes in the A-fib.

  2. Mayuga, Kenneth A.

    1. Should I evaluate my patient with atrial fibrillation for sleep apnea?
      Mirna B. Ayache MD, MPH, Reena Mehra MD, MS, FCCP, FAASM and Kenneth A. Mayuga MD, FACC, FHRS
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 709-712; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19033

      Yes. The prevalence of sleep apnea is high in patients with atrial fibrillation, and vice versa.

  3. Mehra, Reena

    1. Should I evaluate my patient with atrial fibrillation for sleep apnea?
      Mirna B. Ayache MD, MPH, Reena Mehra MD, MS, FCCP, FAASM and Kenneth A. Mayuga MD, FACC, FHRS
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 709-712; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19033

      Yes. The prevalence of sleep apnea is high in patients with atrial fibrillation, and vice versa.

  4. Munoz, Michael A.

    1. Severe hypercalcemia in a 54-year-old woman
      Michael A. Munoz MD, Zeeshan Zafar MD, MBA and Benson A. Babu MD, MBA
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 719-723; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18126

      Her calcium level was 18.4 mg/dL; 6 months earlier it had been 9.6. What was the cause?

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  1. Reno, Hilary E. L.

    1. STI update: Testing, treatment, and emerging threats
      Matifadza Hlatshwayo MD, MPH, Hilary E. L. Reno MD, PhD and Melanie L. Yarbrough PhD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 733-740; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18098

      Fast, sensitive molecular diagnostic tests that use self-collected samples may help bend the upward curve of STIs.

  2. Robblee, Jennifer

    1. SEEDS for success: Lifestyle management in migraine
      Jennifer Robblee MD, MSc and Amaal J. Starling MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 741-749; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19009

      Lifestyle counseling can be based on the mnemonic SEEDS: sleep, exercise, eat, diary, and stress.

  3. Rutecki, Gregory W.

    1. Severe hypercalcemia in a 54-year-old woman
      Michael A. Munoz MD, Zeeshan Zafar MD, MBA and Benson A. Babu MD, MBA
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 719-723; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18126

      Her calcium level was 18.4 mg/dL; 6 months earlier it had been 9.6. What was the cause?

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  1. Sanghi, Vedha

    1. Current management of Barrett esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma
      Current management of Barrett esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma
      Tavankit Singh MD, Vedha Sanghi MD and Prashanthi N. Thota MD, FACG
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 724-732; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18106

      Risk factors: reflux symptoms > 5 years, male sex, age > 50, white race, central obesity, and smoking.

  2. Singh, Tavankit

    1. Current management of Barrett esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma
      Current management of Barrett esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma
      Tavankit Singh MD, Vedha Sanghi MD and Prashanthi N. Thota MD, FACG
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 724-732; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18106

      Risk factors: reflux symptoms > 5 years, male sex, age > 50, white race, central obesity, and smoking.

  3. Starling, Amaal J.

    1. SEEDS for success: Lifestyle management in migraine
      Jennifer Robblee MD, MSc and Amaal J. Starling MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 741-749; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19009

      Lifestyle counseling can be based on the mnemonic SEEDS: sleep, exercise, eat, diary, and stress.

T

  1. Taege, Alan J.

    1. Appropriate laboratory testing in Lyme disease
      Appropriate laboratory testing in Lyme disease
      Teny M. John MD and Alan J. Taege MD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 751-759; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19029

      Testing for Lyme disease is challenging and if done incorrectly can lead to unnecessary treatment.

  2. Thota, Prashanthi N.

    1. Current management of Barrett esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma
      Current management of Barrett esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma
      Tavankit Singh MD, Vedha Sanghi MD and Prashanthi N. Thota MD, FACG
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 724-732; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18106

      Risk factors: reflux symptoms > 5 years, male sex, age > 50, white race, central obesity, and smoking.

Y

  1. Yarbrough, Melanie L.

    1. STI update: Testing, treatment, and emerging threats
      Matifadza Hlatshwayo MD, MPH, Hilary E. L. Reno MD, PhD and Melanie L. Yarbrough PhD
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 733-740; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18098

      Fast, sensitive molecular diagnostic tests that use self-collected samples may help bend the upward curve of STIs.

Z

  1. Zafar, Zeeshan

    1. Severe hypercalcemia in a 54-year-old woman
      Michael A. Munoz MD, Zeeshan Zafar MD, MBA and Benson A. Babu MD, MBA
      Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 719-723; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18126

      Her calcium level was 18.4 mg/dL; 6 months earlier it had been 9.6. What was the cause?

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