Table of Contents
November 01, 2020; Volume 87, Issue 11-
From the Editor
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Double the reasons for giving the flu vaccine in 2020
Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2020, 87 (11) 647-648;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87b.11020
Limiting the impact of other diseases, possibly including COVID-19.
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The Clinical Picture
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Spur-cell anemia
Satish Maharaj, MD, Drew Murray, MD, Simone Chang, MD and Kamila Cisak, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2020, 87 (11) 649-650;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20044
A man with liver disease presents with dizziness and fatigue.
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Commentary
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COVID-19 and flu: Dual threat, dual opportunity
Sherif Beniameen Mossad, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FAST- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2020, 87 (11) 651-655;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20161
Measures to combat COVID-19 can minimize the impact of flu, and vice versa.
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1-Minute consult
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Does my healthy 65-year-old patient still need the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13)?
Craig D. Nielsen, MD, FACP and Xian Wen Jin, MD, PhD, FACP- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2020, 87 (11) 656-658;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20012
The short answer is no—but it is not that simple.
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COVID-19 Curbside Consults
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Recognition and management of respiratory co-infection and secondary bacterial pneumonia in patients with COVID-19
Chao-Ping Wu, MD, Fatima Adhi, MD and Kristin Highland, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2020, 87 (11) 659-663;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.ccc015
Consider the presentation and trajectory of illness.
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Convalescent plasma for COVID-19: Promising, not proven
Simon R. Mucha, MD and NurJehan Quraishy, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2020, 87 (11) 664-670;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.ccc056
The evidence is suggestive but weak. Trials are ongoing.
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Review
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Using and interpreting electrodiagnostic tests
Matthew R. Ginsberg, MD, John A. Morren, MD and Kerry Levin, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2020, 87 (11) 671-682;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19154
They supplement a neurologic examination in a variety of neuromuscular conditions.
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Contrast media in patients with kidney disease: An update
Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd, Jonathan J. Taliercio, DO and Georges Nakhoul, MD, MEd- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2020, 87 (11) 683-694;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20015
The risk of acute kidney injury is real, but lower than initially thought.
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The effect of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs on vaccine immunogenicity in adults
Alvin Lee Day, MD, Kevin L. Winthrop, MD, MPH and Jeffrey R. Curtis, MD, MS, MPH- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2020, 87 (11) 695-703;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20056
Patients can have variable responses to vaccines, depending on the vaccine and the DMARD.
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