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Table of Contents

December 01, 2020; Volume 87,Issue 12

From the Editor

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    2020: A year like no other
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2020, 87 (12) 710-711; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87b.12020

    Veracity and bias are issues we address on a daily basis.

The Clinical Picture

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    Hypothyroidism, eyelash loss
    Hiroki Matsuura, MD and Yu Suganami, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2020, 87 (12) 717; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20009

    Testing showed high TSH, low T4, and antithyroid antibodies.

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    Air embolism after peripheral IV contrast injection
    Justin Goodwin, MS and Karthik Gnanapandithan, MD, MS, FHM
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2020, 87 (12) 718-720; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20001

    As little as 2 to 3 mL of air in the cerebral circulation can be fatal.

Smart Testing

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    Does this young adult patient need a hip radiograph?
    Christina Stull, MD, MBA and Alejandro Moreno, MBBS, MPH, JD, MACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2020, 87 (12) 721-722; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20011

    Hip fractures are uncommon in adults under age 50.

Commentary

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    Is regular oxygen supplementation safe for obese postoperative patients?
    Roop Kaw, MD and Anthony G. Doufas, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2020, 87 (12) 723-727; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19051

    Caution for some, but no evidence to support withholding it altogether.

COVID-19 Curbside Consults

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    Neurologic complications of COVID-19
    Catherine E. Hassett, DO, Aron Gedansky, MD, Ibrahim Migdady, MD, Adarsh Bhimraj, MD, Ken Uchino, MD and Sung-Min Cho, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2020, 87 (12) 729-734; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.ccc058

    Human coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, can be neurotropic.

Symptoms to Diagnosis

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    Fever in a lung transplant recipient
    Graham Walter, MD, Hanna Lyubetska, MD, MSc and Aditya Sharma, MD, FRCPC
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2020, 87 (12) 735-741; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19132

    A 36-year-old woman presents with high fevers, chills, nausea, decreased oral intake, and diarrhea.

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    Acute pancreatitis secondary to hypertriglyceridemia
    Michael A. Munoz, MD, Kaviya Sathyakumar, MD and Benson A. Babu, MD, MBA
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2020, 87 (12) 742-750; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19156

    A man presents with acute severe abdominal pain and triglycerides 5,250 mg/dL.

Review

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    Autonomous sensory meridian response: Your patients already know, do you?
    Neha V. Reddy and Arya B. Mohabbat, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2020, 87 (12) 751-754; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20005

    People are actively seeking it out as a type of complementary therapy.

  • Optimal surveillance and treatment of renal and splenic artery aneurysms
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    Optimal surveillance and treatment of renal and splenic artery aneurysms
    Tom Kai Ming Wang, MBCHB, MD(res), FRACP and Milind Y. Desai, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2020, 87 (12) 755-758; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19140-2

    Indications for repair are based on aneurysm location and risk factors for rupture.

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    Long-term consequences of prematurity
    Cristina I. Pravia, MD and Merline Benny, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2020, 87 (12) 759-767; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19108

    Survivors of premature birth may have adverse health effects later in life.

Letters to the Editor

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    COVID-19 coagulopathy
    Anup Katyal, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2020, 87 (12) 712; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.12001

    Skepticism of high-intensity prophylaxis for patients with D-dimer ≥ 3.0 µg/mL.

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    In Reply: COVID-19 coagulopathy
    Simon R. Mucha, MD, Siddharth Dugar, MD, Keith McCrae, MD, Douglas Joseph, DO, John Bartholomew, MD, Gretchen L. Sacha, PharmD, RPh, BCCCP and Michael Militello, PharmD, RPh, BCPS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2020, 87 (12) 712; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/cjm.87c.12002

    An attempt to balance the potential risks and benefits of intensified prophylaxis.

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    Assessing stable coronary artery disease
    Taher Modarressi, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2020, 87 (12) 713; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.12003

    Differences between the coronary calcium score and CT coronary angiography

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    In Reply: Assessing stable coronaryartery disease
    Vinayak Nagaraja, MD and A. Michael Lincoff, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2020, 87 (12) 714; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.12004

    CT angiography is the appropriate test to exclude left main disease.

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    Dexamethasone or hydrocortisone in COVID-19?
    Chia Siang Kow and Syed Shahzad Hasan
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2020, 87 (12) 715; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.12005

    Dexamethasone should be favored over hydrocortisone.

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