Table of Contents

June 01, 2020; Volume 87,Issue 6

From the Editor

  • Perioperative infection: Are we sure what to focus on?
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2020, 87 (6) 317-318; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87b.06020

    Which immunosuppressive drugs pose the greater danger in the perioperative period: the newer biologics or corticosteroids?

COVID-19 Curbside Consults

  • COVID-19: Coronavirus replication, pathogenesis, and therapeutic strategies
    Cornelia C. Bergmann, PhD and Robert H. Silverman, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2020, 87 (6) 321-327; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20047

    Understanding the virus and how it causes disease points the way to potential treatments.

  • COVID-19 serologic testing: FAQs and caveats
    Kamran Kadkhoda, PhD, D(ABMM), D(ABMLI)
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2020, 87 (6) 329-333; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20054

    Is serology a possible alternative to direct testing?

The Clinical Picture

  • Rigid airway
    Masaki Itagane, MD, Hiroyuki Yano, MD, Tomoo Kishaba, MD and Mitsuyo Kinjo, MD,MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2020, 87 (6) 334-336; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19129

    A 23-year-old woman presents with nonproductive cough and shortness of breath.

  • Vertebral fractures after denosumab cessation
    Jolan Dupont, MD, Michaël R. Laurent, MD,PhD, Lenore Dedeyne, MSc, Frank P. Luyten, MD,PhD, Evelien Gielen, MD,PhD and Marian Dejaeger, MD,PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2020, 87 (6) 337-338; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19152

    The patient had a 6-month history of lumbar and dorsal back pain, initially suspected to be facet arthrosis.

Editorial

  • Denosumab cessation
    Chad L. Deal, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2020, 87 (6) 339-341; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20040

    Bone loss is rapid if patients miss injections. Clinicians can take extra measures to ensure patients get appropriate treatment.

1-Minute Consult

Medical Grand Rounds

Review

  • Medical complications of anorexia nervosa
    Jeana Cost, LPC,CEDS, Mori J. Krantz, MD and Philip S. Mehler, MD,FACP,FAED
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2020, 87 (6) 361-366; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19084

    Many of these complications resolve with treatment and weight gain, but others can lead to permanent damage.

  • Liposuction: Concepts, safety, and techniques in body-contouring surgery
    Shannon Wu, BA, Demetrius M. Coombs, MD and Raffi Gurunian, MD,PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2020, 87 (6) 367-375; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19097

    In addition to its purely aesthetic uses, liposuction is an important adjunct in reconstructive surgery.

Letters to the Editor

  • Familial hypercholesterolemia: Clarifications
    Taher Modarressi, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2020, 87 (6) 320; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.06001

    Comments on xanthoma vs xanthelasmas, and goal LDL-C.

  • In Reply: Familial hypercholesterolemia: Clarifications
    Nishant P. Shah, MD,FACC, Haitham M. Ahmed, MD and W. H. Wilson Tang, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2020, 87 (6) 320; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.06002

    The authors' response.

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