Table of Contents

March 01, 2021; Volume 88, Issue 3
  • From the Editor

  • The Clinical Picture

      • Median arcuate ligament syndrome: Incidental finding or real problem?

        Bayarmaa Mandzhieva, MD, Hammad Zafar, MD, Akriti Jain, MD and Manoucher Manoucheri, MD, FACP
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2021, 88 (3) 140-142;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20052
        • A woman was admitted with pain in the epigastrium and right upper quadrant that radiated to the back, as well as nausea and dry heaves.

  • Editorial

      • Median arcuate ligament syndrome: A clinical dilemma

        John H. Rodriguez, MD, FACS
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2021, 88 (3) 143-144;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.21001
        • Patients with chronic abdominal pain can benefit from a multidisciplinary evaluation.

  • The Clinical Picture

      • A cutaneous clue to HIV infection

        Stephen Chan, MD and Paul Aronowitz, MD
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2021, 88 (3) 145-146;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20042
        • A retired trucker presented with fever, cough, dyspnea, and a rash on his forehead.

      • Not all wheezing is COPD

        Vipul Patel, MD and Nikhil Madan, MD, FCCP
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2021, 88 (3) 147-149;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20101
        • A missed diagnosis led to inappropriate referral for lung transplant.

  • Editorial

      • All that wheezes…

        Aparna Bhat, MD and Rendell W. Ashton, MD
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2021, 88 (3) 150-153;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20198
        • All that wheezes is not asthma, but it is airway obstruction of one kind or another.

  • The Clinical Picture

  • Review

      • Vaccination in pregnancy: A call to all providers for help

        Jonathan D. Emery, MD and Daniel Moussa, BS
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2021, 88 (3) 157-162;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20111
        • Vaccination in pregnancy is a public health priority that is often neglected.

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        Imaging to evaluate suspected infective endocarditis

        Ikram-Ul Haq, MD, Iqraa Haq, BS, Brian Griffin, MD and Bo Xu, MD, FACC, FRACP, FASE
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2021, 88 (3) 163-172;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.19142
        • What if echocardiographic findings are initially negative and the patient continues to have bacteremia?

      • Male and female pattern hair loss: Treatable and worth treating

        Nina L. Tamashunas, BS and Wilma F. Bergfeld, MD, FAAD
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2021, 88 (3) 173-182;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20014
        • Early recognition and treatment can help preserve as much hair as possible.

      • Frequently asked questions about managing cancer pain: An update

        Renato V. Samala, MD, MHPE, FACP, FAAHPM, Ruth L. Lagman, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, FAAHPM, Sina Najafi, DO and Flannery Fielding, CNP, MSN
        • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2021, 88 (3) 183-191;
        • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20107
        • Pain management can involve pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies.