Table of Contents
From the Editor
- Treating anemia: It’s not just the EPO
Long-term effects of treatment with the new oral inhibitors of prolyl hydroxylase will need to be carefully monitored, as prolyl hydroxylase is a key structural component of diverse proteins.
The Clinical Picture
- Oral hyperpigmentation with weakness and salt-craving
The patient’s primary care physician had attributed the hyperpigmentation on the lower lip and inner cheek to pen ink.
Symptoms to Diagnosis
- The devil is in the details: Approach to refractory hypokalemia
The authors illustrate a stepwise approach to the evaluation of acid-base disturbances.
Editorial
- Glycemic targets in the ICU: A look back, and ahead
Much work is still needed to understand the nuances of glycemic targets in critically ill patients, and to learn how to take advantage of evolving technology to improve glycemic control.
Review
- Glycemic control in the critically ill: Less is more
The authors discuss findings from key trials, metrics of glycemic control, and recommendations of professional societies for target blood glucose ranges in critically ill patients.
- Capsule endoscopy in gastrointestinal disease: Evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment
The procedure is mainly used to evaluate obscure bleeding in the small bowel, but it is also used in the evaluation and diagnosis of a wide range of gastrointestinal conditions.
Anemia of chronic kidney disease: Will new agents deliver on their promise?A review of the pathophysiology of anemia of chronic kidney disease, major clinical trials, and novel therapies.
Corrections
- Extraosseous calcification in kidney disease
The following article in the February 2022 issue contained an error: Bartolomeo K, Tan XY, Fatica R. Extraosseous calcification in kidney disease. Cleve Clin J Med 2022; 89(2):81–90. doi:10.3949/ccjm.89a.21073
- Does my hospitalized patient need an NPO-after-midnight order preoperatively?
The following article in the February 2022 issue contained an error: Chapman T, Sinz E, McGillen B. Does my hospitalized patient need an NPO-after-midnight order preoperatively? Cleve Clin J Med 2022; 89(2):69–70. doi:10.3949/ccjm.89a.21061
