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  • A 50-year-old man presents with shortness of breath
    Kaylee Watson, MD, David Wolinsky, MD, Mauricio Velez, MD and David Snipelisky, MD, FACC
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2023, 90 (2) 95-101; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.22021

    Red flags included low voltage, normal sinus rhythm, and Q waves on electrocardiography, a history of carpal tunnel syndrome, and evidence of renal dysfunction.

  • Central vision loss in a 44-year-old woman
    Walker M. Schmidt, BS, Nirosha D. Perera, MD, Blake H. Fortes, MD, Benjamin A. Nelson, MD, Wendy M. Smith, MD and Hannah C. Nordhues, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2023, 90 (1) 35-41; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.22038

    The patient had a wide range of symptoms and comorbidities, resulting in a complicated differential diagnosis. Careful evaluation eventually led to a focus on sexually transmitted infection.

  • A 60-year-old man with prostate cancer and embolic strokes
    CME article
    Neha K. Reddy, MD, MA, Christian Scherer, DO, Samuel Kessel, MD, MBA and Alejandro Moreno, MBBS, MPH, JD, MACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2022, 89 (12) 705-711; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21079

    Step-by-step evaluation of a patient with stage IV prostate cancer and embolic stroke, but no history of heart valve disease, arrhythmia, or coagulopathy.

  • Hypophosphatemia in a patient with an eating disorder
    Maxwell J. Uetz, MD, Christopher D. Knapp, MD, MPH and Samuel T. Ives, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2022, 89 (11) 625-629; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21074

    A 32-year-old woman referred from an eating disorder treatment center reported memory difficulty, trouble concentrating, and feeling “hazy.” She was taking oral potassium phosphate 3 times daily.

  • Confusion in a 22-year-old woman, and diagnostic uncertainty
    Brian Elliott, MD, Christopher Newey, DO, MS, Katelynn Alcorn, MPH and Luke McCoy, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2022, 89 (10) 589-595; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.20176

    The patient had been complaining of gradual-onset and progressive headache and neck and back pain for 3 weeks.

  • A 65-year-old man with melena and a blood disorder
    Monia E. Werlang, MD, Marilia L. Montenegro, MD and Bhaumik Brahmbhatt, MD, MBBS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2022, 89 (10) 573-578; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.20175

    The patient had chronic anemia related to primary myelofibrosis and was being treated with epoetin alfa and ruxolitinib, with blood transfusions every other week.

  • Altered mental status in a man with metabolic syndrome
    Bernie P. Wu, BS, Molly Wheeler, PharmD, Jennifer K. Hockings, PharmD, PhD, Andrew Coulter, MD and Leopoldo Pozuelo, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2022, 89 (8) 445-450; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21050

    A 25-year-old man with bipolar I disorder, hypertension, posttraumatic stress disorder, and obesity was found unresponsive with shallow breathing and foaming at the mouth.

  • Unilateral atrophic kidney in a 45-year-old woman
    Mohammad A. Sohail, MD, John Sedor, MD, Lee Kirksey, MD, MBA, Steven C. Blaha, MD and Heather Hofmann, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2022, 89 (8) 465-471; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21015

    The patient presented with 2 days of constant, sharp, nonradiating flank pain on the right side, worse with movement and coughing, and severe enough to limit ambulation.

  • Acute anxiety and tachycardia in a hospitalized 59-year-old woman
    Andres I. Applewhite, MD, Fernando F. Stancampiano, MD, Dana M. Harris, MD, Victor Bernet, MD, Joseph G. Cernigliaro, MD and Jose R. Valery, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2022, 89 (7) 383-391; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21002

    The patient presented with neck pain, painful swallowing, headache, and fever. She had contracted lymphoproliferative disease after liver transplant. She had stage 3 chronic kidney disease.

  • An unexpected turn: A 71-year-old man with myocardial infarction
    An unexpected turn: A 71-year-old man with myocardial infarction
    Smitha Ganeshan, MD, MBA, Benjamin Kelemen, MD, Gurpreet Dhaliwal, MD and Lucas Zier, MD, MS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2022, 89 (7) 401-407; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21030

    The patient’s temperature was elevated, pulse rate 98 beats per minute, respiratory rate 16 breaths per minute, and blood pressure 100/60 mm Hg. Cardiac and pulmonary examinations were normal.

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