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  • Rapid cognitive decline and myoclonus in a 52-year-old woman
    William Gravley, MS, Caleb Murphy, MD, MBA, Chia-Dan Kang, MD and Badrunnisa Hanif, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2021, 88 (10) 572-583; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20004

    Symptoms also included confusion, blank staring, blurred vision, incoordination of the extremities, decreased verbal communication, and holding her left hand in a fist.

  • COVID-19 in older adults
    Saket Saxena, MD and Ardeshir Z. Hashmi, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2021, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.ccc080
  • Dermatomyositis-related interstitial lung disease mimicking COVID-19 pneumonia
    Satoshi Hayano, MD, Kenichiro Tokunaga, MD, Yusuke Imamura, MD and Hideto Oshikawa, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2021, 88 (9) 484-486; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20204

    A subtype of myositis with characteristic skin rashes and ulcers, amyopathic or hypomyopathic symptoms, and rapidly progressive ILD.

  • An 86-year-old man with unexplained right-sided headache and vision loss
    Marc Ohlhausen, BS, Eden Bernstein, MD and Craig D. Nielsen, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2021, 88 (9) 494-501; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20077

    Steroid treatment for suspected giant cell arteritis brought no improvement in vision or headache severity.

  • Stress testing and noninvasive coronary imaging: What’s the best test for my patient?
    Stress testing and noninvasive coronary imaging: What’s the best test for my patient?
    Milad Matta, MD, Serge C. Harb, MD, Paul Cremer, MD, Rory Hachamovitch, MD, MSc and Chadi Ayoub, MD, PhD, FACC, FASE, FSCCT
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2021, 88 (9) 502-515; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20068

    A review of current tests, what they measure, their diagnostic and prognostic value, and their limitations.

  • An uncommon cause of chest pain
    Salman Salahuddin, MD, DM, MRCP (UK)
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2021, 88 (9) 487-488; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20160

    Re-review of a “normal” chest radiograph provided valuable clues.

  • Leriche syndrome
    Hiroki Matsuura, MD and Hiroyuki Honda, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2021, 88 (9) 482-483; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20179

    Physical examination revealed pallor of the toes, cold extremities, dry skin, and absence of bilateral femoral pulses. The patient also disclosed erectile dysfunction.

  • Abdominal pseudohernia due to herpes zoster
    Junki Mizumoto, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2021, 88 (9) 480-481; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20178

    A 66-year-old man presents with bulging and persistent burning pain in the right abdominal side for 4 days.

  • Medical, ethical, and legal aspects of end-of-life dilemmas in the intensive care unit
    Jonathan Wiesen, MD, Christopher Donatelli, MD, Martin L. Smith, STD, Laurel Hyle, JD, MPH and Eduardo Mireles-Cabodevila, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2021, 88 (9) 516-527; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.14126

    Three hypothetical cases elucidate medical, ethical, and legal considerations in common end-of-life situations encountered in the ICU.

  • The initial viral infection may be only part of the story
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2021, 88 (9) 476-477; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88b.09021

    We clearly see that the coronavirus elicits syndromes far afield from respiratory tissues. But a virus eliciting effects seemingly distinct from the primary infection is nothing new.

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