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  • In reply: Aortic aneurysm: Fluoroquinolones, genetic counseling
    Vidyasagar Kalahasti, MD, Frank Cikach, MD, Milind Y. Desai, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC and Eric E. Roselli, MD, FACS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2018, 85 (9) 662; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85c.09003
  • Calcific uremic arteriolopathy
    Mrinali Shetty, MD, Yuvraj Chowdhury, MD and Balaji Yegneswaran, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2018, 85 (8) 584-585; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18009

    A 51-year-old man with end-stage renal disease presented with extensive necrotic ulcers and eschar on both legs.

  • Phosphorus binders: The new and the old, and how to choose
    Phosphorus binders: The new and the old, and how to choose
    Arjun Sekar, MD, Taranpreet Kaur, MD, Joseph V. Nally, MD, Hernan Rincon-Choles, MD, Stacey Jolly, MD, MAS, FACP and Georges N. Nakhoul, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2018, 85 (8) 629-638; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17054

    The pathophysiology and control of hyperphosphatemia in kidney disease, focusing on phosphorus binders.

  • Palmoplantar exanthema and liver dysfunction
    Tatsuya Fujikawa, MD, PhD and Hiroki Matsuura, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2018, 85 (8) 591-593; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17060

    The patient admitted to having had unprotected sex with a female sex worker.

  • Phosphorus in kidney disease: Culprit or bystander?
    Malvinder S. Parmar, MB, MS, FRCPC, FASN
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2018, 85 (8) 639-642; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18013

    As kidney function declines, phosphorus accumulates, but the process is complex.

  • Diagnosing and treating bipolar disorder in primary care
    Parashar Koirala, MD and Amit Anand, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2018, 85 (8) 601-608; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85gr.18003

    Many patients have undiagnosed bipolar depression, ie, depression with shifts to periods of mania.

  • Which patients with a parapneumonic effusion need a chest tube?
    Scott A. Helgeson, MD, Brett T. Hiroto, MD, Scott J. Billings, MD, Courtney L. Scott, DO and Michele D. Lewis, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2018, 85 (8) 609-611; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17036

    Hospitalized patients with pneumonia who develop a complicated effusion or empyema need one.

  • The bias of word choice and the interpretation of laboratory tests
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2018, 85 (8) 577-578; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85b.08018

    Words matter. Calling ALT and AST “liver function tests” can lead to premature diagnosis of liver disease.

  • Liver enzymes: No trivial elevations, even if asymptomatic
    Brian Agganis, MD, David Lee, MD and Thomas Sepe, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2018, 85 (8) 612-617; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17103

    All persistent elevations of liver enzymes need a methodical evaluation and an appropriate working diagnosis.

  • Angular cheilitis induced by iron deficiency anemia
    Mahmoud Husni Ayesh, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2018, 85 (8) 581-582; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17109

    Causes include nutritional deficiencies, local and systemic factors, and drug treatment.

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