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  • Celiac disease: Managing a multisystem disorder
    Celiac disease: Managing a multisystem disorder
    Gursimran Singh Kochhar, MD, CNSC, FACP, Tavankit Singh, MD, Anant Gill, MBBS and Donald F. Kirby, MD, FACP, FACN, FACG, AGAF, CNSC, CPNS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2016, 83 (3) 217-227; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14158

    This autoimmune disorder can cause symptoms that involve not only the gastrointestinal tract but also the skin and bones.

  • Can patients with infectious endocarditis be safely anticoagulated?
    Mandeep Singh Randhawa, MD, James Pile, MD and Marcelo Gomes, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2016, 83 (3) 169-171; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15027

    New infectious endocarditis is not an indication for starting anticoagulation, and whether to continue it is a diffi cult decision.

  • Blood pressure management in the wake of SPRINT
    Edward J. Filippone, MD, FACP and Andrew J. Foy, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2016, 83 (3) 196-198; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.16015

    SPRINT should be interpreted in the context of prior trials and of its inclusion and exclusion criteria.

  • Fungal folliculitis masquerading as acute exanthematous pustulosis
    Timmie Sharma, MD, Alok Vij, MD and Apra Sood, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2016, 83 (3) 179-180; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15028

    Concern was raised for antibiotic-related acute exanthematous pustulosis, but punch biopsy revealed the yeast Malassezia.

  • The PARADIGM-HF trial (October 2015)
    Robert P. Blankfield, MD, MS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2016, 83 (3) 167; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83c.03001

    A reader comments on the fi ndings of the PARADIGM-HF trial (October 2015).

  • The intersection of obstructive lung disease and sleep apnea
    The intersection of obstructive lung disease and sleep apnea
    Sumita B. Khatri, MD, MS and Octavian C. Ioachimescu, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2016, 83 (2) 127-140; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14104

    Many patients who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma also have obstructive sleep apnea, and vice versa.

  • Common neurologic emergencies for nonneurologists: When minutes count
    Mohan Kottapally, MD and S. Andrew Josephson, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2016, 83 (2) 116-126; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14121

    Recognizing and treating acute stroke, status epilepticus, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and others.

  • Bulldog scalp
    Chutintorn Sriphrapradang, MD and Chadpraorn Ngarmukos, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2016, 83 (2) 90-91; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15019

    A 54-year-old man presented with a 2-year history of unusual skin folds on the scalp—cutis verticis gyrata.

  • Can patients opt to turn off implantable cardioverter-defibrillators near the end of life?
    M. Motaz Baibars, MD, M. Chadi Alraies, MD, FACP, Amjad Kabach, MD and Marc Pritzker, MD, FACC
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2016, 83 (2) 97-98; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15007

    Yes, it is reasonable to consider deactivation near the end of life if the patient or family wishes.

  • Hope may not be the best component of an exercise regimen
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2016, 83 (2) 89; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83b.02016

    Exercising to lose weight more often results in frustration than a trip to the store to buy smaller-sized clothes.

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