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  • Diabetes control during Ramadan fasting
    A. V. Raveendran, MBBS, MD and Abdul Hamid Zargar, MBBS, MD, DM
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2017, 84 (5) 352-356; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16073

    For diabetic patients, fasting during Ramadan can cause wide fluctuations in blood sugar levels.

  • Big heart, small ring
    Igor Kravets, MD, FACE
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2017, 84 (12) 925-933; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16101

    A 58-year-old man has stopped wearing his wedding ring, and his wife suspects him of having an extramarital affair.

  • Is there a doctor on board? In-flight medical emergencies
    Jose V. Nable, MD, MS, NRP, Christina L. Tupe, MD, Bruce D. Gehle, JD and William J. Brady, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2017, 84 (6) 457-462; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16072

    Although not legally required to render assistance, physicians have an ethical obligation to do so and should be prepared.

  • Cardiopulmonary exercise testing: A contemporary and versatile clinical tool
    Cardiopulmonary exercise testing: A contemporary and versatile clinical tool
    Kenneth Leclerc, MD, FACC, FACSM
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2017, 84 (2) 161-168; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.15013

    It has a class I recommendation for evaluating dyspnea of uncertain cause and in candidates for heart transplant.

  • Necrotizing pancreatitis: Diagnose, treat, consult
    Tiffany Y. Chua, MD, R. Matthew Walsh, MD, FACS, Mark E. Baker, MD and Tyler Stevens, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2017, 84 (8) 639-648; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16052

    Patients may need intensive care, nutritional support, antibiotics, and radiologic, endoscopic, or surgical interventions.

  • In Reply: Acid-base disturbances January 2017
    Gregory W. Rutecki, MD and Shylaja Mani, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2017, 84 (3) 181; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84c.03004

    Readers comment on caring for international patients (November 2016) and on acid-base disorders (January 2017).

  • Palmar erythema as a sign of cancer
    Michitaka Maekawa, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2017, 84 (9) 666-667; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16114

    Red palms in an elderly patient can be due to a number of systemic diseases.

  • Maternal asthma: Management strategies
    Sucharita Kher, MD, FCCP and Prerna Mota, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2017, 84 (4) 296-302; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.15046

    The benefits of asthma treatment during pregnancy outweigh the risks associated with the medications used.

  • In reply: Serotonin syndrome (November 2016)
    Vishal Vashistha, MD, Sukhdeep Kaur, MD, Robert Z. Wang, MD and Gregory Rutecki
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2017, 84 (5) 342-343; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84c.05002
  • Is it time to abandon fasting for routine lipid testing?
    Zareen Farukhi, MD and Samia Mora, MD, MHS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2017, 84 (12) 919-922; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16135

    Yes. Most patients do not need to fast.

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