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  • 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.

  • Obesity and exercise
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2016, 83 (2) 151; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83pe.02001
  • Veterans, guilt, and suicide risk: An opportunity to collaborate with chaplains?
    Marek S. Kopacz, Md, PhD, Kathy A. Rasmussen, PhD, Robert F. Searle, DMin, BCC, Barbara M. Wozniak, PhD and Caitlin E. Titus, MS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2016, 83 (2) 101-105; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15070

    Chaplains and clinicians bring complementary skills and services to the problem of suicide risk in veterans.

  • Approach to asymptomatic creatine kinase elevation
    Siamak Moghadam-Kia, MD, Chester V. Oddis, MD and Rohit Aggarwal, MD, MS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 37-42; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14120

    Standard cutoffs may be too low. First, repeat the test after 7 days without exercise.

  • The simple lab test is sometimes more complex than we think, if we think about it at all
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 13-14; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83b.01016

    Before ordering more tests because of an abnormal laboratory result (eg, elevated creatine kinase), think about its biology.

  • Serum allergen-specific IgE testing: How much is too much?
    Cheryl K. Lau, PhD and Christopher Naugler, MD, CCFP, FCFP, FRCPC
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 21-24; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14125

    The Choosing Wisely campaign and others advocate against indiscriminate IgE testing in evaluating allergy.

  • Preoperative testing (October 2015)
    Cynthia Point, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 16; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83c.01003

    Readers comment on vitamin B12 defi ciency (July 2015) and on preoperative testing (October 2015).

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