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  • Endoscopic ultrasonography to evaluate pancreatitis
    Siwar Albashir, MD and Tyler Stevens, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2012, 79 (3) 202-206; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11092

    This test has become well accepted in the workup of acute and chronic pancreatitis. Further study is needed in recurrent acute pancreatitis and minimal-change chronic pancreatitis.

  • Dabigatran (October 2011)
    Ronald Hirsch, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2012, 79 (3) 166-168; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79c:03004
  • In reply: Cervical cancer screening (November 2011)
    Xian Wen Jin, MD, PhD, FACP and Andrea Sikon, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2012, 79 (3) 164; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79c:03002
  • A 26-year-old woman with a lump in her chest
    Vanya D. Wagler, DO, Sonny Huitron, DO and Christopher S. King, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2012, 79 (3) 177-178; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11070

    Computed tomography revealed a necrotic mass and bony destruction of the inferior sternum, but no pulmonary parenchymal lesions. What is the most likely diagnosis?

  • Putting genome analysis to good use: Lessons from C-reactive protein and cardiovascular disease
    Leslie Cole Manace, MD, MPhil and Mark Warren Babyatsky, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2012, 79 (3) 182-191; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.09169

    Genomics research is paying off, not only by identifying people at risk of rare inherited diseases, but also by clarifying the pathogenic mechanisms of common ones.

  • High creatinine 6 months after renal transplant
    Neeraj Singh, MBBS and Anil K. Agarwal, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2012, 79 (3) 174-175; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11050

    Ultrasonography showed a large fluid collection compressing the transplanted kidney. What is the diagnosis?

  • Update on contraceptive options: A case-based discussion
    Kristi Tough, MD and Holly L. Thacker, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2012, 79 (3) 207-212; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11088

    Contraceptive counseling is both an art and a science. Here, the authors present several common scenarios.

  • Protease inhibitors: Silver bullets for chronic hepatitis C infection?
    Protease inhibitors: Silver bullets for chronic hepatitis C infection?
    Naim Alkhouri, MD and Nizar N. Zein, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2012, 79 (3) 213-222; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11082

    These new drugs are a major step forward, and multidrug regimens that include them are the new standard of care.

  • Deep brain stimulation: What can patients expect from it?
    Deep brain stimulation: What can patients expect from it?
    Andre Machado, MD, PhD, Hubert H. Fernandez, MD and Milind Deogaonkar, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2012, 79 (2) 113-120; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78gr.11006

    Its indications (particularly movement disorders), risks, and benefits, and what is involved before, during, and after implantation.

  • A 48-year-old woman with an ecchymotic rash
    Soumya Chatterjee, MD, MS, FRCP and Ralph J. Tuthill, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2012, 79 (2) 102-105; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78a.10173

    Her test results satisfied the criteria for a lupus anticoagulant. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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