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  • Treatments for obstructive sleep apnea: CPAP and beyond
    Treatments for obstructive sleep apnea: CPAP and beyond
    Loutfi S. Aboussouan, MD, Aparna Bhat, MD, Todd Coy, DMD and Alan Kominsky, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2023, 90 (12) 755-765; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.23032

    Options include behavioral interventions, oral appliances, nasal expiratory positive airway pressure, negative pressure interventions, and surgical procedures. Certain drugs are also promising.

  • Contemporary surgical and procedural management of benign prostatic hyperplasia
    Ayodeji E. Sotimehin, MD, Eiftu Haile, MD and Bradley C. Gill, MD, MS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2023, 90 (12) 745-753; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.23026

    The authors provide an overview of currently available and guideline-backed treatments.

  • Why I, as a rheumatologist, am happy to make the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2023, 90 (12) 712-713; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90b.12023

    Why should a rheumatologist have special interest in this disorder? The answer lies in 2 major reasons patients are referred for a rheumatology consultation: fatigue and inflammation.

  • Oral lichen planus
    Sanjana Mathew, MBBS, Carol Lobo, MBBS, MD and Meryl Antony, MBBS, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2023, 90 (12) 717-718; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.23048

    Risk factors include medications, dental materials, and viral infections such as hepatitis C.

  • Hey, Doc: Could the 2023–2024 cold and flu season finally be the calm after the storm?
    Sherif Beniameen Mossad, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FAST
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2023, 90 (12) 729-734; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.23088

    The author answers questions patients may have about the currently available influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus vaccines.

  • The drop of a pin: Accidental ingestion of a sharp foreign body
    Mina Rismani, MD, Adrian Pona, MD and Monia E. Werlang, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2023, 90 (12) 737-742; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.23029

    If endoscopic retrieval fails, conservative management may be appropriate with daily abdominal radiography.

  • Is the MTHFR gene mutation associated with thrombosis?
    Andrew Dhawan, MD, DPhil and Charis Eng, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2023, 90 (11) 661-663; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.23044

    Clinicians should educate patients with this common polymorphism about the lack of evidence for associated thrombotic risk, and instead focus on modifiable risk factors for thrombosis.

  • What is the role for terlipressin in hepatorenal syndrome?
    Stephanie N. Bass, PharmD, Aanchal Kapoor, MD and Christina C. Lindenmeyer, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2023, 90 (11) 664-667; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.23037

    The drug is recommended as a first-line treatment of hepatorenal syndrome-related acute kidney injury, but it is associated with respiratory failure, especially in the setting of albumin administration, and certain comorbidities may increase the risk.

  • Anchors away
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2023, 90 (11) 652-653; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90b.11023

    Before you read this, I recommend that you read the interesting article in this issue by Prakash et al, part of our Symptoms to Diagnosis series.

  • Cirrhosis: Primary care approaches to screening, immunization, and lifestyle modifications
    Cirrhosis: Primary care approaches to screening, immunization, and lifestyle modifications
    Asim Kichloo, MD, Michael Aljadah, MD, Michael Albosta, MD, Zain El-Amir, MD, Ghazaleh Goldar, MD, Muhammed Zatmar Khan, MD, Dushyant Singh Dahiya, MD and Farah Wani, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2023, 90 (11) 693-701; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.21043

    The authors review management of cirrhosis and complications such as esophageal varices and hepatocellular carcinoma, as well as chemical and medication exposures.

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