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- A 20-year-old woman with a 9-year history of shortness of breath
The following article in the April 2026 issue contained an error: Johnson J, Lukose K, Labanowski MC. A 20-year-old woman with a 9-year history of shortness of breath Cleve Clin J Med 2026; 93(4):211–217, doi:10.3949/ccjm.93a.25073.
Treatment-refractory hypothyroidism: Don’t just increase the doseA systematic diagnostic approach can avert the cascade of unnecessary dose escalations and laboratory testing and the morbidity of persistent hypothyroidism.
- Disseminated coccidioidomycosis masquerading as bacterial cellulitis
The patient exhibited signs of sepsis along with progressive left breast erythema, induration, and pain.
- KDIGO chronic kidney disease heat map: Let the colors be your guide!
Clinicians need to adopt early interventions that can alter the course of chronic kidney disease for patients.
- Potassium-competitive acid blockers: Clinical pearls and practical insights
P-CABs provide rapid, potent, predictable acid suppression without the need for timing around meals, but their current role is focused and limited.
- When risks outweigh benefits: A review of the guideline on benzodiazepine tapering
The new joint clinical practice guideline provides a framework for deciding when tapering is appropriate and for implementing safe, patient-centered discontinuation strategies.
- Managing chronic kidney disease according to KDIGO risk categories: A primer for primary care
The authors review the KDIGO guideline updates and provide a simplified treatment algorithm for non-nephrologists, focusing on medication sequencing and monitoring.
