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  • Having the COURAGE to include PCI in shared decision-making for stable angina
    Umesh N. Khot, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2018, 85 (2) 124-127; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17113

    In a select group, a PCI-first strategy does not reduce the risk of death, but it does relieve angina sooner.

  • Dyspnea and Hyperinflation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Impact on Physical Activity
    Nathaniel Marchetti, DO and Alan Kaplan, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2018, 85 (2 suppl 1) S3-S10; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85.s1.02
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  • Erythema ab igne
    Thomas Smith, MD and Vinod E. Nambudiri, MD, MBA
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2018, 85 (2) 96-97; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17015

    The patient had been using a heating pad daily, often for several hours at a time, to relieve his back pain.

  • A 75-year-old with abdominal pain, hypoxia, and weak pulses in the left leg
    Maya Serhal, MD, Natalie Evans, MD, RPVI and Heather L. Gornik, MD, RVT, RPVI
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2018, 85 (2) 145-154; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.16069

    Workup revealed the patient had both arterial and venous thrombosis. What was the cause?

  • Finding balance: Optimizing medication prescribing in older patients
    Kelly C. Sponsler, MD and Amanda S. Mixon, MD, MS, MSPH, FHM
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2018, 85 (2) 136-137; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17087

    More than one-third of older adults in the United States take 5 or more medications. Consider deprescribing.

  • Paraneoplastic acral vascular syndrome
    Satish Maharaj, MBBS, Simone Chang, MBBS, Karan Seegobin, MBBS and Carmen Isache, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2018, 85 (2) 101-102; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17007

    The patient presented with a painful blue great toe, abdominal pain, and unintentional weight loss.

  • PCI for stable angina: A missed opportunity for shared decision-making
    PCI for stable angina: A missed opportunity for shared decision-making
    Michael B. Rothberg, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2018, 85 (2) 105-121; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85gr.17004

    Patients mistakenly believe that PCI saves lives. They need clear information to give informed consent.

  • Gas under the right diaphragm
    Hiroki Matsuura, MD and Hidenori Hata, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2018, 85 (2) 98-100; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.16139

    The patient was found to have volvulus and obstruction of the bowel.

  • Anxiety and Depression in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Recognition and Management
    Abebaw Mengistu Yohannes, PhD, Alan Kaplan, MD and Nicola A. Hanania, MD, MS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2018, 85 (2 suppl 1) S11-S18; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85.s1.03

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