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  • In reply: Measles: More than the rash (May 2016)
    Camille Sabella, MD and Dheeraj Kumar, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2016, 83 (8) 556; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83c.08004
  • Anemia of chronic kidney disease: Treat it, but not too aggressively
    Anemia of chronic kidney disease: Treat it, but not too aggressively
    Georges Nakhoul, MD and James F. Simon, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2016, 83 (8) 613-624; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15065

    Renal anemia is associated with bad outcomes, but attempting to normalize hemoglobin levels can be harmful.

  • Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: An underrecognized, treatable cause of COPD
    Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: An underrecognized, treatable cause of COPD
    James K. Stoller, MD, MS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2016, 83 (7) 507-514; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.16031

    Known cases of this common genetic disease are just the tip of the iceberg.

  • A serpiginous, itchy rash on the foot
    Elisabeth Gómez Moyano, MD, PhD, Leandro Martinez Pilar, MD, Sara Bjerg Simonsen, MD and Angel Vera-Casaño, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2016, 83 (7) 494-495; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15110

    Cutaneous larva migrans is caused by helminth larvae, usually parasites of the small intestines of cats and dogs.

  • In reply: Blood pressure targets (March 2016)
    George Thomas, MD, FACP, FASN, Joseph V. Nally, MD and Marc A. Pohl, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2016, 83 (7) 488-489; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83c.07003
  • Premature ventricular contractions: Reassure or refer?
    Baris Akdemir, MD, Hirad Yarmohammadi, MD, MPH, M. Chadi Alraies, MD, FACP and Wayne O. Adkisson, MD, FHRS, FACC
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2016, 83 (7) 524-530; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15090

    Many patients need only reassurance and do not need to see a cardiologist.

  • LGBT care: There has been progress
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2016, 83 (7) 477; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83b.07016

    A tectonic shift has taken place in how we perceive and interact with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.

  • Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome as a complication of molar pregnancy
    Kinan Alhalabi, Brooke S. Lampl, DO and Gerald Behr, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2016, 83 (7) 504-506; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15036

    An 18-year-old woman, 14 weeks pregnant, presented with bleeding, cramping, and a fundal height of 23 cm.

  • Blood pressure targets (March 2016)
    Jonathan Lee Edwards, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2016, 83 (7) 487-488; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83c.07002
  • Are we causing anemia by ordering unnecessary blood tests?
    Carlo Lutz, MD and Hyung J. Cho, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2016, 83 (7) 496-497; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15108

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