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  • A painful mass in the jaw
    Kanishka G. Patel, MD, Jasmine C. Huynh, MD, James Liu, MD, Paul Aronowitz, MD and May Cho, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2022, 89 (1) 27-35; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.20156

    The patient presented with a painful mass in the left side of her jaw, headache, lockjaw, painful swallowing, night sweats, and unintentional weight loss.

  • Megaloblastic anemia due to severe vitamin B12 deficiency
    Nellowe Candelario, MD and Catherine Klein, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2022, 89 (1) 8-9; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21041

    The 75-year-old patient presenting with altered mental status and pancytopenia had a history of peptic ulcer disease and subtotal gastrectomy.

  • A large, painless bulla on the right foot
    Jorge Camilo Mora, MD, MPH and Amalia Galindez, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2022, 89 (1) 10-12; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21051

    A patient with a history of type 2 diabetes and diabetic neuropathy had a hemoglobin A1c of 10.3% at presentation.

  • Discontinuing antidepressants: Pearls and pitfalls
    Samantha J. Zwiebel, MD and Adele C. Viguera, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2022, 89 (1) 18-26; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21020

    To date, no formal schedule for tapering antidepressants has been validated. The maxim “slower is better” applies.

  • Clinical impact of 2020 American Heart Association statement on menopause and cardiovascular disease risk
    Tara K. Iyer, MD, NCMP and Heather Hirsch, MD, MS, NCMP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2022, 89 (1) 13-17; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21031

    The statement supports the notion that the transition of menopause itself leads to increased cardiovascular risk and mortality.

  • Cardiac considerations in liver transplantation
    Cardiac considerations in liver transplantation
    Vikram Sharma, MD, MD(Res), Cerise Kleb, MD, Chirag Sheth, MD, Beni Rai Verma, MD, Vardhmaan Jain, MD, Ruchi Sharma, MD, MS, Parth Parikh, MD, Jacek Cywinski, MD, K. V. Narayanan Menon, MD, FAASLD, Jamak Modaresi Esfeh, MD, Bijan Eghtesad, MD, Cristiano Quintini, MD, Teresa Diago Uso, MD, Michael Z. Y. Tong, MD, Ravi Nair, MD, Ajay Bhargava, MD and Maan Fares, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2022, 89 (1) 46-55; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21006

    Today’s transplant patients are older and more likely to have cardiac comorbidities, and effects of advanced liver disease on the circulatory system pose challenges in perioperative management.

  • Evaluation and management of orthostatic hypotension: Limited data, limitless opportunity
    Aldo J. Peixoto, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2022, 89 (1) 36-45; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89gr.22001

    Orthostatic hypotension is common and can have serious consequences. The author offers a systematic approach to evaluation and management.

  • Antiobesity drug therapy
    Taher Modarressi, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2021, 88 (12) 657; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88c.12001
  • Physician resistance to obesity pharmacotherapy
    Vania Modesto-Lowe, MD, Allison Wick, BS and Michael Dang, BS, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2021, 88 (12) 658; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88c.12003
  • DXA and fracture risk assessment
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2021, 88 (12) 659;

    The following article contained an error: Williams S, Khan L, Licata AA. DXA and clinical challenges of fracture risk assessment in primary care. Cleve Clin J Med 2021; 88(11):615–622. doi:10.3949/ccjm.88a.20199

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