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  • Asthma in African Americans: What can we do about the higher rates of disease?
    Stacy K. Silvers, MD and David M. Lang, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2012, 79 (3) 193-201; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11016

    To remedy disparities such as greater disease severity and higher rates of hospitalization and death, we need to ensure that all patients receive proper care and the knowledge they need to control their asthma.

  • Dabigatran (October 2011)
    Patricio A. Pazmiño, PhD, MD, FACP, FASN
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2012, 79 (3) 166; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79c:03003

    Readers comment on the oral anticoagulant dabigatran (October 2011), and screening for cervical cancer (November 2011).

  • Endoscopic ultrasonography to evaluate pancreatitis
    Siwar Albashir, MD and Tyler Stevens, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2012, 79 (3) 202-206; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11092

    This test has become well accepted in the workup of acute and chronic pancreatitis. Further study is needed in recurrent acute pancreatitis and minimal-change chronic pancreatitis.

  • Dabigatran (October 2011)
    Ronald Hirsch, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2012, 79 (3) 166-168; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79c:03004
  • In reply: Cervical cancer screening (November 2011)
    Xian Wen Jin, MD, PhD, FACP and Andrea Sikon, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2012, 79 (3) 164; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79c:03002
  • Putting genome analysis to good use: Lessons from C-reactive protein and cardiovascular disease
    Leslie Cole Manace, MD, MPhil and Mark Warren Babyatsky, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2012, 79 (3) 182-191; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.09169

    Genomics research is paying off, not only by identifying people at risk of rare inherited diseases, but also by clarifying the pathogenic mechanisms of common ones.

  • A 26-year-old woman with a lump in her chest
    Vanya D. Wagler, DO, Sonny Huitron, DO and Christopher S. King, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2012, 79 (3) 177-178; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11070

    Computed tomography revealed a necrotic mass and bony destruction of the inferior sternum, but no pulmonary parenchymal lesions. What is the most likely diagnosis?

  • High creatinine 6 months after renal transplant
    Neeraj Singh, MBBS and Anil K. Agarwal, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2012, 79 (3) 174-175; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.79a.11050

    Ultrasonography showed a large fluid collection compressing the transplanted kidney. What is the diagnosis?

  • Deep brain stimulation: What can patients expect from it?
    Deep brain stimulation: What can patients expect from it?
    Andre Machado, MD, PhD, Hubert H. Fernandez, MD and Milind Deogaonkar, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2012, 79 (2) 113-120; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78gr.11006

    Its indications (particularly movement disorders), risks, and benefits, and what is involved before, during, and after implantation.

  • A 48-year-old woman with an ecchymotic rash
    Soumya Chatterjee, MD, MS, FRCP and Ralph J. Tuthill, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2012, 79 (2) 102-105; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78a.10173

    Her test results satisfied the criteria for a lupus anticoagulant. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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