Latest Articles

  • Pregabalin for fibromyalgia: Some relief but no cure
    Lauren Kim, MD, Sarah Lipton, MD and Atul Deodhar, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2009, 76 (4) 255-261; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08024

    How will pregabalin (Lyrica) fit into the treatment of this challenging disease?

  • Endoscopic therapy of recurrent acute pancreatitis
    Endoscopic therapy of recurrent acute pancreatitis
    Mansour A. Parsi, MD, Tyler Stevens, MD, John A. Dumot, DO and Gregory Zuccaro, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2009, 76 (4) 225-233; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08017

    Endoscopic therapy is an alternative to surgery for some patients with acute recurrent pancreatitis, ie, those whose disease is caused by gallstones or other mechanical processes that can obstruct outflow from the pancreas.

  • Spring brings changes to CCJM
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2009, 76 (4) 214; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.04001

    This month, we welcome our new deputy editor Dr. Timothy Gilligan and our new editorial board member Dr. Theodore Suh.

  • Multiple huge bullae after renal transplant
    Ming-Ju Tsai, MD, Hung-Tien Kuo, MD and Hung-Chun Chen, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2009, 76 (4) 221-222; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08066

    The patient received a kidney transplant 3 months ago and is taking immunosuppressant drugs. What is the most likely diagnosis?

  • In reply: Barium esophagography (February 2009)
    Brian C. Allen, MD, Mark E. Baker, MD and Gary W. Falk, MD, MS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2009, 76 (4) 218; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76c.04002
  • A 37-year-old man with chest pain, ECG changes, and elevated cardiac enzymes
    Arash Aghel, MD and Richard A. Krasuski, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2009, 76 (3) 199-205; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.75a.07008

    He has had chest pain and dyspnea for the past few months, but now they are worse. What is the most likely cause?

  • Psychiatric symptoms of dementia: Treatable, but no silver bullet
    Wihiam Schwab, MD, PhD, Barbara Messinger-Rapport, MD, PhD and Kathy Franco, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2009, 76 (3) 167-174; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.07270

    Your 84-year-old patient’s son is distraught. “I know Mom has dementia, but I don’t understand why she cannot relax. Please give her a pill.”

  • Hyperthyroidism or thyrotoxicosis? (November 2008)
    Weekitt Kittisupamongkol, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2009, 76 (3) 152; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76c.03001
  • Identifying and classifying myocardial infarctions
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2009, 76 (3) 150; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.03001

    In this issue of the Journal, Drs. Shaun Senter and Gary Francis discuss the power of electrocardiographic changes and creatine kinase-MB and troponin elevations in diagnosing acute myocardial infarction. These are not perfect tests.

  • Unilateral cotton wool spots: An important clue
    Thanigaiarsu Thiyagarajan, MD, Hussam Elkambergy, MD, Vijay Mahajan, MD and Priya Kumaraguru, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2009, 76 (3) 155-158; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08036

    The patient has sudden loss of vision in one eye and unilateral cotton wool spots on funduscopy. What is the cause?

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