Latest Articles

  • Myopathy for the general internist: Statins and much more
    Chester V. Oddis, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2019, 86 (10) 656-664; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86gr.19001

    How to evaluate and manage muscle complaints in patients taking a statin, interpret creatine kinase test results, and recognize common as well as potentially dangerous myopathies.

  • Vulvar and gluteal manifestations of Crohn disease
    Anna Camille Moreno, DO, NCMP, Oluwatosin Goje, MD, MSCR, FACOG, Melissa Peck Piliang, MD, FAAD and Pelin Batur, MD, NCMP, CCD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2019, 86 (10) 645-646; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19062

    Crohn disease is associated with extraintestinal manifestations in up to 45% of patients.

  • Cardiovascular complications of systemic sclerosis: What to look for
    Cardiovascular complications of systemic sclerosis: What to look for
    Preethi Mani, MD, Danny Gonzalez, MD, Soumya Chatterjee, MD, MS, FRCP and Michael D. Faulx, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2019, 86 (10) 685-695; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18109

    Pulmonary arterial hypertension, atherosclerosis, heart failure, arrhythmias, pericardial disease, and valvular heart disease.

  • A few pearls can help prepare the mind
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2019, 86 (10) 638-639; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86b.10019

    The caregiver with a prepared mind is more likely to experience the diagnostic epiphany.

  • A 66-year-old man with abnormal thyroid function tests
    Yazan N. Alhalaseh, MD, Zaid A. Abdulelah, MD, Ahmad O. Armouti, MD and Ayman A. Zayed, MD, MSc, FACE, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2019, 86 (10) 666-675; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19024

    A 66-year-old man presents with an acute exacerbation of COPD requiring hospitalization.

  • What are the risks to inpatients during hospital construction or renovation?
    Amjad Kanj, MD, Yuqing Gao, MD and Ayman O. Soubani, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2019, 86 (10) 650-652; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19008

    Risks include mold infection, Legionnaires disease, sleep deprivation, exacerbation of lung disease, and physical injury.

  • 2019 Update in perioperative cardiovascular medicine
    Steven L. Cohn, MD, MACP, SFHM, Paul J. Grant, MD, SFHM, FACP and Barbara Slawski, MD, MS, SFHM
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2019, 86 (10) 677-683; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19077

    Studies of preoperative cardiac risk assessment, perioperative medication management, and postoperative complications.

  • Pseudo-Ludwig angina
    Andrew Tiu, MD and Kamolyut Lapumnuaypol, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 577-578; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19014

    A woman on heparin developed a hematoma on the floor of her mouth that threatened to block her airway.

  • Clinical outcomes in diabetes: It’s not just the glucose (and it’s not so simple)
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 573-574; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86b.09019

    As we dig deeper into the reduction in cardiovascular deaths seen with some newer drugs, several questions arise.

  • Obstructive sleep apnea: A wake-up call for better outcomes
    Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer, DO, MS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9 suppl 1) 1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86.s1.01

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