Latest Articles

  • When should brain imaging precede lumbar puncture in cases of suspected bacterial meningitis?
    Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, MD, Adam Gray, MD and Taha Ayach, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2017, 84 (2) 111-113; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16028

    Few patients need it. Empiric antibiotic and corticosteroid therapy must not be delayed.

  • Antibiotic stewardship: Why we must, how we can
    Arjun Srinivasan, MD, FSHEA, CAPT USPHS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2017, 84 (9) 673-679; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84gr.17003

    It has always been a good idea; now it is required.

  • Bedbugs: Awareness is key
    Whitney A. High, MD, JD, MEng
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2017, 84 (3) 212-213; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.17001

    Bedbugs are back, and they are everywhere. Not all who are bitten have reactions.

  • Hypoglycemia after gastric bypass: An emerging complication
    Richard Millstein, DO and Helen M. Lawler, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2017, 84 (4) 319-328; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16064

    Post-gastric bypass hypoglycemia arises late and is probably more common than initially thought.

  • Cardiac amyloidosis: An update on diagnosis and treatment
    Joseph P. Donnelly, MD and Mazen Hanna, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2017, 84 (12 suppl 3) 12-26; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84.s3.02
  • Strategies for management of intermittent fasting in patients with diabetes
    Leann Olansky, MD, FACP, FACE
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2017, 84 (5) 357-358; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16118

    The focus is on avoiding hypoglycemia, but patients also need to know the risks of hyperglycemia and ketoacidosis.

  • Tickborne diseases other than Lyme in the United States
    Christa Eickhoff, MD and Jason Blaylock, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2017, 84 (7) 555-567; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16110

    Consider them in patients with known or potential tick exposure and fever or vague constitutional symptoms.

  • Imaging suggestive, but symptoms atypical
    Mohammad Afzalimoghaddam, MD, Maryam Edalatifard, MD, Shervin Farahmand, MD, Shahram Bagheri-Hariri, MD and Hadi Mirfazaelian, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2017, 84 (1) 25-26; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.15144

    Pseudosubarachnoid hemorrhage is an artifact of CT imaging.

  • Delirium in hospitalized patients: Risks and benefits of antipsychotics
    Robyn Pauline Thom, MD, Clare Kelleher Mock, MD and Polina Teslyar, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2017, 84 (8) 616-622; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16077

    No drug is approved for delirium, but antipsychotics can be used in certain situations.

  • Opioid therapy and sleep apnea (June 2016)
    Aaron S. Geller, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2017, 84 (2) 91-94; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84c.02001

    Readers comment on opioids and sleep apnea (June 2016).

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