Latest Articles

  • 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
  • ERAAs for menopause treatment: Welcome the ‘designer estrogens’
    Heather D. Hirsch, MD, MS, NCMP, Elim Shih, MD, NCMP and Holly L. Thacker, MD, NCMP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2017, 84 (6) 463-470; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.15140

    These drugs stimulate estrogen receptors in some tissues and inhibit them in others, enabling tailored treatment.

  • Man’s best friend, fatal in the end
    Evelyn Ling, MD, Stacey Howell, MD, Mai Vang, BS and Paul Aronowitz, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2017, 84 (2) 146-150; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16061

    A dog bite in a patient without a spleen can have serious consequences.

  • 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.

  • In Reply: Caring for international patients November 2016
    Kelly W. Cawcutt, MD and John W. Wilson, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2017, 84 (3) 180-181; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84c.03002

    Readers comment on caring for international patients (November 2016) and on acid-base disorders (January 2017).

  • A minimally invasive treatment for early GI cancers
    A minimally invasive treatment for early GI cancers
    Lady Katherine Mejía-Pérez, MD, Seiichiro Abe, MD, Tyler Stevens, MD, Mansour A. Parsi, MD, Sunguk N. Jang, MD, Ichiro Oda, MD, John J. Vargo, MD, MPH, Yutaka Saito, MD, PhD and Amit Bhatt, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2017, 84 (9) 707-717; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16063

    Endoscopic submucosal dissection allows curative resection of early malignant gastrointestinal lesions.

  • Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy: Uncommon presentation of lung cancer
    M. Amrutha, MBBS and T. P. Rajagopal, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2017, 84 (4) 270-272; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.15167

    The patient presented with bilateral ankle joint pain, swelling of the ankles and wrists, and digital clubbing.

  • A broken pacemaker lead in a 69-year-old woman
    Belal Kaseer, MD, Mhd Yassin Al Mouslmani, MD, David S. Hirsh, MD and Muhammad Hammadah, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2017, 84 (5) 346-347; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16075

    The patient presented with fatigue, cough, light-headedness, and a heart rate of 30 beats per minute.

  • Update on the management of venous thromboembolism
    John R. Bartholomew, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2017, 84 (12 suppl 3) 39-46; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84.s3.04
  • Apps and fitness trackers that measure sleep: Are they useful?
    Meghna P. Mansukhani, MD and Bhanu Prakash Kolla, MD, MRCPsych
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2017, 84 (6) 451-456; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.15173

    In general, they have major shortcomings and limited utility.

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