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  • The pain of cholesterol-lowering therapy
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2011, 78 (6) 354; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78b.11006

    It seems that everyone “knows” that statins cause muscle pain, including many patients with hypercholesterolemia.

  • Iron therapy and infection (March 2011)
    Chia-Ter Chao, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2011, 78 (6) 355; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78c.06001

    Readers comment on iron therapy and infection (March 2011), and managing bloodstream infections (January 2011).

  • Ulcerative colitis and an abnormal cholangiogram
    Douglas L. Nguyen, MD and Konstantinos N. Lazaridis, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2011, 78 (5) 306-311; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78a.10089

    The patient, who has had ulcerative colitis for more than 30 years, now has mild, intermittent pain in his right upper quadrant. What is the diagnosis?

  • Facial swelling and ulceration with nasal destruction
    Sudip Kumar Ghosh, MD, DNB, Debabrata Bandyopadhyay, MD and Loknath Ghoshal, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2011, 78 (5) 289-290; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78a.10097

    A 12-year-old boy presents with painless swelling and ulceration on and around his nose. What is the diagnosis?

  • Visceral angioedema due to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor therapy
    Aleksandr Korniyenko, MD, Carlos L. Alviar, MD, Juan P. Cordova, MD and Franz H. Messerli, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2011, 78 (5) 297-304; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78a.10102

    If a middle-aged woman taking an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor presents with abdominal pain and emesis, the differential diagnosis should include this uncommon but serious complication.

  • A practical guide to prostate cancer diagnosis and management
    A practical guide to prostate cancer diagnosis and management
    Matthew N. Simmons, MD, PhD, Ryan K. Berglund, MD and J. Stephen Jones, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2011, 78 (5) 321-331; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78a.10104

    Screening, diagnosis, and management of prostate cancer can be complicated, with no clear consensus about key issues. Our approach refl ects the guidelines from the American Urological Association.

  • Coadministration of clopidogrel and proton pump inhibitors (January 2011)
    David L. Keller, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2011, 78 (5) 284; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78c.05001

    A reader comments on the interaction between clopidogrel (Plavix) and proton pump inhibitors (January 2011).

  • In reply: Coadministration of clopidogrel and proton pump inhibitors (January 2011)
    Ryan D. Madanick, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2011, 78 (5) 284-285; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78c.05002
  • A 46-year-old man with fever, ST-segment elevation
    Atul Singla, MD, Walter Coats, MD and Gregory C. Flaker, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2011, 78 (5) 286-288; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.10099

    ST-segment elevation commonly represents acute myocardial infarction, but it is also associated with other conditions.

  • Recognizing the unusual: The diagnostic epiphany
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2011, 78 (5) 277; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78b.11005

    We have all experienced the sudden recognition of an unexpected diagnosis, such as the case of visceral angioedema due to angiotensin-converting enzyme therapy reported by Korniyenko et al in this issue of the Journal.

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