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  • Trousseau syndrome
    Satish Maharaj, MBBS, Michael Omar, MBBS, Karan Seegobin, MBBS and Simone Chang, MBBS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2020, 87 (4) 199-200; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19086

    Examination revealed multiple bluish macules and 2 palpable thrombosed superficial veins in the right popliteal fossa.

  • To scan or not to scan? DXA in postmenopausal women
    Kristi Tough DeSapri, MD, CCD, NCMP and Rachel Brook, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2020, 87 (4) 205-210; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.18136

    DXA is strongly recommended for women age 65 and older, but not so much for younger postmenopausal women.

  • Mitral valve prolapse and sudden cardiac death: A perspective on risk-stratification
    Aaron A. H. Smith, MD and Omer J. Iqbal, MD, FHRS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2020, 87 (3) 136-138; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19096

    Mitral valve prolapse is common, but sudden cardiac death is rare. How can we stratify risk?

  • Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome
    Balaj Rai, MD, Robert M. Black, MD and Vinit Gilvaz, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2020, 87 (3) 131-132; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.18139

    On day 4, his blood pressure was 209/93 mm Hg, and CT showed new vasogenic edema in both occipital lobes.

  • Leukoplakia of the tongue
    Keiichi Ohta, DDS and Hitoshi Yoshimura, DDS, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2020, 87 (3) 133-134; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19087

    This potentially premalignant lesion is found mostly in middle-aged and older men who smoke.

  • Severe megaloblastic anemia: Vitamin deficiency and other causes
    Daniel S. Socha, MD, Sherwin I. DeSouza, MD, Aron Flagg, MD, Mikkael Sekeres, MD, MS and Heesun J. Rogers, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2020, 87 (3) 153-164; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19072

    Determining the underlying cause and initiating prompt treatment are critical.

  • Endoscopic ultrasonography: An inside view
    Endoscopic ultrasonography: An inside view
    C. Roberto Simons-Linares, MD, Praneet Wander, MD, John Vargo, MD and Prabhleen Chahal, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2020, 87 (3) 175-183; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19003

    Endoscopic ultrasonography has evolved from a diagnostic tool to a therapeutic procedure for a wide range of conditions.

  • Restrictive eating disorders in previously overweight adolescents and young adults
    Restrictive eating disorders in previously overweight adolescents and young adults
    Radhika Rastogi, BA and Ellen S. Rome MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2020, 87 (3) 165-171; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19034

    Some patients with restrictive eating disorders are hiding in plain sight.

  • Atypical anorexia nervosa can be just as bad
    Neville H. Golden, MD and Philip S. Mehler, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2020, 87 (3) 172-174; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19146

    Eating disorders can occur in patients with a wide variety of weights.

  • Community-acquired pneumonia: Strategies for triage and treatment
    Anita R. Modi, MD and Christopher S. Kovacs, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2020, 87 (3) 145-151; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19067

    Not all patients need to be hospitalized. Initial empiric treatment should be de-escalated as soon as possible.

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