Critical Care

  • Management of patients with COVID-19 in the MICU
    Chao Ping Wu, MD, Mani Latifi, MD and Eduardo Mireles-Cabodevila, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2020, 87 (9) 526-531; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.ccc017

    The main goals are to ensure caregiver safety and provide the highest quality care.

  • Coagulopathy in COVID-19: Manifestations and management
    Simon R. Mucha, MD, Siddharth Dugar, MD, Keith McCrae, MD, Douglas Joseph, DO, John Bartholomew, MD, Gretchen L. Sacha, PharmD, RPh, BCCCP and Michael Militello, PharmD, RPh, BCPS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2020, 87 (8) 461-468; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.ccc024

    Prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism is recommended for all patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

  • Thoracic imaging in COVID-19
    Thoracic imaging in COVID-19
    Ruchi Yadav, MD, Debasis Sahoo, MD, FCCP and Ruffin Graham, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2020, 87 (8) 469-476; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.ccc032

    Typical findings include bilateral multifocal parenchymal opacities, predominantly in the peripheral and lower zones.

  • Cytokines and the still-baffling clinical biology of COVID-19
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2020, 87 (7) 381-382; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87b.07020

    The primary culprit is not certain. Is it all immune damage, or is the continued persistence of coronavirus playing a role?

  • Cytokine storm and the prospects for immunotherapy with COVID-19
    Leonard H. Calabrese, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2020, 87 (7) 389-393; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.ccc008

    Despite gaping holes in our knowledge, treatment is evolving.

  • COVID-19 Curbside Consults at www.CCJM.org
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2020, 87 (5) 255-256; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87b.05020

    These are tough times. This is a wicked disease. But healthcare providers are stepping up.

  • Infective endocarditis: Don’t forget the ICE
    Faris G. Araj, MD and Michael Luna, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2020, 87 (4) 191; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.04001

    A recent article did not mention intracardiac echocardiography.

  • In reply: Infective endocarditis: Don’t forget the ICE
    Nkemdilim Mgbojikwe, MD, Steven R. Jones, MD, Thorsten M. Leucker, MD, PhD and Daniel J. Brotman, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2020, 87 (4) 192; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.04002

    Echocardiography relies on finding an anatomic abnormality, whereas 18FDG-PET is a functional examination.

  • An unending ode to pneumonia
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2020, 87 (3) 127-128; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87b.03020

    The examination, history, and sometimes, sputum Gram stain and culture results still inform our clinical judgment.

  • Gastroenteritis gone rogue
    Jason Russ, MD and Areeba Kara, MD, MS, FACP, SFHM
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2020, 87 (3) 139-144; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19007

    A 56-year-old woman presented with 2 weeks of vomiting and diarrhea. Her troubles were just beginning.

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