Endocrinology

  • Severe hypercalcemia in a 54-year-old woman
    Michael A. Munoz, MD, Zeeshan Zafar, MD, MBA and Benson A. Babu, MD, MBA
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 719-723; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18126

    Her calcium level was 18.4 mg/dL; 6 months earlier it had been 9.6. What was the cause?

  • Diabetes management
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 760;

    Information was omitted from Table 1 on page 596 of the article, Makin V, Lansang MC. Diabetes management: Beyond hemoglobin A1c. Cleve Clin J Med 2019; 86(9):595–600. doi:10.3949/ccjm.86a.18031

  • A 66-year-old man with abnormal thyroid function tests
    Yazan N. Alhalaseh, MD, Zaid A. Abdulelah, MD, Ahmad O. Armouti, MD and Ayman A. Zayed, MD, MSc, FACE, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2019, 86 (10) 666-675; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19024

    A 66-year-old man presents with an acute exacerbation of COPD requiring hospitalization.

  • Clinical outcomes in diabetes: It’s not just the glucose (and it’s not so simple)
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 573-574; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86b.09019

    As we dig deeper into the reduction in cardiovascular deaths seen with some newer drugs, several questions arise.

  • Diabetic dyslipidemia with eruptive xanthoma
    Yu-Chun Hsueh, MD, Chuan-Liang Chou, MD and Ting-I. Lee, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 575-576; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18104

    Off medications for 1 year, her triglyceride level was 10,250 mg/dL, hemoglobin A1c 12.4%.

  • Diabetes management: Beyond hemoglobin A1c
    Vinni Makin, MBBS, MD, FACE and M. Cecilia Lansang, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 595-600; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18031

    Other factors include cardiovascular benefit, weight control, hypoglycemia risk, and cost.

  • Osteonecrosis of the femoral head with subchondral collapse
    Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD, Hiba K. Anis, MD and George F. Muschler, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2019, 86 (8) 511-512; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19004

    A 45-year-old woman had been taking corticosteroids long-term after organ transplant.

  • Giant cell arteritis: An updated review of an old disease
    Timothy Rinden, DO, Eric Miller, MD and Rawad Nasr, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2019, 86 (7) 465-472; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18103

    Glucocorticoids, the mainstay of treatment, should be started as soon as the disease is suspected.

  • Infertility: A practical framework
    Rebecca Flyckt, MD and Tommaso Falcone, MD, FRCSC, FACOG
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2019, 86 (7) 473-482; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18068

    Frequently asked questions and a practical framework for approaching the infertile couple.

  • Type 2 diabetes: Evolving concepts and treatment
    Eden Miller, DO, Richard B. Aguilar, MD, Mary E. Herman, PhD and Stanley S. Schwartz, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2019, 86 (7) 494-504; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.17107

    Preserving beta cells is key. Recent studies provide compelling argument regarding treatments of choice.

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