Endocrinology

  • Why we publish The Clinical Picture
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2021, 88 (2) 69-70; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88b.02021

    Gout remains very common—and often undertreated.

  • Cutaneous digital papules
    Hiroyuki Yano, MD and Mitsuyo Kinjo, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2021, 88 (2) 73-74; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20063

    Tophi in the finger pads call for aggressive urate-lowering therapy.

  • How should you assess glycemic control if the hemoglobin A1c is inaccurate or uninterpretable?
    Wendy O. Henderson, MD, Mary H. Parker, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP, BCPS, BCCP and Bryan C. Batch, MD, MHS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2021, 88 (2) 81-85; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.19135

    Hemoglobin A1c is the standard but is not perfect. Alternatives are available.

  • The role of SGLT-2 inhibitors in managing type 2 diabetes
    Yumiko Tsushima, MD, M. Cecilia Lansang, MD, MPH and Vinni Makin, MBBS, MD, FACE
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2021, 88 (1) 47-58; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20088

    These drugs improve glycemic control and offer cardiovascular and metabolic benefits.

  • Hypothyroidism, eyelash loss
    Hiroki Matsuura, MD and Yu Suganami, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2020, 87 (12) 717; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20009

    Testing showed high TSH, low T4, and antithyroid antibodies.

  • Long-term consequences of prematurity
    Cristina I. Pravia, MD and Merline Benny, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2020, 87 (12) 759-767; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19108

    Survivors of premature birth may have adverse health effects later in life.

  • DXA after menopause
    Michael Balkin, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2020, 87 (8) 457; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.08003
  • In Reply: DXA after menopause
    Kristi Tough DeSapri, MD and Rachel Brook, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2020, 87 (8) 457-458; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.08004
  • Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis: Insights for the clinician
    Shakaib Hayat, MD and Marina N. Magrey, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2020, 87 (7) 417-426; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19039

    Glucocorticoids cause significant bone loss, predominantly affecting trabecular bone, with consequent fragility fractures.

  • Familial hypercholesterolemia: Clarifications
    Taher Modarressi, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2020, 87 (6) 320; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.06001

    Comments on xanthoma vs xanthelasmas, and goal LDL-C.

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