Geriatrics
- Pseudo-Ludwig angina
A woman on heparin developed a hematoma on the floor of her mouth that threatened to block her airway.
- Clinical trials: More to learn than the results
The details of the GIACTA trial challenge and reaffirm some of our clinical impressions about giant cell arteritis.
- Subclinical hypothyroidism February 2019
The article: Azim S, Nasr C. Subclinical hypothyroidism: When to treat. Cleve Clin J Med 2019; 86(2):101–110. doi:10.3949/ccjm.86a.17053 contained an error.
- A sleeping beast: Obstructive sleep apnea and stroke
Up to two-thirds of patients who have had a stroke have obstructive sleep apnea afterward, with worse outcomes.
- Personalizing guideline-driven cancer screening
Screening can lead to early diagnosis and prevent death from cancer, but the topic provokes controversy.
- Metformin for type 2 diabetes January 2019
Readers comment about deviation from guidelines during treatment of a patient with rapidly progressive pleural effusion (January 2019) and the effect of metformin on vitamin B12 levels (January 2019).
- Flu or strep? Rapid tests can mislead
Group A streptococci are common colonizers with viral pharyngitis.
- Norwegian scabies
Norwegian scabies is extremely contagious, and outbreaks can spread in institutions.
- Hypertension guidelines January 2019
The article Aleyadeh W, Hutt-Centeno E, Ahmed HM, Shah NP. Hypertension guidelines: treat patients, not numbers. Cleve Clin J Med 2019; 86(1):47–56. doi:10.3949/ccjm.86a.18027 contained an error.