Hematology

  • Pacemaker lead-induced venous thoracic outlet syndrome
    Abhinav Sood, MBBS, MD, Daniel Benhuri, MD, Ujjwal Rastogi, MD and Ramesh M. Gowda, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2021, 88 (2) 75-76; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20023

    Acute arm swelling and pain after an airline flight and a missed anticoagulant dose.

  • 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.

  • Severe thrombocytopenia in a patient with otherwise asymptomatic COVID-19
    Lauren M. Granat, DO, MS, Achintya D. Singh, MBBS, MD, Matthew Cortese, MD, MPH, Vicente Velez, MD, FACP, FHM and Alan Lichtin, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2021, 88 (2) 86-92; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20154

    A young woman, seemingly healthy, presented with easy bruising.

  • COVID-19 coagulopathy
    Anup Katyal, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2020, 87 (12) 712; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.12001

    Skepticism of high-intensity prophylaxis for patients with D-dimer ≥ 3.0 µg/mL.

  • In Reply: COVID-19 coagulopathy
    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 December 2020, 87 (12) 712; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/cjm.87c.12002

    An attempt to balance the potential risks and benefits of intensified prophylaxis.

  • Fever in a lung transplant recipient
    Graham Walter, MD, Hanna Lyubetska, MD, MSc and Aditya Sharma, MD, FRCPC
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2020, 87 (12) 735-741; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19132

    A 36-year-old woman presents with high fevers, chills, nausea, decreased oral intake, and diarrhea.

  • Spur-cell anemia
    Satish Maharaj, MD, Drew Murray, MD, Simone Chang, MD and Kamila Cisak, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2020, 87 (11) 649-650; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20044

    A man with liver disease presents with dizziness and fatigue.

  • A sneaky vascular disease
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2020, 87 (10) 581-582; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87b.10020

    Cholesterol embolization syndrome may provide insights into atherosclerotic disease.

  • Trousseau sign and syndrome: Erroneous terms
    Steven Yale, MD, MACP, Halil Tekiner, PhD, Joseph Mazza, MD and Eileen Scott Yale, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2020, 87 (10) 585; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.10002

    Trousseau never described a constellation of symptoms in this disease.

  • In Reply: Trousseau sign and syndrome: Erroneous terms
    Satish S. Maharaj, MD, Michael Omar, MBBS, Karan Seegobin, MBBS and Simone Chang, MBBS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2020, 87 (10) 586; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.10003

    Trousseau sign should continue to be taught and recognized on physical examination.

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