Hematology

  • Treating anemia: It’s not just the EPO
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2022, 89 (4) 174-175; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89b.04022

    Long-term effects of treatment with the new oral inhibitors of prolyl hydroxylase will need to be carefully monitored, as prolyl hydroxylase is a key structural component of diverse proteins.

  • Anemia of chronic kidney disease: Will new agents deliver on their promise?
    Anemia of chronic kidney disease: Will new agents deliver on their promise?
    Tarek Souaid, MD, Jonathan Taliercio, DO, James F. Simon, MD, MBA, Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd and Georges N. Nakhoul, MD, MEd
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2022, 89 (4) 212-222; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21100

    A review of the pathophysiology of anemia of chronic kidney disease, major clinical trials, and novel therapies.

  • Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia in a female patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
    Mohammad A. Sohail, MD, Peter Luong, John Sedor, MD and Roop Kaw, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2022, 89 (3) 130-138; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21066

    Evaluation of a patient presenting with worsening swelling of the lips and legs, decreased oral intake, intermittent pleuritic chest pain, and exertional dyspnea.

  • Recurrent anemia in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
    Sassine Ghanem, MD and Jason Gonsky, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2022, 89 (2) 91-98; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21025

    New episodes of anemia do not automatically imply disease progression, and each should be evaluated completely.

  • A painful mass in the jaw
    Kanishka G. Patel, MD, Jasmine C. Huynh, MD, James Liu, MD, Paul Aronowitz, MD and May Cho, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2022, 89 (1) 27-35; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.20156

    The patient presented with a painful mass in the left side of her jaw, headache, lockjaw, painful swallowing, night sweats, and unintentional weight loss.

  • Sometimes the look is worth the walk
    Brian F. Mandell, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2022, 89 (1) 4-5; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89b.01022

    We do not routinely look at blood smears today. The need for expediency and efficiency limit the time spent on activities with a low yield for influencing care. And yet, for some conditions in some patients, going back to the basics can be clinically rewarding, and even memorable.

  • Cardiac considerations in liver transplantation
    Cardiac considerations in liver transplantation
    Vikram Sharma, MD, MD(Res), Cerise Kleb, MD, Chirag Sheth, MD, Beni Rai Verma, MD, Vardhmaan Jain, MD, Ruchi Sharma, MD, MS, Parth Parikh, MD, Jacek Cywinski, MD, K. V. Narayanan Menon, MD, FAASLD, Jamak Modaresi Esfeh, MD, Bijan Eghtesad, MD, Cristiano Quintini, MD, Teresa Diago Uso, MD, Michael Z. Y. Tong, MD, Ravi Nair, MD, Ajay Bhargava, MD and Maan Fares, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2022, 89 (1) 46-55; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21006

    Today’s transplant patients are older and more likely to have cardiac comorbidities, and effects of advanced liver disease on the circulatory system pose challenges in perioperative management.

  • Megaloblastic anemia due to severe vitamin B12 deficiency
    Nellowe Candelario, MD and Catherine Klein, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2022, 89 (1) 8-9; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21041

    The 75-year-old patient presenting with altered mental status and pancytopenia had a history of peptic ulcer disease and subtotal gastrectomy.

  • Updated guidelines for immune thrombocytopenic purpura: Expanded management options
    Sherwin DeSouza, MD and Dana Angelini, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2021, 88 (12) 664-668; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20201

    The aim is to help practitioners decide on inpatient vs outpatient management, thresholds for initiating treatment, and options for second-line treatment in adults.

  • Gastrointestinal varicella-zoster virus infection
    Nobukazu Agatsuma, MD, Kaoru Tsujioka, MD, Yoshitaka Nishikawa, MD, PhD, Yasuki Nakatani, MD and Yukitaka Yamashita, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2021, 88 (11) 592-593; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20151

    Esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed small, shallow ulcers and erosions surrounded by red haloes, spread diffusely throughout the stomach and duodenum.

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