Hepatology

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    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.

  • Metronidazole-induced encephalopathy: Symmetrical hyperintensity on imaging

    Hiroki Matsuura, MD, Takashi Katayama, MD and Kentaro Deguchi, MD, PhD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2021, 88 (12) 651-652;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.21007

    • The diagnosis should be based on a combination of the patient’s clinical history, laboratory findings, and imaging results.

  • How do you effectively evaluate the elderly for alcohol use disorder?

    Moronkeji Fagbemi, MD, FASAM
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2021, 88 (8) 434-439;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20123

    • A brief review of clues to an underrecognized and underdiagnosed problem with physical as well as emotional and social consequences.

  • The obesity paradox in heart failure: What is the role of cardiorespiratory fitness?

    Asad Khan, MD, Erik H. Van Iterson, PhD and Luke J. Laffin, MD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2021, 88 (8) 449-458;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20098

    • What should these patients be advised about weight management and about cardiorespiratory fitness, a major factor influencing the paradox?

  • Tuberous sclerosis complex

    Jesica Martín Carmona, MD, Elisabeth Gómez Moyano, MD, PhD, Ana Raquel de Castro Almeida, MD and Leandro Martínez Pilar, MD, PhD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2021, 88 (7) 367-368;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20075

    • A rare disorder caused by mutations of tumor-suppressor genes.

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    Point-of-care ultrasonography for the hospitalist

    Guramrinder Singh Thind, MD, Steven Fox, MD, Mohit Gupta, MD, Praveen Chahar, MD, Robert Jones, DO, FACEP and Siddharth Dugar, MD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2021, 88 (6) 345-359;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20141

    • POCUS has emerged as a vital tool in various disciplines of medicine.

  • Medical complications of bulimia nervosa

    Allison Nitsch, MD, Heather Dlugosz, MD, Dennis Gibson, MD and Philip S. Mehler, MD, FACP, FAED
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2021, 88 (6) 333-343;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20168

    • Complications can affect all body systems, but especially the renal and electrolyte systems.

  • 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.

  • When is contrast needed for abdominal and pelvic CT?

    Mark Radetic, MD, Robert DeVita, MD and John Haaga, MD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2020, 87 (10) 595-598;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19093

    • The decision to use contrast depends on the diagnosis suspected.

  • Miliary tuberculosis in a patient with end-stage liver disease

    Victoria Poplin, MD, Brent Harbaugh, DO, MA, Matthias Salathe, MD and Nathan C. Bahr, MD, MA
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2020, 87 (10) 590-593;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19143

    • Chest radiography showed patchy left basilar consolidation with subtle, diffuse interstitial opacities.

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