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- Managing stage 1 hypertension: Consider the risks, stop the progression
Guidelines on managing patients with stage 1 hypertension and a low 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
- The underappreciated role of documentation in improving COPD care
Despite the importance of providing guideline-concordant care, there are still barriers to implementing evidence-based recommendations in providing care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Hampton hump in acute pulmonary embolism
A 50-year-old patient presented with worsening dyspnea and cough with bilateral swelling of the lower extremities, with left-side swelling greater than right-side swelling.
- Psychogenic nonepileptic seizure: A neurologist’s perspective
Confirming the diagnosis is only the start of the journey. The greater challenge and opportunity lie in how physicians present the diagnosis to the patient and family.
Esophageal adenocarcinoma: A dire need for early detection and treatmentA clinical overview focused on screening, multidisciplinary evaluation, and treatment of early esophageal adenocarcinoma.
- Psychogenic nonepileptic seizure: An empathetic, practical approach
Barriers to care include clinician misperceptions, lack of acceptance of the diagnosis, poor patient engagement with treatment, and lack of access to care.
- Lacrimal gland involvement in a patient with sarcoidosis
The differential diagnosis included infection, malignancy, and inflammatory disorders such as immunoglobulin G4-related disease and sarcoidosis.
- There should be more GOLD in the EMR
We can do better at making the clinical note a useful tool for communication in the electronic medical record.
- A brownish erythematous patch in the nipple-areola complex
Biopsy revealed neoplastic cells throughout the epidermis and granular layer, with abundant pale cytoplasm, intraglandular extension, and chronic inflammation in the papillary dermis.
- Palliative care: An update for internists
A review of recent research to guide symptom management, advance-care planning, and communication training to maximize compassionate care.
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, published by Cleveland Clinic, provides busy clinicians with practical information to promote better patient care.