Obesity

  • Medical complications of anorexia nervosa
    Jeana Cost, LPC,CEDS, Mori J. Krantz, MD and Philip S. Mehler, MD,FACP,FAED
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2020, 87 (6) 361-366; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19084

    Many of these complications resolve with treatment and weight gain, but others can lead to permanent damage.

  • Liposuction: Concepts, safety, and techniques in body-contouring surgery
    Shannon Wu, BA, Demetrius M. Coombs, MD and Raffi Gurunian, MD,PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2020, 87 (6) 367-375; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19097

    In addition to its purely aesthetic uses, liposuction is an important adjunct in reconstructive surgery.

  • Restrictive eating disorders in previously overweight adolescents and young adults
    Restrictive eating disorders in previously overweight adolescents and young adults
    Radhika Rastogi, BA and Ellen S. Rome MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2020, 87 (3) 165-171; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19034

    Some patients with restrictive eating disorders are hiding in plain sight.

  • Atypical anorexia nervosa can be just as bad
    Neville H. Golden, MD and Philip S. Mehler, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2020, 87 (3) 172-174; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19146

    Eating disorders can occur in patients with a wide variety of weights.

  • Endoscopic ultrasonography: An inside view
    Endoscopic ultrasonography: An inside view
    C. Roberto Simons-Linares, MD, Praneet Wander, MD, John Vargo, MD and Prabhleen Chahal, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2020, 87 (3) 175-183; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19003

    Endoscopic ultrasonography has evolved from a diagnostic tool to a therapeutic procedure for a wide range of conditions.

  • Should I evaluate my patient with atrial fibrillation for sleep apnea?
    Mirna B. Ayache, MD, MPH, Reena Mehra, MD, MS, FCCP, FAASM and Kenneth A. Mayuga, MD, FACC, FHRS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 709-712; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19033

    Yes. The prevalence of sleep apnea is high in patients with atrial fibrillation, and vice versa.

  • Severe hypercalcemia in a 54-year-old woman
    Michael A. Munoz, MD, Zeeshan Zafar, MD, MBA and Benson A. Babu, MD, MBA
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 719-723; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18126

    Her calcium level was 18.4 mg/dL; 6 months earlier it had been 9.6. What was the cause?

  • Diabetic dyslipidemia with eruptive xanthoma
    Yu-Chun Hsueh, MD, Chuan-Liang Chou, MD and Ting-I. Lee, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 575-576; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18104

    Off medications for 1 year, her triglyceride level was 10,250 mg/dL, hemoglobin A1c 12.4%.

  • An obese 48-year-old man with progressive fatigue and decreased libido
    An obese 48-year-old man with progressive fatigue and decreased libido
    Ala’a N. Farkouh, and Ayman A. Zayed, MD, MSc, FACE, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2019, 86 (5) 321-331; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18097

    Men with hypogonadism usually present with nonspecifi c symptoms.

  • Assessing liver fibrosis without biopsy in patients with HCV or NAFLD
    Tavankit Singh, MD, Daniela S. Allende, MD and Arthur J. McCullough, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2019, 86 (3) 179-186; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.17118

    Biopsy is still the gold standard, but methods based on clinical information and on imaging are emerging.

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