Obesity

  • 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.

  • A new reason to reconsider that antibiotic prescription: The microbiome
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2018, 85 (12) 906-907; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85b.12018

    Prescribing an antibiotic is a far more complicated and long-lasting affair than most of us thought.

  • Our missing microbes: Short-term antibiotic courses have long-term consequences
    Martin J. Blaser, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2018, 85 (12) 928-930; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85gr.18005

    Is the rise in chronic diseases due to loss of microbial diversity?

  • Narcolepsy: Diagnosis and management
    Erin C. Golden, MD and Melissa C. Lipford, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2018, 85 (12) 959-969; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17086

    Treatments can offer enhanced quality of life.

  • Obesity: Are shared medical appointments part of the answer?
    Kelly Shibuya, BS, Kevin M. Pantalone, DO, ECNU, FACE and Bartolome Burguera, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2018, 85 (9) 699-706; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18006

    Shared medical appointments allow multiple patients to be managed together by a multidisciplinary team.

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