Pulmonology

  • Why I, as a rheumatologist, am happy to make the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2023, 90 (12) 712-713; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90b.12023

    Why should a rheumatologist have special interest in this disorder? The answer lies in 2 major reasons patients are referred for a rheumatology consultation: fatigue and inflammation.

  • Hey, Doc: Could the 2023–2024 cold and flu season finally be the calm after the storm?
    Sherif Beniameen Mossad, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FAST
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2023, 90 (12) 729-734; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.23088

    The author answers questions patients may have about the currently available influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus vaccines.

  • Treatments for obstructive sleep apnea: CPAP and beyond
    Treatments for obstructive sleep apnea: CPAP and beyond
    Loutfi S. Aboussouan, MD, Aparna Bhat, MD, Todd Coy, DMD and Alan Kominsky, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2023, 90 (12) 755-765; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.23032

    Options include behavioral interventions, oral appliances, nasal expiratory positive airway pressure, negative pressure interventions, and surgical procedures. Certain drugs are also promising.

  • COVID-19: A management update
    CME article
    Kathryn Bash, MHSc, MSN, APRN-CNP, Gretchen Sacha, PharmD, BCCCP and Mani Latifi, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2023, 90 (11) 677-683; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.22102

    The authors examine current guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the National Institutes of Health.

  • Portopulmonary hypertension: A focused review for the internist
    Portopulmonary hypertension: A focused review for the internist
    Mamta S. Chhabria, MD, Leela Krishna Teja Boppana, MD, Gaurav Manek, MD and Adriano R. Tonelli, MD, MSc
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2023, 90 (10) 632-639; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.23023

    Key aspects of screening, diagnosis, and treatment, and a review of the various pulmonary hemodynamic patterns encountered in patients with liver disease.

  • Unilateral green pleural effusion in a 22-year-old woman
    Sauradeep Sarkar, MD, Utsav Shrestha, MD, Huda Elzahrany, MD and Bathmapriya Balakrishnan, BMedSci, BMBS, FCCP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2023, 90 (8) 491-498; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.22097

    Chills, night sweats, palpitations, and a 5-lb weight loss, preceded by 6 months of progressive dyspnea, fatigue, and reduced exercise tolerance. What is the diagnosis?

  • Should urine antigen testing for Legionella pneumophila be ordered for all hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia?
    Anna Cheek, MD, Ian Jackson, MD, Manasa Velagapudi, MBBS and Shraddha Narechania, MD, FCCP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2023, 90 (6) 345-347; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.22039

    Testing is recommended if the pneumonia is severe, if there has been recent travel, and if there is currently an outbreak of legionnaires disease.

  • Measuring exhaled nitric oxide when diagnosing and managing asthma
    Measuring exhaled nitric oxide when diagnosing and managing asthma
    Payal Sen, MD, Sumita B. Khatri, MD and Vickram Tejwani, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2023, 90 (6) 363-370; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.22072

    The authors examine the role of this biomarker of airway inflammation and provide guidance for its appropriate use.

  • The perfect storm: An unseasonably early RSV annual epidemic, a severe annual flu epidemic, and a smoldering COVID-19 pandemic
    Sherif Beniameen Mossad, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FAST
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2023, 90 (5) 297-306; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.23007

    The author presents scenarios illustrating the overlapping clinical manifestations of respiratory viral infections that challenge clinical diagnosis.

  • How does climate change impact our patients?
    How does climate change impact our patients?
    CME article
    Ilyssa O. Gordon, MD, PhD, Neil Mehta, MD, J. Harry Isaacson, MD and Sumita B. Khatri, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2023, 90 (4) 221-226; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.22007

    Comprehensive patient health and well-being will benefit from an understanding of the effects of climate change on health.

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