Pulmonology

  • COVID-19: Coronavirus replication, pathogenesis, and therapeutic strategies
    Cornelia C. Bergmann, PhD and Robert H. Silverman, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2020, 87 (6) 321-327; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20047

    Understanding the virus and how it causes disease points the way to potential treatments.

  • COVID-19 serologic testing: FAQs and caveats
    Kamran Kadkhoda, PhD, D(ABMM), D(ABMLI)
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2020, 87 (6) 329-333; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20054

    Is serology a possible alternative to direct testing?

  • Rigid airway
    Masaki Itagane, MD, Hiroyuki Yano, MD, Tomoo Kishaba, MD and Mitsuyo Kinjo, MD,MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2020, 87 (6) 334-336; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19129

    A 23-year-old woman presents with nonproductive cough and shortness of breath.

  • 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.

  • COVID-19 Curbside Consults at www.CCJM.org
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2020, 87 (5) 255-256; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87b.05020

    These are tough times. This is a wicked disease. But healthcare providers are stepping up.

  • Can multiple ARDS patients be ventilated with a single ventilator?
    Umur Hatipoğlu, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2020, 87 (5) 259-261; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20043

    With more patients than machines, multiplex ventilation is a reasonable last resort to prevent certain death.

  • What mask should I wear to protect against transmissible acute respiratory infections?
    Amir Laktineh, MD, Asil Daoud, MD, Sorabh Dhar, MD, Lisa Engles, and Ayman O. Soubani, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2020, 87 (5) 262-265; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19057

    Clinical trials have not shown a direct advantage for N95 respirators vs surgical masks for many acute respiratory infections.

  • Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with valves: What should the internist know?
    Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with valves: What should the internist know?
    Khaled Alshabani, MD, Thomas R. Gildea, MD, FCCP, Michael Machuzak, MD, Joseph Cicenia, MD and Umur Hatipoğlu, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2020, 87 (5) 278-287; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19083

    For selected patients with emphysema, 1-way valves reduce hyperinflation and are a palliative option.

  • An unending ode to pneumonia
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2020, 87 (3) 127-128; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87b.03020

    The examination, history, and sometimes, sputum Gram stain and culture results still inform our clinical judgment.

  • Gastroenteritis gone rogue
    Jason Russ, MD and Areeba Kara, MD, MS, FACP, SFHM
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2020, 87 (3) 139-144; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19007

    A 56-year-old woman presented with 2 weeks of vomiting and diarrhea. Her troubles were just beginning.

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