Pulmonology

  • Laboratory testing for respiratory viruses for the clinician CME article
    Christopher C. Attaway, MD, MSc and Hannah Wang, MD, D(ABMM)
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2024, 91 (9 suppl 1) S42-S49; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.91.s1.07
  • Meeting the challenge of vaccine hesitancy CME article
    Oluwatosin Goje, MD, MSCR, FACOG and Aanchal Kapoor, MD, MEd
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2024, 91 (9 suppl 1) S50-S56; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.91.s1.08
  • Corticosteroids: Giving and taking away
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2024, 91 (4) 203-204; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.91b.04024

    Two articles this month highlight opposite ends of the treatment spectrum, one on introducing adjunctive corticosteroids when treating Pneumocystis pneumonia, and the other on syndromes associated with glucocorticoid withdrawal.

  • When should I give corticosteroids to my patient with Pneumocystis pneumonia?
    Simran Gupta, MD and Lisa M. Bebell, MD, MSc, FIDSA
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2024, 91 (4) 217-219; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.91a.23082

    Patients with HIV infection who are hypoxemic should receive corticosteroids. Evidence for patients without HIV infection is limited.

  • 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
    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?

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