Pulmonology

  • Dermatomyositis-related interstitial lung disease mimicking COVID-19 pneumonia
    Satoshi Hayano, MD, Kenichiro Tokunaga, MD, Yusuke Imamura, MD and Hideto Oshikawa, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2021, 88 (9) 484-486; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20204

    A subtype of myositis with characteristic skin rashes and ulcers, amyopathic or hypomyopathic symptoms, and rapidly progressive ILD.

  • An uncommon cause of chest pain
    Salman Salahuddin, MD, DM, MRCP (UK)
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2021, 88 (9) 487-488; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20160

    Re-review of a “normal” chest radiograph provided valuable clues.

  • Pseudopathologic vertebral body enhancement
    Yi Pan, MD, Peixin Tan, MD, Songxi Xie, MD, Jiewen Chen, MMed and Yi-Long Wu, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2021, 88 (8) 424-425; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20150

    Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed sclerotic enhancement of the T1 vertebral body and the vertebral bodies from C2 to T2.

  • ‘Guidelines to Practice’ series: Asthma in adults
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2021, 88 (7) 365; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88b.07021

    A clinically useful summary, highlighting the practical and newer conceptual aspects of the guidelines.

  • Outpatient management of asthma in adults: A snapshot of the 2020 GINA report
    Kavya Kommaraju, MD and Mani Latifi, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2021, 88 (7) 377-380; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20167

    A review of the guidelines, with a focus on what’s new and clinically important.

  • Promoting physical activity in older women to maximize health
    Augustine Chavez, MD, Robert Scales, PhD and Juliana M. Kling, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2021, 88 (7) 405-415; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20170

    The optimal type, intensity, and level required to achieve specific health outcomes depend on the disease the patient and clinician are trying to prevent or manage.

  • Medical complications of bulimia nervosa
    Allison Nitsch, MD, Heather Dlugosz, MD, Dennis Gibson, MD and Philip S. Mehler, MD, FACP, FAED
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2021, 88 (6) 333-343; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20168

    Complications can affect all body systems, but especially the renal and electrolyte systems.

  • Point-of-care ultrasonography for the hospitalist
    Point-of-care ultrasonography for the hospitalist
    Guramrinder Singh Thind, MD, Steven Fox, MD, Mohit Gupta, MD, Praveen Chahar, MD, Robert Jones, DO, FACEP and Siddharth Dugar, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2021, 88 (6) 345-359; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20141

    POCUS has emerged as a vital tool in various disciplines of medicine.

  • COVID-19: An unwelcome guest that won’t leave
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2021, 88 (5) 254-255; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88b.05021

    Long-lasting economic and societal effects, and lingering post-infection symptoms.

  • Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection: Caring for the ‘long-haulers’
    Susan Vehar, MD, Marina Boushra, MD, Prince Ntiamoah, MD and Michelle Biehl, MD, MS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2021, 88 (5) 267-272; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.21010

    An estimated 10% of COVID-19 survivors continue to experience symptoms weeks to months after symptoms appear.

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