Rheumatology

  • The simple lab test is sometimes more complex than we think, if we think about it at all
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 13-14; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83b.01016

    Before ordering more tests because of an abnormal laboratory result (eg, elevated creatine kinase), think about its biology.

  • Bony bumps in the mouth
    Soumya Chatterjee, MD, MS, FRCP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 17-18; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15033

    Torus palatinus and torus mandibularis are benign bony overgrowths arising from cortical bone.

  • Approach to asymptomatic creatine kinase elevation
    Siamak Moghadam-Kia, MD, Chester V. Oddis, MD and Rohit Aggarwal, MD, MS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 37-42; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14120

    Standard cutoffs may be too low. First, repeat the test after 7 days without exercise.

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