Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

  • Sleep apnea and the heart
    Reena Mehra, MD, MS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9 suppl 1) 10-18; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86.s1.03
  • Beyond heart health: Consequences of obstructive sleep apnea
    Harneet K. Walia, MD, FAASM
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9 suppl 1) 19-25; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86.s1.04
  • Obstructive sleep apnea basics
    Jessica Vensel Rundo, MD, MS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9 suppl 1) 2-9; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86.s1.02
  • Positive airway pressure: Making an impact on sleep apnea
    Colleen G. Lance, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9 suppl 1) 26-33; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86.s1.05
  • Alternative interventions for obstructive sleep apnea
    Tina Waters, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9 suppl 1) 34-41; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86.s1.06
  • Clinical outcomes in diabetes: It’s not just the glucose (and it’s not so simple)
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 573-574; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86b.09019

    As we dig deeper into the reduction in cardiovascular deaths seen with some newer drugs, several questions arise.

  • Diabetic dyslipidemia with eruptive xanthoma
    Yu-Chun Hsueh, MD, Chuan-Liang Chou, MD and Ting-I. Lee, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 575-576; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18104

    Off medications for 1 year, her triglyceride level was 10,250 mg/dL, hemoglobin A1c 12.4%.

  • Pseudo-Ludwig angina
    Andrew Tiu, MD and Kamolyut Lapumnuaypol, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 577-578; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19014

    A woman on heparin developed a hematoma on the floor of her mouth that threatened to block her airway.

  • Mediastinal granuloma due to histoplasmosis in a patient on infliximab
    Takaaki Kobayashi, MD and Christine Cho, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 579-581; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18138

    Immunosuppressive drugs can predispose to invasive fungal infection.

  • Are daily chest radiographs and arterial blood gas tests required in ICU patients on mechanical ventilation?
    Shyam Ganti, MD, Ravinder D. Bhanot, MD, Jasleen Kaur, MD, Cassondra Cramer-Bour, MD and Ayman O. Soubani, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 582-585; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18141

    Although routine testing is common, it has low diagnostic yield and is unlikely to alter patient management.

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