Table of Contents

February 01, 2015; Volume 82,Issue 2

From the Editor

  • Diagnostic certainty and the eosinophil
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2015, 82 (2) 72; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82b.02015

    Eosinophilic esophagitis can mimic gastroesophageal reflux disease, especially early in its course.

Commentary

The Clinical Picture

  • Syncope from a twiddled ICD
    Fatima Adhi, MD, Gurshawn Singh, MD, Wayne Tsuang, MD and Eduardo Mireles-Cabodevila, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2015, 82 (2) 81-82; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14095

    A patient playing (“twiddling”) with his or her implanted cardioverter-defibrillator can dislodge the lead.

Medical Grand Rounds

  • The ‘skinny’ on eosinophilic esophagitis
    David A. Katzka, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2015, 82 (2) 83-88; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82gr.14008

    Often starting in childhood, this disease progresses until the esophagus is visibly narrowed on radiography.

1-Minute Consult

  • Should patients stop taking aspirin for primary prevention?
    Jeremiah P. Depta, MD, MPHS and Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, FESC
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2015, 82 (2) 91-96; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14114

    In view of the evidence, routine use of aspirin for primary prevention is not recommended, even in patients with diabetes.

Review

  • Genetics and hepatitis C: It’s good to be ‘CC’
    Genetics and hepatitis C: It’s good to be ‘CC’
    Jose Mari Parungao, MD, Ibrahim A. Hanouneh, MD, Binu John, MD, Naim Alkhouri, MD and Nizar N. Zein, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2015, 82 (2) 97-104; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14004

    In hepatitis C, people born with the IL28B CC genotype can count themselves luckier than those born with CT or TT.

  • Cystic lung disease: Systematic, stepwise diagnosis
    Duc Ha, MD, Ruchi Yadav, MD and Peter J. Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2015, 82 (2) 115-127; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14020

    One can arrive at the likely diagnosis in most cases on the basis of the clinical and radiographic features.

Current Drug Therapy

  • Denosumab: A novel antiresorptive drug for osteoporosis
    Ernest Suresh, MD, FRCP and Bo Abrahamsen, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2015, 82 (2) 105-114; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.13173

    What denosumab is, how it works, how well it works, and practical prescribing tips.

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