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Magier, Samantha Jill
- You have accessSerial serum lipase testing after the initial diagnostic workup for inpatients with acute pancreatitis: What is the evidence?Samantha Jill Magier, MD, MEng, Thiruvengadam Muniraj, MD, FRCP and Naseema Merchant, MBBS, FCCP, FACP, FHMCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2023, 90 (6) 341-343; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.22060
Beyond the initial diagnostic workup, the results of serial testing may be misleading, with the potential for adverse effects on patient care and increases in healthcare spending.
Mandell, Brian F.
- You have accessCeliac disease in the ‘nonclassic’ patientBrian F. Mandell, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2023, 90 (6) 327-328; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90b.06023
Adherence to a strict gluten-free diet is not easy, and even strict adherence does not guarantee relief of all symptoms. We need to be as certain as possible that trying the diet makes sense—and that is the real challenge.
- You have accessFinger nodules: Tip of the gouty icebergBrian F. Mandell, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2023, 90 (6) 337-339; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.22103
Recurrent, dramatic flares are the cardinal symptom of gouty disease, but some patients exhibit tophi on physical examination or imaging—without flares or pain.
Merchant, Naseema
- You have accessSerial serum lipase testing after the initial diagnostic workup for inpatients with acute pancreatitis: What is the evidence?Samantha Jill Magier, MD, MEng, Thiruvengadam Muniraj, MD, FRCP and Naseema Merchant, MBBS, FCCP, FACP, FHMCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2023, 90 (6) 341-343; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.22060
Beyond the initial diagnostic workup, the results of serial testing may be misleading, with the potential for adverse effects on patient care and increases in healthcare spending.
Muniraj, Thiruvengadam
- You have accessSerial serum lipase testing after the initial diagnostic workup for inpatients with acute pancreatitis: What is the evidence?Samantha Jill Magier, MD, MEng, Thiruvengadam Muniraj, MD, FRCP and Naseema Merchant, MBBS, FCCP, FACP, FHMCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2023, 90 (6) 341-343; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.22060
Beyond the initial diagnostic workup, the results of serial testing may be misleading, with the potential for adverse effects on patient care and increases in healthcare spending.
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