Latest Articles

  • Primary livedo reticularis of the abdomen
    Michael Chew, MD and Paul Aronowitz, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2018, 85 (3) 181-183; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17047

    Livedo reticularis can be the manifestation of a wide range of conditions—or not.

  • Hemodynamically, the kidney is at the heart of cardiorenal syndrome
    Justin L. Grodin, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2018, 85 (3) 240-242; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17126

    In heart failure, the heart and the kidneys share a rocky relationship.

  • A 67-year-old woman with bilateral hand numbness
    Sohab S. Radwan, MD, Khair M. Hamo and Ayman A. Zayed, MD, MSc, FACE, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2018, 85 (3) 200-208; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17026

    Her history includes type 2 diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, hypertension, diastolic heart failure, and thyroid surgery.

  • Finding balance: Optimizing medication prescribing in older patients
    Kelly C. Sponsler, MD and Amanda S. Mixon, MD, MS, MSPH, FHM
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2018, 85 (2) 136-137; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17087

    More than one-third of older adults in the United States take 5 or more medications. Consider deprescribing.

  • Paraneoplastic acral vascular syndrome
    Satish Maharaj, MBBS, Simone Chang, MBBS, Karan Seegobin, MBBS and Carmen Isache, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2018, 85 (2) 101-102; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17007

    The patient presented with a painful blue great toe, abdominal pain, and unintentional weight loss.

  • PCI for stable angina: A missed opportunity for shared decision-making
    PCI for stable angina: A missed opportunity for shared decision-making
    Michael B. Rothberg, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2018, 85 (2) 105-121; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85gr.17004

    Patients mistakenly believe that PCI saves lives. They need clear information to give informed consent.

  • Gas under the right diaphragm
    Hiroki Matsuura, MD and Hidenori Hata, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2018, 85 (2) 98-100; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.16139

    The patient was found to have volvulus and obstruction of the bowel.

  • Anxiety and Depression in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Recognition and Management
    Abebaw Mengistu Yohannes, PhD, Alan Kaplan, MD and Nicola A. Hanania, MD, MS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2018, 85 (2 suppl 1) S11-S18; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85.s1.03
  • Can a shared decision be wrong if made for the ‘right’ reasons?
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2018, 85 (2) 90-91; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85b.02018

    Providing information alone is not enough; we need to understand the patient’s biases, fears, and priorities.

  • Transient neurologic syndromes: A diagnostic approach
    Justin R. Abbatemarco, MD and Alexander D. Rae-Grant, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2018, 85 (2) 155-163; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17022

    Diagnosing TIA, migraine, partial seizures, hypoglycemia, hyperventilation, transient global amnesia, and others.

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