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  • When should brain imaging precede lumbar puncture in cases of suspected bacterial meningitis?
    Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, MD, Adam Gray, MD and Taha Ayach, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2017, 84 (2) 111-113; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16028

    Few patients need it. Empiric antibiotic and corticosteroid therapy must not be delayed.

  • Bedbugs: Awareness is key
    Whitney A. High, MD, JD, MEng
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2017, 84 (3) 212-213; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.17001

    Bedbugs are back, and they are everywhere. Not all who are bitten have reactions.

  • The Leser-Trélat sign
    Christopher Sardon, MD, MPH and Timothy Dempsey, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2017, 84 (12) 918; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.17021

    The patient presented with night sweats, dry cough, weight loss, and sudden onset of “itchy moles” on her back.

  • What stool testing is appropriate when diarrhea develops in a hospitalized patient?
    Sheena K. Ramdeen, MD, MPH and Glenn W. Wortmann, MD, FIDSA, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2016, 83 (12) 882-884; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.16039

    Most cases are not due to infection, but Clostridium difficile is the most common infectious cause.

  • Radiation-induced heart disease: A practical guide to diagnosis and management
    Eoin Donnellan, MD, Dermot Phelan, MD, PhD, Cian P. McCarthy, MD, Patrick Collier, MD, PhD, Milind Desai, MD and Brian Griffin, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2016, 83 (12) 914-922; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15104

    Unfortunately, radiotherapy for breast cancer or lymphoma can damage the heart.

  • Thrombolysis in submassive pulmonary embolism: Finding the balance
    Carlos L. Alviar, MD and Gustavo A. Heresi, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2016, 83 (12) 933-936; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.16099

    In massive pulmonary embolism, thrombolytic therapy is usually indicated; in submassive cases the decision is not so clear.

  • Do patients with submassive pulmonary embolism benefit from thrombolytic therapy?
    Do patients with submassive pulmonary embolism benefit from thrombolytic therapy?
    Ali Ataya, MD, Jessica Cope, PharmD, Abbas Shahmohammadi, MD and Hassan Alnuaimat, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2016, 83 (12) 923-932; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15116

    The risk of hemorrhage is signifi cant, and the benefi t is unclear. A one-treatment-for-all approach cannot be applied.

  • Women’s health 2016: An update for internists
    Pelin Batur, MD, NCMP, CCD, Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, MD, MS, Judith M. E. Walsh, MD, MPH and Kay M. Johnson, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2016, 83 (12) 905-913; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.16098

    Important studies of urinary tract infections, bisphosphonates, ovarian cancer screening, and contraception.

  • When should an indwelling pleural catheter be considered for malignant pleural effusion?
    Abdul Hamid Alraiyes, MD, FCCP, Kassem Harris, MD, FCCP and Thomas R. Gildea, MD, MS, FCCP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2016, 83 (12) 891-894; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15075

    Consider catheter placement if symptoms and effusions recur or if pleurodesis fails.

  • Abdominal pain under immunosuppressive conditions
    Takayo Ota, MD, PhD, Masanobu Nakano, MSc, Noriko Tanaka, MD, Tomohiro Suzumura, MD, PhD, Nozomi Miyatake, BPharm, Yoshikazu Hasegawa, MD, PhD, Tomohiro Ozaki, MD, Hiroshi Tsukuda, MD and Masahiro Fukuoka, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2016, 83 (12) 874-875; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15143

    A cancer patient receiving corticosteroids for a brain metastasis developed emphysematous cystitis and psoas muscle abscess.

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