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  • Hope may not be the best component of an exercise regimen
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2016, 83 (2) 89; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83b.02016

    Exercising to lose weight more often results in frustration than a trip to the store to buy smaller-sized clothes.

  • Obesity and exercise
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2016, 83 (2) 151; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83pe.02001
  • Veterans, guilt, and suicide risk: An opportunity to collaborate with chaplains?
    Marek S. Kopacz, Md, PhD, Kathy A. Rasmussen, PhD, Robert F. Searle, DMin, BCC, Barbara M. Wozniak, PhD and Caitlin E. Titus, MS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2016, 83 (2) 101-105; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15070

    Chaplains and clinicians bring complementary skills and services to the problem of suicide risk in veterans.

  • A 60-year-old man with forehead swelling
    Brandon Miller, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2016, 83 (2) 95-96; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15011

    CT and MRI revealed infection in close proximity to the brain. The patient recovered with antibiotics and surgery.

  • Prescribing exercise to help your patients lose weight
    John P. Higgins, MD, MBA, MPhil and Christopher L. Higgins, MCEP, BSHPE
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2016, 83 (2) 141-150; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14139

    It’s not enough to tell patients to exercise. The exercise you prescribe needs to be “SMART.”

  • A tale of two sisters with liver disease
    Mohamad A. Hanouneh, MD, Ari Garber, MD, EdD, Anthony S. Tavill, MD, FAASLD, Nizar N. Zein, MD, FAASLD and Ibrahim A. Hanouneh, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2016, 83 (2) 109-115; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15048

    A young woman presents with acute liver failure. What is the cause? Is her sister at risk?

  • The simple lab test is sometimes more complex than we think, if we think about it at all
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 13-14; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83b.01016

    Before ordering more tests because of an abnormal laboratory result (eg, elevated creatine kinase), think about its biology.

  • Serum allergen-specific IgE testing: How much is too much?
    Cheryl K. Lau, PhD and Christopher Naugler, MD, CCFP, FCFP, FRCPC
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 21-24; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14125

    The Choosing Wisely campaign and others advocate against indiscriminate IgE testing in evaluating allergy.

  • Preoperative testing (October 2015)
    Cynthia Point, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 16; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83c.01003

    Readers comment on vitamin B12 defi ciency (July 2015) and on preoperative testing (October 2015).

  • Bony bumps in the mouth
    Soumya Chatterjee, MD, MS, FRCP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2016, 83 (1) 17-18; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15033

    Torus palatinus and torus mandibularis are benign bony overgrowths arising from cortical bone.

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