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- An unending ode to pneumonia
The examination, history, and sometimes, sputum Gram stain and culture results still inform our clinical judgment.
- Gastroenteritis gone rogue
A 56-year-old woman presented with 2 weeks of vomiting and diarrhea. Her troubles were just beginning.
- A cough that won’t go away: Evaluation and treatment in 2 patients
Two patients present with similar symptoms, but different causes and treatment.
- Correction
The article, “Fever in a traveler returning from Ethiopia,” by Ken Koon Wong, MD (Cleve Clin J Med 2020; 87(1):31–42; doi:10.3949/ccjm.87a.19017) contained an error in Table 7.
- A young man with hypertension and hypokalemia
At presentation, his blood pressure was 184/154 mm Hg, and his serum potassium level was 3.1 mmol/L.
Familial hypercholesterolemia: Detect, treat, and ask about familyPatients can develop elevated LDL-C and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease at a young age.
- Pharmacogenomics: An evolving clinical tool for precision medicine
More than 90% of patients are thought to carry at least 1 genetic variant that should prompt a change in dosing or medication.
- The search for precision
The day may come soon when we get EMR alerts if we try to prescribe certain drugs to patients with certain gene variants.
