Drug Therapy

  • Verrucous plaques on the face, dysphagia, and limb weakness
    Kerry Hennessy, MD and Mahmoud Shorman, MD, MHA
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2020, 87 (10) 587-589; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19151

    An itchy bump on the upper lip rapidly grew and spread.

  • Should we give triple therapy to patients with atrial fibrillation after percutaneous intervention?
    Asim Kichloo, MD, Michael M. Aljadah, MD, Farah Wani, MD and Sindhura Ananthaneni, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2020, 87 (10) 599-601; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19115

    Triple therapy is aggressive and carries high risks of bleeding and death.

  • Overcoming obesity: Weight-loss drugs are underused
    Amjad Kanj, MD, MPH and Diane Levine, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2020, 87 (10) 602-604; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19102

    Successful management of obesity requires a multifaceted approach.

  • SARS-CoV-2 and myocardial injury: Few answers, many questions
    SARS-CoV-2 and myocardial injury: Few answers, many questions
    Paul C. Cremer, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2020, 87 (9) 521-525; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.ccc001

    What is the mechanism? Is this a distinct population? What are the treatment options?

  • 5-Fluorouracil–induced encephalopathy
    Yudai Yano, MD and Akira Kuriyama, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2020, 87 (9) 532-533; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19126

    A woman on chemotherapy for rectal cancer presents with mental status changes.

  • Polypoid melanoma mistaken for verruca vulgaris
    Andrea Tan, MD, Daniel Gutierrez, MD, Nooshin K. Brinster, MD and Jennifer A. Stein, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2020, 87 (9) 534-536; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19079

    Polypoid melanoma is highly aggressive and often misdiagnosed.

  • Polymyalgia rheumatica: An updated review
    Salman Bin Mahmood, MBBS, Elizabeth Nelson, MD, Jessica Padniewski, DO and Rawad Nasr, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2020, 87 (9) 549-556; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20008

    Suspect it in older patients with bilateral shoulder and hip stiffness in the morning.

  • Managing adult asthma: The 2019 GINA guidelines
    Yael Mauer, MD, MPH and Rachel Metzger Taliercio, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2020, 87 (9) 569-575; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19136

    All patients should take inhaled corticosteroids daily or as needed.

  • Aspirin for primary prevention
    Elise Henning, MD, MEd
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2020, 87 (8) 458; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.08005
  • In Reply: Aspirin for primary prevention
    Aldo L. Schenone, MD and A. Michael Lincoff, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2020, 87 (8) 458-459; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.08006

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