Emergency Medicine

  • Diagnosis and treatment of hyperkalemia
    Diagnosis and treatment of hyperkalemia
    Biff F. Palmer, MD and Deborah J. Clegg, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2017, 84 (12) 934-942; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.17056

    It is most common in patients with renal impairment, can be life-threatening, and requires a multidisciplinary approach.

  • Submassive pulmonary embolism (December 2016)
    Anup Katyal, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2017, 84 (2) 94; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84c.02003

    Readers comment on submassive pulmonary embolism (December 2016).

  • In reply: Opioid therapy and sleep apnea (June 2016)
    Marissa C. Galicia-Castillo, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2017, 84 (2) 94; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84c.02002
  • In reply: Submassive pulmonary embolism (December 2016)
    Ali Ataya, MD, Jessica Cope, PharmD, Abbas Shahmohammadi, MD and Hassan Alnuaimat, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2017, 84 (2) 94-95; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84c.02004
  • Diagnostic value of the physical examination in patients with dyspnea
    Diagnostic value of the physical examination in patients with dyspnea
    Richard A. Shellenberger, DO, Bathmapriya Balakrishnan, MD, Sindhu Avula, MD, Ariadne Ebel, DO and Sufiya Shaik, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2017, 84 (12) 943-950; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16127

    How accurate are the signs of pneumonia, pleural effusion, COPD, and congestive heart failure?

  • Phlegmasia cerulea dolens from radiation-induced venous stenosis
    Suman Paul, MBBS, PhD and Mujeeb Sheikh, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2016, 83 (12) 865-867; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15166

    The patient had received pelvic radiation 10 years earlier for prostate cancer.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Bilateral earlobe creases and coronary artery disease
    Abhishek Sharma, MD, Chukwudi Obiagwu, MD and Ekaterina Sikorskaya, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2016, 83 (11) 786-787; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15160

    Bilateral earlobe creases may be useful to look for in cases of suspected coronary artery disease.

  • Serotonin syndrome: Preventing, recognizing, and treating it
    Robert Z. Wang, MD, Vishal Vashistha, MD, Sukhdeep Kaur, MBBS and Nathan W. Houchens, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2016, 83 (11) 810-816; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15129

    Serotonin syndrome can be easily overlooked, misdiagnosed, or exacerbated. Early recognition is critical.

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