Hepatology

  • Circulating lipids are not all bad: An LDL mimic that may be only skin deep
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2022, 89 (8) 422-423; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89b.08022

    Although lipoprotein-X separates out by density in the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) fraction and thus may appear as LDL in the laboratory report, it is biologically unique.

  • Spider nevi secondary to alcoholic chronic liver disease
    Mohamed Adam Ali, MBBS, BSc, FHEA
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2022, 89 (6) 301-302; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21064

    The lesions blanched when pressure was applied centrally and refilled from the center outward when pressure was released.

  • Does incidentally detected common bile duct dilation need evaluation?
    Anam Rizvi, MD, Amrita Sethi, MD, John Poneros, MD and Kavel H. Visrodia, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2022, 89 (6) 315-319; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21029

    A patient-centered approach and knowledge of the diagnostic yield of further testing helps determine appropriate management.

  • Cardiac considerations in liver transplantation
    Cardiac considerations in liver transplantation
    Vikram Sharma, MD, MD(Res), Cerise Kleb, MD, Chirag Sheth, MD, Beni Rai Verma, MD, Vardhmaan Jain, MD, Ruchi Sharma, MD, MS, Parth Parikh, MD, Jacek Cywinski, MD, K. V. Narayanan Menon, MD, FAASLD, Jamak Modaresi Esfeh, MD, Bijan Eghtesad, MD, Cristiano Quintini, MD, Teresa Diago Uso, MD, Michael Z. Y. Tong, MD, Ravi Nair, MD, Ajay Bhargava, MD and Maan Fares, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2022, 89 (1) 46-55; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21006

    Today’s transplant patients are older and more likely to have cardiac comorbidities, and effects of advanced liver disease on the circulatory system pose challenges in perioperative management.

  • Metronidazole-induced encephalopathy: Symmetrical hyperintensity on imaging
    Hiroki Matsuura, MD, Takashi Katayama, MD and Kentaro Deguchi, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2021, 88 (12) 651-652; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.21007

    The diagnosis should be based on a combination of the patient’s clinical history, laboratory findings, and imaging results.

  • How do you effectively evaluate the elderly for alcohol use disorder?
    Moronkeji Fagbemi, MD, FASAM
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2021, 88 (8) 434-439; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20123

    A brief review of clues to an underrecognized and underdiagnosed problem with physical as well as emotional and social consequences.

  • The obesity paradox in heart failure: What is the role of cardiorespiratory fitness?
    Asad Khan, MD, Erik H. Van Iterson, PhD and Luke J. Laffin, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2021, 88 (8) 449-458; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20098

    What should these patients be advised about weight management and about cardiorespiratory fitness, a major factor influencing the paradox?

  • Tuberous sclerosis complex
    Jesica Martín Carmona, MD, Elisabeth Gómez Moyano, MD, PhD, Ana Raquel de Castro Almeida, MD and Leandro Martínez Pilar, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2021, 88 (7) 367-368; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20075

    A rare disorder caused by mutations of tumor-suppressor genes.

  • Medical complications of bulimia nervosa
    Allison Nitsch, MD, Heather Dlugosz, MD, Dennis Gibson, MD and Philip S. Mehler, MD, FACP, FAED
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2021, 88 (6) 333-343; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20168

    Complications can affect all body systems, but especially the renal and electrolyte systems.

  • Point-of-care ultrasonography for the hospitalist
    Point-of-care ultrasonography for the hospitalist
    Guramrinder Singh Thind, MD, Steven Fox, MD, Mohit Gupta, MD, Praveen Chahar, MD, Robert Jones, DO, FACEP and Siddharth Dugar, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2021, 88 (6) 345-359; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20141

    POCUS has emerged as a vital tool in various disciplines of medicine.

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