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The discovery of osteonecrosis by imaging, whether the patient is symptomatic or not, warrants consideration for the presence of an underlying condition.

The patient presented with left knee pain located over her patella that had progressively worsened over 4 months.

A rash developed over the dorsum of the patient’s right hand immediately after compression bands were placed over the radial arteriotomy site.

Comfort care plans are always individualized and should naturally evolve as the patient’s clinical status changes.

Screening for MASH follows a stepwise, sequential approach, beginning with calculation of the fibrosis-4 index

This decision should reflect the patient’s biological age and functional status rather than chronological age alone.

After multiple imaging studies were performed, a thorough examination at the bedside appropriately broadened the differential diagnosis.

A systematic diagnostic approach can avert the cascade of unnecessary dose escalations and laboratory testing and the morbidity of persistent hypothyroidism.

The following article in the April 2026 issue contained an error: Johnson J, Lukose K, Labanowski MC. A 20-year-old woman with a 9-year history of shortness of breath Cleve Clin J Med 2026; 93(4):211–217, doi:10.3949/ccjm.93a.25073.