Pulmonology

  • How should I evaluate allergic disease in patients with asthma?

    Alejandro Chapa-Rodriguez, MD and Jennifer Tartaglia, MD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2026, 93 (10) 586-588;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.93a.25119

    • Indiscriminate testing can lead to misinterpretation of results, unnecessary escalation of therapy, and increased cost without clinical benefit.

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    Fatigue and dyspnea in a 71-year-old man with a pulmonary nodule

    Suprita Degala, MBBS, Hamritha Tamilvel, MBBS, Jana Berro, MD, Atul C. Mehta, MD and Grant Senyei, MD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2026, 93 (9) 533-539;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.93a.26011

    • Chest computed tomography showed a solid pulmonary nodule in the right lower lobe that was absent on imaging 1 year earlier.

  • Pulmonary nodule management—patients first, guidelines second

    Louis S. H. Lam, MD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2026, 93 (8) 485-486;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.93a.26060

    • How we communicate nodule findings to our patients can influence their perception and whether they agree with and adhere to recommendations.

  • Navigating pulmonary nodules: Guidelines on assessing risk and determining next steps in primary care

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    Noah Gordon, DO, Raisa Munshi, MD, Mae Leef, DO, Axel W. Joob, MD and Abdul Hamid Alraiyes, MD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2026, 93 (8) 475-484;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.93a.26004

    • The authors offer practical guidance on identifying pulmonary nodules that require surveillance, determining appropriate follow-up intervals, and deciding when specialist evaluation and intervention are needed.

  • Mucocutaneous rash after respiratory infection

    Mandlin Abdulaziz Almousa, DMD, Narath Carlile, MD, MPH and Nathaniel Treister, DMD, DMSc
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2026, 93 (8) 457-458;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.93a.26001

    • The patient presented with conjunctivitis, skin rash, and oral and genital mucosal lesions 2 weeks after being ill with a fever, productive cough, and myalgia.

  • Postinfectious immunologic syndromes

    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2026, 93 (8) 447-448;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.93b.08026

    • Activation of the immune system can be associated with many off-target manifestations.

  • In Reply: Role of spirometry in fixed upper airway obstruction

    Jack Johnson, OMS-1, Karishma Lukose, MS4 and Mary C. Labanowski, MD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2026, 93 (7) 379-380;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.93c.07002

  • A 20-year-old woman with a 9-year history of shortness of breath

    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2026, 93 (7) 431;

    • 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.

  • Letter: Role of spirometry in fixed upper airway obstruction

    Abhinav Talwar, MD, Jaydeep Patel, MD, Sara Zaib Khan, MD and Arunabh Talwar, MD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2026, 93 (7) 379;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.93c.07001

  • ‘All that wheezes is not asthma’—a reminder that the physical examination

    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2026, 93 (4) 193-195;
    • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.93b.04026

    • In the evaluation of a patient with undefined respiratory symptoms, the physical examination can provide clues to the diagnosis and direct further testing.

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