Adolescent Medicine

  • The current state of tobacco cessation treatment
    Humberto K. Choi, MD, FCCP, Jorge Ataucuri-Vargas, MD, Charlie Lin, MD and Amanda Singrey, PharmD, BCACP, CTTS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2021, 88 (7) 393-404; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20099

    Behavioral interventions and pharmacotherapy increase success rates. Alternative treatments should not replace or delay the use of known effective therapies.

  • Medical complications of bulimia nervosa
    CME article
    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.

  • Oral immunotherapy: The answer to peanut allergy?
    Rachel M. Whitsel, APRN, Jaclyn A. Bjelac, MD, Ahila Subramanian, MD, Alice E. W. Hoyt, MD and Sandra J. Hong, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2021, 88 (2) 104-109; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20130

    Gradually increasing doses of the allergen induces tolerance.

  • Severe chemical pneumonitis from tetrahydrocannabinol ‘vaping’ and ‘dabbing’
    Alisha Kamboj, MD, MBA, Tony Kamel, MD, Martin Burbank, MD, Melisa Esposito, MD and Russell Shaen Harvey, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2021, 88 (2) 77-79; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20071

    THC products have been implicated in an outbreak of lung injury.

  • A 21-year-old woman with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and persistent lightheadedness
    Raed Qarajeh, MD, Laith A. Derbas, MD, Mouin Abdallah, MD, MSc and Faraz Kureshi, MD, MSc
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2021, 88 (2) 93-97; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.19137

    She has a long history of lightheadedness upon standing, and it is getting worse.

  • Autonomous sensory meridian response: Your patients already know, do you?
    Neha V. Reddy, and Arya B. Mohabbat, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2020, 87 (12) 751-754; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20005

    People are actively seeking it out as a type of complementary therapy.

  • Long-term consequences of prematurity
    Cristina I. Pravia, MD and Merline Benny, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2020, 87 (12) 759-767; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19108

    Survivors of premature birth may have adverse health effects later in life.

  • COVID-19 and flu: Dual threat, dual opportunity
    Sherif Beniameen Mossad, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FAST
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2020, 87 (11) 651-655; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20161

    Measures to combat COVID-19 can minimize the impact of flu, and vice versa.

  • Promoting resiliency in adolescents during a pandemic: A guide for clinicians and parents
    Ellen S. Rome, MD, MPH, Perry B. Dinardo, MA and Veronica E. Issac, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2020, 87 (10) 613-618; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20055

    Parents of adolescents may face unique challenges in helping their children navigate changes to their daily routine.

  • The HPV vaccine: Understanding and addressing barriers to vaccination
    Pelin Batur, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2020, 87 (9) 545-548; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20082

    Key steps include optimizing clinician-patient communication.

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