Table of Contents
June 01, 2015; Volume 82, Issue 6-
From the Editor
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The vaccine safety belt
Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2015, 82 (6) 330-331;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82b.06015
Arguments against vaccination have acquired a libertarian tone, like the argument against compulsory wearing of seat belts.
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The Clinical Picture
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Persistent back pain in a young woman
John Samuel Banerji, MS, MCh, DNB- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2015, 82 (6) 337-338;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14136
Spinal tuberculosis, or Pott disease, is still a common cause of back pain in parts of the world where the infection is rampant.
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Corneal opacities in a man with chronic kidney disease
Omer Ibrahim, MD, Linda Amah, MD and Sharon E. Mace, MD, FACEP, FAAP- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2015, 82 (6) 339-340;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14080
Effects of lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency include coronary artery disease, renal disease, and corneal opacity.
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Review
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Vaccinating adults who are pregnant, older, or immunocompromised, or have chronic kidney disease
Faria Farhat, MD, FACP and Glenn Wortmann, MD, FIDSA, FACP- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2015, 82 (6) 341-347;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14075
Certain populations have special vaccination needs and contraindications, which the authors review.
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Improving medication safety during hospital-based transitions of care
Kelly C. Sponsler, MD, Erin B. Neal, PharmD and Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2015, 82 (6) 351-360;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14025
Patients being admitted to or discharged from the hospital risk harm from medication errors.
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Long-term management of liver transplant recipients: A review for the internist
Danny H. Issa, MD and Naim Alkhouri, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2015, 82 (6) 361-372;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14072
Internists are caring for a greater number of transplant recipients and managing their long-term problems.
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ST-segment elevation: Differential diagnosis, caveats
Elias B. Hanna, MD and David Luke Glancy, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2015, 82 (6) 373-384;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14026
Our first concern is myocardial infarction. However, several other conditions can also cause ST elevation.
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Editorial
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Vaccination: Special populations are not all the same
Atul Khasnis, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2015, 82 (6) 348-349;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14137
Guidelines exist, but so do uncertainties.
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Departments
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Enterovirus D-68 presenting with acute pancreatitis (January 2015)
Burke A. Cunha, MD, Gina Wu, MD, Marie Dumont, CIC, Eileen Abruzzo, RN, CIC and Muhammad Raza, MBBS- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2015, 82 (6) 332;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82c.06001
Readers comment on enterovirus D-68 (January 2015), eosinophilic esophagitis (February 2015), the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (February 2015), and alcoholic hepatitis (March 2015).
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Eosinophilic esophagitis (February 2015)
Demetrios S. Theodoropoulos, MD and Mary S. Morris, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2015, 82 (6) 332-333;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82c.06002
Readers comment on enterovirus D-68 (January 2015), eosinophilic esophagitis (February 2015), the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (February 2015), and alcoholic hepatitis (March 2015).
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In Reply: Eosinophilic esophagitis (February 2015)
David A. Katzka, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2015, 82 (6) 333;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82c.06003
Readers comment on enterovirus D-68 (January 2015), eosinophilic esophagitis (February 2015), the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (February 2015), and alcoholic hepatitis (March 2015).
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The health care ‘iron triangle’ (February 2015)
Kevin R. Riggs, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2015, 82 (6) 334;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82c.06004
Readers comment on enterovirus D-68 (January 2015), eosinophilic esophagitis (February 2015), the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (February 2015), and alcoholic hepatitis (March 2015).
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In Reply: The health care ‘iron triangle’ (February 2015)
Elmer Philip Lehman IV, MD, MPP- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2015, 82 (6) 334-335;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82c.06005
Readers comment on enterovirus D-68 (January 2015), eosinophilic esophagitis (February 2015), the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (February 2015), and alcoholic hepatitis (March 2015).
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Alcoholic hepatitis: An important consideration (April 2015)
Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2015, 82 (6) 335;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82c.06006
Readers comment on enterovirus D-68 (January 2015), eosinophilic esophagitis (February 2015), the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (February 2015), and alcoholic hepatitis (March 2015).
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In Reply: Alcoholic hepatitis: An important consideration (April 2015)
Mohannad Dugum, MD, Nizar Zein, MD, Arthur McCullough, MD and Ibrahim Hanouneh, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2015, 82 (6) 335-336;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82c.06007
Readers comment on enterovirus D-68 (January 2015), eosinophilic esophagitis (February 2015), the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (February 2015), and alcoholic hepatitis (March 2015).
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HPV DNA test (April 2015)
- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2015, 82 (6) 336;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82c.06008
A reference was omitted from the April 2015 article by Jin and colleagues, “Can the test for human papillomavirus DNA be used as a stand-alone, first-line screening test for cervical cancer?”
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