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  • Radiation-induced heart disease: A practical guide to diagnosis and management
    Eoin Donnellan, MD, Dermot Phelan, MD, PhD, Cian P. McCarthy, MD, Patrick Collier, MD, PhD, Milind Desai, MD and Brian Griffin, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2016, 83 (12) 914-922; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15104

    Unfortunately, radiotherapy for breast cancer or lymphoma can damage the heart.

  • Do patients with submassive pulmonary embolism benefit from thrombolytic therapy?
    Do patients with submassive pulmonary embolism benefit from thrombolytic therapy?
    Ali Ataya, MD, Jessica Cope, PharmD, Abbas Shahmohammadi, MD and Hassan Alnuaimat, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2016, 83 (12) 923-932; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15116

    The risk of hemorrhage is signifi cant, and the benefi t is unclear. A one-treatment-for-all approach cannot be applied.

  • Women’s health 2016: An update for internists
    Pelin Batur, MD, NCMP, CCD, Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, MD, MS, Judith M. E. Walsh, MD, MPH and Kay M. Johnson, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2016, 83 (12) 905-913; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.16098

    Important studies of urinary tract infections, bisphosphonates, ovarian cancer screening, and contraception.

  • Taurine, energy drinks, and neuroendocrine effects
    Jonathan J. Caine, MD and Thomas D. Geracioti, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2016, 83 (12) 895-904; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15050

    Taurine is a major ingredient in popular energy drinks, but little is known about its neuroendocrine effects.

  • Influenza: Still more important than Zika virus in 2016–2017
    Sherif Beniameen Mossad, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FAST
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2016, 83 (11) 836-840; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.16105

    Despite all the news reports, infl uenza still kills or hospitalizes more people than Zika.

  • Breaking the pain contract: A better controlled-substance agreement for patients on chronic opioid therapy
    Daniel G. Tobin, MD, FACP, Kristine Keough Forte, MS, MA, DBioethics and Summer Johnson McGee, PhD, CPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2016, 83 (11) 827-835; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15172

    Common limitations of current pain treatment “contracts,” and strategies to improve them.

  • Update on the management of intestinal failure
    Shishira Bharadwaj, MD, Parul Tandon, DO, John M. Rivas, MD, Anne Furman, RD, Lisa Moccia, RD, Ashley Ratliff, RD, Abdullah Shatnawei, MD, Ezra Steiger, MD and Donald F. Kirby, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2016, 83 (11) 841-848; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15045

    Bowel resection can lead to inability to maintain nutritional homeostasis, a serious complication.

  • Benefits and challenges of caring for international patients
    Kelly A. Cawcutt, MD and John W. Wilson, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2016, 83 (11) 794-800; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.16035

    Improving the quality of care and the clinical experience for both providers and patients.

  • Serotonin syndrome: Preventing, recognizing, and treating it
    Robert Z. Wang, MD, Vishal Vashistha, MD, Sukhdeep Kaur, MBBS and Nathan W. Houchens, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2016, 83 (11) 810-816; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15129

    Serotonin syndrome can be easily overlooked, misdiagnosed, or exacerbated. Early recognition is critical.

  • Nonatherosclerotic limb ischemia: Prompt evaluation and diagnosis
    Nonatherosclerotic limb ischemia: Prompt evaluation and diagnosis
    John C. Eun, MD, William R. Hiatt, MD and Natalia O. Glebova, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2016, 83 (10) 741-751; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15102

    Symptoms of ischemia may be difficult to recognize in younger patients, thus delaying diagnosis.

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