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  • Recreational cannabis use: Pleasures and pitfalls
    Joseph G. Rella, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2015, 82 (11) 765-772; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14073

    The legalization of cannabis and its increased potency today are leading to complications hitherto unseen.

  • Noncosmetic uses of botulinum toxin in otolaryngology
    Michael S. Benninger, MD and Libby J. Smith, DO, FAOCO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2015, 82 (11) 729-732; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14096

    It is used for spasmodic dysphonia, essential tremor of the voice, and dysphagia due to cricopharyngeal dysfunction.

  • Women’s health 2015: An update for the internist
    Lisa N. Kransdorf, MD, MPH, Melissa A. McNeil, MD, MPH, Julia A. Files, MD and Marjorie R. Jenkins, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2015, 82 (11) 759-764; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.15096

    Antidepressants in pregnancy, nonhormonal therapies for menopausal symptoms, and heart failure therapy.

  • An elderly woman with ‘heart failure’: Cognitive biases and diagnostic error
    Nikhil Mull, MD, James B. Reilly, MD, MS and Jennifer S. Myers, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2015, 82 (11) 745-753; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14087

    The authors review a case to analyze what went wrong and why.

  • Pancreas transplant for diabetes mellitus
    Pancreas transplant for diabetes mellitus
    Hannah R. Kerr, MD, Betul Hatipoglu, MD and Venkatesh Krishnamurthi, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2015, 82 (11) 738-744; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14090

    Transplant consistently normalizes hemoglobin A1c levels without the risk of severe hypoglycemia.

  • GERD: Diagnosing and treating the burn
    Mohammed Alzubaidi, MD and Scott Gabbard, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2015, 82 (10) 685-692; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14138

    If symptoms do not respond to a proton pump inhibitor or are atypical, testing may be needed.

  • Middle East respiratory syndrome: SARS redux?
    Middle East respiratory syndrome: SARS redux?
    Glenn Wortmann, MD, FIDSA, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2015, 82 (9) 584-588; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.15097

    Prompt identification and isolation of infected patients is critical to limiting the spread of infection.

  • Troponin elevation after noncardiac surgery: Significance and management
    Samuel Horr, MD, Grant Reed, MD and Venu Menon, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2015, 82 (9) 595-602; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.15076

    Patients with elevations are at higher risk of morbidity and death, but current guidelines provide few recommendations.

  • Lactic acidosis: Clinical implications and management strategies
    Anita J. Reddy, MD, Simon W. Lam, PharmD, FCCM, Seth R. Bauer, PharmD, FCCM and Jorge A. Guzman, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2015, 82 (9) 615-624; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14098

    In hospitalized patients, elevated lactate is both a marker of risk and a target of therapy.

  • Universal precautions to reduce stimulant misuse in treating adult ADHD
    Vania Modesto-Lowe, MD, MPH, Margaret Chaplin, MD, Shirshendu Sinha, MD and Katie Woodard, BS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2015, 82 (8) 506-512; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14131

    At each visit, assess the four ‘A’s: ADHD symptoms, Activities of daily living, Adverse events, and Aberrant behavior.

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