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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.

  • 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.

  • Stand by me! Reducing the risk of injurious falls in older adults
    Leah Beegan, DO and Barbara J. Messinger-Rapport, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2015, 82 (5) 301-307; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14041

    Practitioners can reduce falls by yearly screening and evidence-based interventions.

  • Penicillin allergy: A practical guide for clinicians
    Alexei Gonzalez-Estrada, MD and Cristine Radojicic, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2015, 82 (5) 295-300; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14111

    Clinical presentation is key in classifying reactions as either mediated by immunoglobulin E or not.

  • The Surviving Sepsis Campaign: Where have we been and where are we going?
    R. Phillip Dellinger, MD, MSc, MCCM
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2015, 82 (4) 237-244; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82gr.15001

    Evidence-based guidelines and performance-improvement practices will, it is hoped, reduce mortality from sepsis worldwide.

  • Resuming anticoagulation after hemorrhage: A practical approach
    Alison Colantino, MD, Amir K. Jaffer, MD, MBA and Daniel J. Brotman, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2015, 82 (4) 245-256; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14047

    Foremost on our minds is the risk of another hemorrhage. Less obvious is the ongoing risk of thrombosis.

  • Alcoholic hepatitis: Challenges in diagnosis and management
    Alcoholic hepatitis: Challenges in diagnosis and management
    Mohannad Dugum, MD, Nizar Zein, MD, Arthur McCullough, MD and Ibrahim Hanouneh, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2015, 82 (4) 226-236; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14048

    Severe alcoholic hepatitis is a devastating acute condition that requires early recognition and specialized tertiary medical care.

  • Managing aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: It takes a team
    Airton Leonardo de Oliveira Manoel, MD, David Turkel-Parrella, MD, Abhijit Duggal, MD, Amanda Murphy, MD, PhD, Victoria McCredie, MD, FRCPC and Thomas R. Marotta, MD, FRCPC
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2015, 82 (3) 177-192; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14021

    There is no silver bullet, but systematic application of small advances maximizes the patient’s chance of recovery.

  • Left atrial appendage closure: An emerging option in atrial fibrillation when oral anticoagulants are not tolerated
    Left atrial appendage closure: An emerging option in atrial fibrillation when oral anticoagulants are not tolerated
    David C. Peritz, MD and Eugene H. Chung, MD, FACC, FHRS, FAHA
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2015, 82 (3) 167-176; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14117

    Can patients undergo a percutaneous procedure to reduce their risk of stroke and avoid lifelong anticoagulation treatment?

  • Is triglyceride therapy worth the effort?
    Michael Miller, MD, FACC, FAHA
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2015, 82 (3) 162-166; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.13157

    Levels do matter, but no trials of triglyceride-lowering have been done. Weight loss and exercise are encouraged.

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