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  • Diuretics for hypertension: Hydrochlorothiazide or chlorthalidone?
    Danielle Cooney, PharmD, Sherry Milfred-LaForest, PharmD and Mahboob Rahman, MD, MS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2015, 82 (8) 527-533; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14091

    Chlorthalidone may be more potent, but it also may cause more metabolic adverse effects such as hypokalemia.

  • 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.

  • Risk of falls (May 2015)
    David L. Keller, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2015, 82 (8) 473; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82c.08003

    Readers comment on eruptive xanthoma (April 2015), risk of falls in older adults (May 2015), and sentinel lymph node biopsy after excision of melanoma (May 2015).

  • In Reply: Risk of falls (May 2015)
    Leah Beegan, DO and Barbara J. Messinger-Rapport, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2015, 82 (8) 479; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82c.08004

    Readers comment on eruptive xanthoma (April 2015), risk of falls in older adults (May 2015), and sentinel lymph node biopsy after excision of melanoma (May 2015).

  • Comprehensive wound malodor management: Win the RACE
    Comprehensive wound malodor management: Win the RACE
    Renato V. Samala, MD, FACP and Mellar P. Davis, MD, FCCP, FAAHPM
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2015, 82 (8) 535-543; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14077

    RACE stands for Removal of necrotic tissue, Antibacterials, odor Concealers, and Education and support. Quality of life is the prize.

  • Parvovirus mimicking acute HIV infection
    Stephanie Saed, BS, Mara Weinstein Velez, MD, Kenneth J. Tomecki, MD and Anthony P. Fernandez, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2015, 82 (8) 481-482; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14141

    A 25-year-old Jamaican man presented with a rash on his face, back, and hands.

  • Does stenting of severe renal artery stenosis improve outcomes compared with medical therapy alone?
    Amjad Kabach, MD, Osama Qasim Agha, MD, Motaz Baibars, MD, FACP, Abdul Hamid Alraiyes, MD and M. Chadi Alraies, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2015, 82 (8) 491-494; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14076

    Added to drug therapy, it can modestly improve blood pressure control, but has no significant effect on outcomes.

  • Geriatrics update 2015: Vaccination, frailty, chronic disease guidelines, and cognition
    Barbara J. Messinger-Rapport, MD, PhD, FACP, CMD and Ronan Factora, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2015, 82 (8) 498-505; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82gr.15003

    Chronic disease-management guidelines are starting to recognize vulnerable elderly patients.

  • The role of sentinel lymph node biopsy after excision of melanomas (May 2015)
    David L. Keller, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2015, 82 (8) 479; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82c:08005

    Readers comment on eruptive xanthoma (April 2015), risk of falls in older adults (May 2015), and sentinel lymph node biopsy after excision of melanoma (May 2015).

  • Stenting may benefit select patients with severe renal artery stenosis
    M. A. C. Onuigbo, MD, MSc, FWACP, FASN, MBA
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2015, 82 (8) 495-497; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14128

    Treatment of severe renal artery stenosis must be individualized.

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