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  • Hypertension in older adults: What is the target blood pressure?
    Anu Garg, MD and Barbara J. Messinger-Rapport, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2018, 85 (3) 193-195; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17064

    Goal: systolic pressure below 130 mm Hg if the patient can take multiple medications and be followed closely.

  • Primary livedo reticularis of the abdomen
    Michael Chew, MD and Paul Aronowitz, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2018, 85 (3) 181-183; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17047

    Livedo reticularis can be the manifestation of a wide range of conditions—or not.

  • Hemodynamically, the kidney is at the heart of cardiorenal syndrome
    Justin L. Grodin, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2018, 85 (3) 240-242; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17126

    In heart failure, the heart and the kidneys share a rocky relationship.

  • Gas under the right diaphragm
    Hiroki Matsuura, MD and Hidenori Hata, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2018, 85 (2) 98-100; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.16139

    The patient was found to have volvulus and obstruction of the bowel.

  • Can a shared decision be wrong if made for the ‘right’ reasons?
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2018, 85 (2) 90-91; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85b.02018

    Providing information alone is not enough; we need to understand the patient’s biases, fears, and priorities.

  • Transient neurologic syndromes: A diagnostic approach
    Justin R. Abbatemarco, MD and Alexander D. Rae-Grant, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2018, 85 (2) 155-163; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17022

    Diagnosing TIA, migraine, partial seizures, hypoglycemia, hyperventilation, transient global amnesia, and others.

  • Anxiety and Depression in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Recognition and Management
    Abebaw Mengistu Yohannes, PhD, Alan Kaplan, MD and Nicola A. Hanania, MD, MS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2018, 85 (2 suppl 1) S11-S18; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85.s1.03
  • Kidney transplant: New opportunities and challenges
    Joshua Augustine, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2018, 85 (2) 138-144; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85gr.18001

    Kidney transplant improves survival and long-term outcomes in patients with renal failure.

  • Medication management in older adults
    Luke D. Kim, MD, FACP, CMD, Kenneth Koncilja, MD and Craig Nielsen, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2018, 85 (2) 129-135; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.16109

    Some drugs may become unnecessary or even dangerous as the patient ages. Periodic medication review is needed.

  • Considerations for Optimal Inhaler Device Selection in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
    Rajiv Dhand, MD, Tricia Cavanaugh, MD and Neil Skolnik, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2018, 85 (2 suppl 1) S19-S27; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85.s1.04

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