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  • Selecting antithrombotic therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation
    Christine Tanaka-Esposito, MD and Mina K. Chung, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2015, 82 (1) 49-63; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.140002

    When considering anticoagulant therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation, one must balance the reduction in risk of thromboembolism that this therapy offers against the risk of bleeding that it poses. The American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, and Heart Rhythm Society updated their atrial fibrillation guidelines in 2014. This review outlines a rationale for clinical decision-making based on the new guidelines and summarizes the currently approved drugs.

  • ADHD and behavioral disorders: Assessment, management, and an update from DSM-5
    Joseph Austerman, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2015, 82 (11 suppl 1) S2-S7; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82.s1.01
  • Dermatology for the pediatrician: Advances in diagnosis and treatment of common and not-so-common skin conditions
    Joan Tamburro, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2015, 82 (11 suppl 1) S19-S23; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82.s1.04
  • Developmental delays and autism: Screening and surveillance
    Carol Delahunty, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2015, 82 (11 suppl 1) S29-S32; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82.s1.06
  • When does an adult with headaches need central nervous system imaging?
    Jason Post, MD and Christopher Moriates, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2014, 81 (12) 719-720; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm/81a.14040

    Without red-flag symptoms, central nervous system imaging is unwarranted and may be harmful.

  • Identifying statin-associated autoimmune necrotizing myopathy
    Jemima Albayda, MD and Lisa Christopher-Stine, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2014, 81 (12) 736-741; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.13158

    Unlike simple myalgia or myositis, this condition can persist or even arise de novo after the statin is stopped.

  • Updated guidelines on cardiovascular evaluation before noncardiac surgery: A view from the trenches
    Steven L. Cohn, MD, FACP, SFHM
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2014, 81 (12) 742-751; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.14148

    The purpose is not to get clearance for surgery but to evaluate the patient’s medical status and risk of complications.

  • Ebola virus: Questions, answers, and more questions
    Ebola virus: Questions, answers, and more questions
    Kyle D. Brizendine, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2014, 81 (12) 729-735; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81gr.14007

    The clinical virology of Ebola virus, the reported proposed treatments, and an overview of the current outbreak.

  • Tilt-table testing
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2014, 81 (12) 767; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81pe.12001
  • Syncope: Etiology and diagnostic approach
    Elias B. Hanna, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2014, 81 (12) 755-766; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.13152

    There are three major types: neurally mediated, orthostatic, and cardiac. The goal is to rule out structural heart disease.

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