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  • Serotonin syndrome (November 2016)
    Cielo Z. Rose, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2017, 84 (5) 342-343; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84c.05001

    A reader comments on serotonin syndrome (November 2016).

  • Antibiotic stewardship: Why we must, how we can
    Arjun Srinivasan, MD, FSHEA, CAPT USPHS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2017, 84 (9) 673-679; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84gr.17003

    It has always been a good idea; now it is required.

  • A rational approach to opioid use disorder in primary care
    Daniel G. Tobin, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2017, 84 (5) 385-387; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.17030

    Treating addiction is quickly becoming part of primary care. Clinicians can no longer turn a blind eye toward this problem.

  • Use and misuse of opioid agonists in opioid addiction
    Use and misuse of opioid agonists in opioid addiction
    Vania Modesto-Lowe, MD, MPH, Katie Swiezbin, BS, Margaret Chaplin, MD and Gabriela Hoefer
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2017, 84 (5) 377-384; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16091

    Methadone and buprenorphine can reduce craving and opioid use but remain misunderstood and underused.

  • Diabetes control during Ramadan fasting
    A. V. Raveendran, MBBS, MD and Abdul Hamid Zargar, MBBS, MD, DM
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2017, 84 (5) 352-356; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16073

    For diabetic patients, fasting during Ramadan can cause wide fluctuations in blood sugar levels.

  • In reply: Serotonin syndrome (November 2016)
    Vishal Vashistha, MD, Sukhdeep Kaur, MD, Robert Z. Wang, MD and Gregory Rutecki
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2017, 84 (5) 342-343; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84c.05002
  • Peripartum depression: Early recognition improves outcomes
    Margaret M. Howard, PhD, Niharika D. Mehta, MD and Raymond Powrie, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2017, 84 (5) 388-396; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.14060

    Evidence is mounting that the risks of untreated maternal depression outweigh those of treating it.

  • Chronic constipation: Update on management
    Umar Hayat, MD, Mohannad Dugum, MD and Samita Garg, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2017, 84 (5) 397-408; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.15141

    If conservative treatments fail, clinicians can choose from a growing list of new ones.

  • Strategies for management of intermittent fasting in patients with diabetes
    Leann Olansky, MD, FACP, FACE
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2017, 84 (5) 357-358; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16118

    The focus is on avoiding hypoglycemia, but patients also need to know the risks of hyperglycemia and ketoacidosis.

  • It’s time to consider pharmacotherapy for obesity
    Derrick C. Cetin, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2017, 84 (12) 959-960; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.17077

    Consider using chronic weight-loss medications as adjunctive therapy if lifestyle and behavioral strategies are ineffective.

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