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  • Umbilical hernia in a patient with cirrhosis
    Pieter Martens, MD and Wim Laleman, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2015, 82 (7) 404-405; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14012

    Ascites is the major predisposing factor, since it causes muscle wasting and increases intra-abdominal pressure.

  • Should thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) activity be determined before prescribing azathioprine, mercaptopurine, or thioguanine?
    Jennifer DiPiero, MEd, Kathryn Teng, MD and J. Kevin Hicks, PharmD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2015, 82 (7) 409-413; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14106

    Testing can identify patients at risk of life-threatening myelosuppression on these drugs.

  • Persistent back pain in a young woman
    John Samuel Banerji, MS, MCh, DNB
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2015, 82 (6) 337-338; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14136

    Spinal tuberculosis, or Pott disease, is still a common cause of back pain in parts of the world where the infection is rampant.

  • In Reply: Alcoholic hepatitis: An important consideration (April 2015)
    Mohannad Dugum, MD, Nizar Zein, MD, Arthur McCullough, MD and Ibrahim Hanouneh, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2015, 82 (6) 335-336; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82c.06007

    Readers comment on enterovirus D-68 (January 2015), eosinophilic esophagitis (February 2015), the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (February 2015), and alcoholic hepatitis (March 2015).

  • HPV DNA test (April 2015)
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2015, 82 (6) 336; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82c.06008

    A reference was omitted from the April 2015 article by Jin and colleagues, “Can the test for human papillomavirus DNA be used as a stand-alone, first-line screening test for cervical cancer?”

  • 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.

  • Long-term management of liver transplant recipients: A review for the internist
    Long-term management of liver transplant recipients: A review for the internist
    Danny H. Issa, MD and Naim Alkhouri, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2015, 82 (6) 361-372; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14072

    Internists are caring for a greater number of transplant recipients and managing their long-term problems.

  • The vaccine safety belt
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2015, 82 (6) 330-331; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82b.06015

    Arguments against vaccination have acquired a libertarian tone, like the argument against compulsory wearing of seat belts.

  • The health care ‘iron triangle’ (February 2015)
    Kevin R. Riggs, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2015, 82 (6) 334; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82c.06004

    Readers comment on enterovirus D-68 (January 2015), eosinophilic esophagitis (February 2015), the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (February 2015), and alcoholic hepatitis (March 2015).

  • In Reply: The health care ‘iron triangle’ (February 2015)
    Elmer Philip Lehman, MD, MPP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2015, 82 (6) 334-335; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82c.06005

    Readers comment on enterovirus D-68 (January 2015), eosinophilic esophagitis (February 2015), the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (February 2015), and alcoholic hepatitis (March 2015).

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