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  • Infective endocarditis: Beyond the usual tests
    Infective endocarditis: Beyond the usual tests
    Nkemdilim Mgbojikwe, MD, Steven R. Jones, MD, Thorsten M. Leucker, MD, PhD and Daniel J. Brotman, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2019, 86 (8) 559-567; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18120

    Newer imaging tests are increasingly used as alternatives or adjuncts to echocardiography for selected patients.

  • Aspirin: 4,000 years and still learning
    Kenneth C. Cummings, MD, MS, FASA
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2019, 86 (8) 522-524; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19041

    What we know about aspirin—and what we still need to learn.

  • Adults with autism spectrum disorder: Updated considerations for healthcare providers
    Carol Swetlik, MD, MS, Sarah E. Earp, MD and Kathleen N. Franco, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2019, 86 (8) 543-553; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18100

    Social support, community programs, and behavioral therapies can help. Caregivers may also need support.

  • Deciding when a picture is worth a thousand words and several thousand dollars
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2019, 86 (8) 509-510; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86b.08019

    Physical examination is cheap but not highly reproducible. Imaging is expensive but may be more sensitive and specific.

  • Gastroparesis
    Amos Lal, MD, Pantea Ebrahimpour, MD and Nitin Trivedi, MD, FACP, FACE
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2019, 86 (8) 514; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86c.08001

    A reader raises questions about diabetic gastroparesis (April 2019).

  • Where have all the children gone? Intentional communities for adults with autism
    Carl R. Brass, LPCC-S, MA and Debra J. Mandell, OTR/L, MA
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2019, 86 (8) 554-558; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19080

    Children with ASD grow to be adults with ASD, with complex healthcare needs.

  • Primary care: Practice meets technology
    Cristina I. Pravia, MD, FACP, MBA and Yvonne M. Diaz, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2019, 86 (8) 525-528; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18122

    Technology has infiltrated all parts of our lives. Physicians need to adapt and adjust.

  • Infertility: A practical framework
    Rebecca Flyckt, MD and Tommaso Falcone, MD, FRCSC, FACOG
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2019, 86 (7) 473-482; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18068

    Frequently asked questions and a practical framework for approaching the infertile couple.

  • Pediatric cholestatic liver disease: Successful transition of care
    Pediatric cholestatic liver disease: Successful transition of care
    Praveen Kumar Conjeevaram Selvakumar, MD, Vera Hupertz, MD, Naveen Mittal, MD, Kris V. Kowdley, MD and Naim Alkhouri, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2019, 86 (7) 454-464; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18140

    Many more children with liver disease are surviving into adulthood and transitioning to adult care.

  • Do patients on biologic drugs for rheumatic disease need PCP prophylaxis?
    Joy-Ann Tabanor, MBBS and Santhanam Lakshminarayanan, MBBS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2019, 86 (7) 449-453; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18084

    Consider it in those with granulomatosis with polyangiitis or pulmonary disease, or those on high-dose steroids.

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