Latest Articles

  • In Reply: Stress ulcer prophylaxis (January 2014)
    Fateh Bazerbachi, MD, Naseem Eisa, MD, Abdul Hamid Alraiyes, MD and M. Chadi Alraies, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2014, 81 (6) 343-344; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81c.06005
  • Stress ulcer prophylaxis (January 2014)
    Daych Chongnarungsin, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2014, 81 (6) 343; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81c.06004
  • Insulin before surgery (November 2013)
    Kaitlin Ditch, MD and Justin Moore, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2014, 81 (6) 335; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81c.06001

    Readers comment on managing insulin before surgery (November 2013), a CME test question regarding treating hypertension in the elderly (December 2013), preventing stress ulcer in hospitalized patients (January 2014), and assessing albuminuria (January 2014).

  • The generalist, the specialist, and the patient with chronic kidney disease
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD and Editor in Chief
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2014, 81 (5) 273-274; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81b.05014

    Comanagement of patients who have a chronic disease is often a challenge.

  • Managing advanced chronic kidney disease: A primary care guide
    Managing advanced chronic kidney disease: A primary care guide
    Ankit Sakhuja, MD, Jennifer Hyland, RN, MSN, CNP and James F. Simon, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2014, 81 (5) 289-299; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.13046

    Primary care physicians can manage most aspects early on, but as it progresses, more care should shift to a nephrologist.

  • Syncope during a pharmacologic nuclear stress test
    Ivan Buitrago, MD, David Wolinsky, MD and Craig R. Asher, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2014, 81 (5) 279-280; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.13111

    A dangerous interaction can arise if the culprit drug is overlooked because it is part of a combination product.

  • Niacin’s effect on cardiovascular risk: Have we finally learned our lesson?
    Stephen J. Nicholls, MBBS, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2014, 81 (5) 275-277; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.13067

    For now, the renaissance of niacin as a means of lowering cardiovascular risk is only wishful thinking.

  • Heart failure in African Americans: Disparities can be overcome
    Alok Sharma, MD, Monica Colvin-Adams, MD, MS and Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2014, 81 (5) 301-311; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.13045

    African Americans are disproportionately affected by heart failure, but discrepant outcomes can be minimized.

  • A 20-year-old woman with fatigue and palpitations
    Cynthia H. Ho, MD, Keith E. Lewis, MD, Jeffrey L. Johnson, MD and Lawrence M. Opas, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2014, 81 (5) 283-288; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.13129

    Her blood pressure is 92/48 mm Hg, and her electrocardiogram shows abnormalities. What is going on?

  • Optimizing transitions of care to reduce rehospitalizations
    Jing Li, MD, MS, Robert Young, MD, MS and Mark V. Williams, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2014, 81 (5) 312-320; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.81a.13106

    Factors that contribute to poor care transitions, programs that improve them, and strategies for successful transitions.

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