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  • In reply: The authors reply
    Carol A. Burke, MD, Gautam Mankaney, MD and Richard Andrew Sutton, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2019, 86 (12) 776-777; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86c.12003
  • Colorectal cancer screening
    Joseph B. Weiss, MD, Nancy S. Cetel, MD and Danielle E. Weiss, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2019, 86 (12) 774-776; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86c.12002
  • Off-label and oft-prescribed
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2019, 86 (12) 766-767; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86b.12019

    When prescribing drugs for uses beyond their FDA indications, we need to explain their anticipated side effects and benefits.

  • How to respond to flu vaccine doubters
    Sherif Beniameen Mossad, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FAST
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2019, 86 (12) 782-788; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19139

    Misinformation and unfounded fears abound. What should you tell patients who say no to a fl u shot?

  • Beyond depression: Other uses for tricyclic antidepressants
    Joanne Schneider, DNP, RN, CNP, Mary Patterson, CNP and Xavier F. Jimenez, MD, MA
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2019, 86 (12) 807-814; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19005

    The pharmacology of these drugs, their potential uses in conditions other than depression, and safety considerations.

  • Gabapentin for alcohol use disorder: A good option, or cause for concern?
    Vania Modesto-Lowe, MD, MPH, Gregory C. Barron, MD, Benjamin Aronow, BS and Margaret Chaplin, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2019, 86 (12) 815-823; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18128

    There is concern about the potential for abuse. Use it only as a second-line alternative, with caution.

  • SEEDS for success: Lifestyle management in migraine
    Jennifer Robblee, MD, MSc and Amaal J. Starling, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 741-749; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19009

    Lifestyle counseling can be based on the mnemonic SEEDS: sleep, exercise, eat, diary, and stress.

  • Current management of Barrett esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma
    Current management of Barrett esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma
    Tavankit Singh, MD, Vedha Sanghi, MD and Prashanthi N. Thota, MD, FACG
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 724-732; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18106

    Risk factors: reflux symptoms > 5 years, male sex, age > 50, white race, central obesity, and smoking.

  • Fissured tongue
    Satvinder Singh Bakshi, MS, DNB
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 714; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19060

    A 43-year-old man presented with halitosis and deep fissures on his tongue.

  • Appropriate laboratory testing in Lyme disease
    Appropriate laboratory testing in Lyme disease
    Teny M. John, MD and Alan J. Taege, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 751-759; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19029

    Testing for Lyme disease is challenging and if done incorrectly can lead to unnecessary treatment.

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