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  • Best practices in LGBT care: A guide for primary care physicians
    Megan C. McNamara, MD, MSc and Henry Ng, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2016, 83 (7) 531-541; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15148

    Myths, disparities, and a step-by-step approach to the care of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients.

  • Detecting cancer: Pearls for the primary care physician
    Simon B. Zeichner, DO and Alberto J. Montero, MD, MBA
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2016, 83 (7) 515-523; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15124

    Primary care physicians play a vital role in detecting cancers at earlier stages.

  • A female liver transplant recipient asks: Can I become pregnant?
    Lydia Chelala, MD, Ghassan Ilaiwy, MD and Ibrahim A. Hanouneh, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2016, 83 (7) 498-499; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14102

    Pregnancy is possible, but not immediately after transplant, and it involves risks.

  • The evolution of office notes and the electronic medical record: The CAPS note
    Joseph F. Styron, MD, PhD and Peter J. Evans, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2016, 83 (7) 542-544; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.14191

    CAPS–concern, assessment, plan, and supporting data–improves on the SOAP format.

  • Blood pressure targets (March 2016)
    Özgür Yilmaz, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2016, 83 (7) 487; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83c.07001

    Readers comment on the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (March 2016).

  • Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: An underrecognized, treatable cause of COPD
    Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: An underrecognized, treatable cause of COPD
    James K. Stoller, MD, MS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2016, 83 (7) 507-514; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.16031

    Known cases of this common genetic disease are just the tip of the iceberg.

  • Navigating pneumococcal vaccination in adults
    Andrea Pallotta, PharmD, BCPS (AQ-ID), AAHIVP and Susan J. Rehm, MD, FACP, FIDSA
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2016, 83 (6) 427-433; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15044

    With two nonequivalent vaccines and different schedules for different groups, vaccination can be confusing.

  • When does chest CT require contrast enhancement?
    Camila Piza Purysko, MD, Rahul Renapurkar, MD and Michael A. Bolen, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2016, 83 (6) 423-426; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15037

    It may be needed in cases of suspected cancer or thoracovascular disease.

  • Dietary and medical management of recurrent nephrolithiasis
    Silvi Shah, MD and Juan Camilo Calle, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2016, 83 (6) 463-471; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15089

    Some interventions, such as increasing fl uid intake, apply to all patients, while some apply to those with specifi c types of stones.

  • A guide to managing acute liver failure
    A guide to managing acute liver failure
    Tavankit Singh, MD, Nancy Gupta, MD, Naim Alkhouri, MD, William D. Carey, MD and Ibrahim A. Hanouneh, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2016, 83 (6) 453-462; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15101

    Transfer to intensive care, start specific treatment depending on the cause, and consider transplant.

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