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  • Transcatheter aortic valve replacement: History and current indications
    Ahmad Zeeshan, MD, E. Murat Tuzcu, MD, Amar Krishnaswamy, MD, Samir Kapadia, MD and Stephanie Mick, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2015, 82 (12 suppl 2) S6-S10; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82.s2.02
  • It’s not the noise, it’s what you do with it
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2015, 82 (12) 792-798; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82b.12015

    Auscultation for a carotid bruit is an unreliable test, but the real action takes place between the stethoscope’s earpieces.

  • Insulin pumps: Great devices, but you still have to press the button
    Christian Nasr, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2015, 82 (12) 843-845; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.15047

    Although pumps are sophisticated and precise, they still interface with a human user.

  • Does allergic conjunctivitis always require prescription eyedrops?
    Alexei Gonzalez-Estrada, MD and Lisanne P. Newton, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2015, 82 (12) 810-813; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14162

    We reserve prescription drops for patients with persistent, bothersome symptoms despite using over-the-counter drops.

  • Asymptomatic carotid artery disease: A personalized approach to management
    Aldo L. Schenone, MD, Aaron Cohen, DO and Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2015, 82 (12) 855-863; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14144

    Should the patient undergo surgery or just medical care? The decision can be based on age, sex, and life expectancy.

  • A young man with an unusual cause of palpitations
    A young man with an unusual cause of palpitations
    Yu Xie, MD, Anna M. McDivit, MD and Luis R. Castellanos, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2015, 82 (12) 820-827; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14171

    His heart rate is 260, with wide QRS complexes. Is his tachycardia ventricular or supraventricular?

  • Women’s health 2015: An update for the internist
    Lisa N. Kransdorf, MD, MPH, Melissa A. McNeil, MD, MPH, Julia A. Files, MD and Marjorie R. Jenkins, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2015, 82 (11) 759-764; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.15096

    Antidepressants in pregnancy, nonhormonal therapies for menopausal symptoms, and heart failure therapy.

  • An elderly woman with ‘heart failure’: Cognitive biases and diagnostic error
    Nikhil Mull, MD, James B. Reilly, MD, MS and Jennifer S. Myers, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2015, 82 (11) 745-753; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14087

    The authors review a case to analyze what went wrong and why.

  • Pancreas transplant for diabetes mellitus
    Pancreas transplant for diabetes mellitus
    Hannah R. Kerr, MD, Betul Hatipoglu, MD and Venkatesh Krishnamurthi, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2015, 82 (11) 738-744; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14090

    Transplant consistently normalizes hemoglobin A1c levels without the risk of severe hypoglycemia.

  • The color purple
    Abhinav Sood, MBBS, MD, Ashhar Ali, DO and Adarsh Bhimraj, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2015, 82 (11) 721-722; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14119

    Purple urine bag syndrome is a sign of urinary tract infection and should be treated if symptomatic.

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