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  • Metformin for type 2 diabetes January 2019
    Robert S. Moskowitz, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2019, 86 (4) 237; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86c.04003

    Readers comment about deviation from guidelines during treatment of a patient with rapidly progressive pleural effusion (January 2019) and the effect of metformin on vitamin B12 levels (January 2019).

  • A woman, age 35, with new-onset ascites
    William C. Lippert, MD, MPH, Eun Y. Lee, MD and Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2019, 86 (4) 257-262; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.17082

    She also has jaundice, hepatomegaly, and multiple abnormal laboratory results. What is the next step?

  • Unusual effects of common antibiotics
    Maria Elena Ruiz, MD and Glenn W. Wortmann, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2019, 86 (4) 277-281; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.17050

    Less recognized but potentially serious adverse effects of commonly prescribed antibiotics.

  • In reply: Metformin for type 2 diabetes January 2019
    Vinni Makin, MBBS, MD, FACE and M. Cecilia Lansang, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2019, 86 (4) 237; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86c.04004
  • Acute kidney injury after hip or knee replacement: Can we lower the risk?
    Edward J. Filippone, MD, FASN and Anju Yadav, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2019, 86 (4) 263-276; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18044

    Various risk factors have been identified, and some are potentially modifiable.

  • The old humanities and the new science at 100: Osler’s enduring message
    Salvatore Mangione, MD and Marc J. Kahn, MD, MBA, MACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2019, 86 (4) 232-235; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19019

    One hundred years after his death, what can Osler teach the high-tech physician of today?

  • Human papillomavirus in 2019: An update on cervical cancer prevention and screening guidelines
    Human papillomavirus in 2019: An update on cervical cancer prevention and screening guidelines
    Salina Zhang, BS and Pelin Batur, MD, NCMP, CCD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2019, 86 (3) 173-178; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18018

    Recommendations on counseling, vaccination, screening, and follow-up for abnormal screening results.

  • A paraneoplastic potassium and acid-base disturbance
    Samuel P. Wiles, MD, Matthew Kiczek, DO and Gregory W. Rutecki, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2019, 86 (3) 187-197; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18014

    A 55-year-old smoker with COPD presents with malaise, paresthesias, and severe hypertension. What is the cause?

  • Laboratory tests in rheumatology: A rational approach
    Ernest Suresh, MD, FRCP (LONDON)
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2019, 86 (3) 198-210; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18076

    Negative results are not always reassuring, and false-positive results pose risks.

  • Norwegian scabies
    Hiroki Matsuura, MD, Akemi Senoo, MD, PhD, Mari Saito, MD and Yuko Fujimoto, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2019, 86 (3) 163-164; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18081

    Norwegian scabies is extremely contagious, and outbreaks can spread in institutions.

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