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  • Pharmacoresistant epilepsy: From pathogenesis to current and emerging therapies
    Sandipan Pati, MD and Andreas v. Alexopoulos, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2010, 77 (7) 457-467; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09061

    Almost one-third of people with epilepsy continue to have seizures despite appropriate treatment. We recommend early referral to an epilepsy center.

  • Bariatric surgery for type 2 diabetes: Weighing the impact for obese patients
    Bariatric surgery for type 2 diabetes: Weighing the impact for obese patients
    Sangeeta R. Kashyap, MD, Patrick Gatmaitan, MD, Stacy Brethauer, MD and Philip Schauer, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2010, 77 (7) 468-476; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09135

    Bariatric surgery results in remission of diabetes in most patients. Why should this be?

  • Left ventricular hypertrophy: An overlooked cardiovascular risk factor
    Left ventricular hypertrophy: An overlooked cardiovascular risk factor
    Michael A. Bauml, MD and Donald A. Underwood, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2010, 77 (6) 381-387; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09158

    Antihypertensive treatment that causes left ventricular hypertrophy to regress also decreases rates of cardiovascular morbidity and death, independently of how much the blood pressure is lowered.

  • Update on the management of hirsutism
    Shannon Harrison, MBBS, MMed, FACD, Najwa Somani, MD and Wilma F. Bergfeld, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2010, 77 (6) 388-398; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.08079

    Hirsutism causes considerable anxiety in women. Although it is itself benign, it is often the sign of an underlying and possibly serious endocrine condition.

  • Incidence, outcomes, and management of bleeding in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes
    Antonio Gutierrez, MD and Sunil V. Rao, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2010, 77 (6) 369-379; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09142

    Powerful antithrombotic and antiplatelet drugs and percutaneous interventions pose risks of bleeding. Fortunately, the risk can be managed.

  • Laryngopharyngeal reflux: More questions than answers
    Laryngopharyngeal reflux: More questions than answers
    David W. Barry, MD and Michael F. Vaezi, MD, PhD, MS(Epi)
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2010, 77 (5) 327-334; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09121

    Most patients with suspected laryngopharyngeal reflux are given a 2-month trial of a proton pump inhibitor. Yet we still have little or no solid evidence on which to base the diagnosis or the treatment.

  • Making the most of currently available bowel preparations for colonoscopy
    Ashish Atreja, MD, MPH, Sansrita Nepal, MD and Bret A. Lashner, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2010, 77 (5) 317-326; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09122

    The authors review the available regimens, offer an algorithm for choosing an appropriate regimen, and provide instructions for patients.

  • Preventing and treating orthostatic hypotension: As easy as A, B, C
    Juan J. Figueroa, MD, Jeffrey R. Basford, MD, PhD and Phillip A. Low, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2010, 77 (5) 298-306; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09118

    Easy-to-remember management recommendations, using a combination of effective drug and nondrug treatments.

  • Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation: Increasing use in acute care
    Loutfi S. Aboussouan, MD and Basma Ricaurte, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2010, 77 (5) 307-316; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09145

    How this mode has evolved, and its indications and contraindications in specific acute care conditions.

  • Risks of travel, benefits of a specialist consult
    Risks of travel, benefits of a specialist consult
    Brenda Powell, MD and Charles Ford, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2010, 77 (4) 246-254; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09097

    Before going abroad to risky areas, most people ought to visit their primary care physicians, and many should be referred to a specialist in travel medicine.

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