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  • Parvovirus mimicking acute HIV infection
    Stephanie Saed, BS, Mara Weinstein Velez, MD, Kenneth J. Tomecki, MD and Anthony P. Fernandez, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2015, 82 (8) 481-482; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14141

    A 25-year-old Jamaican man presented with a rash on his face, back, and hands.

  • Does stenting of severe renal artery stenosis improve outcomes compared with medical therapy alone?
    Amjad Kabach, MD, Osama Qasim Agha, MD, Motaz Baibars, MD, FACP, Abdul Hamid Alraiyes, MD and M. Chadi Alraies, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2015, 82 (8) 491-494; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14076

    Added to drug therapy, it can modestly improve blood pressure control, but has no significant effect on outcomes.

  • Geriatrics update 2015: Vaccination, frailty, chronic disease guidelines, and cognition
    Barbara J. Messinger-Rapport, MD, PhD, FACP, CMD and Ronan Factora, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2015, 82 (8) 498-505; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82gr.15003

    Chronic disease-management guidelines are starting to recognize vulnerable elderly patients.

  • The role of sentinel lymph node biopsy after excision of melanomas (May 2015)
    David L. Keller, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2015, 82 (8) 479; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82c:08005

    Readers comment on eruptive xanthoma (April 2015), risk of falls in older adults (May 2015), and sentinel lymph node biopsy after excision of melanoma (May 2015).

  • Stenting may benefit select patients with severe renal artery stenosis
    M. A. C. Onuigbo, MD, MSc, FWACP, FASN, MBA
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2015, 82 (8) 495-497; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14128

    Treatment of severe renal artery stenosis must be individualized.

  • Starting insulin in patients with type 2 diabetes: An individualized approach
    Andrei Brateanu, MD, FACP, Giavanna Russo-Alvarez, PharmD, BCACP and Craig Nielsen, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2015, 82 (8) 513-519; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14069

    Take into account the patient’s age, life expectancy, concurrent illnesses, risk of hypoglycemia, and other factors.

  • Respiratory artifact: A second vital sign on the electrocardiogram
    Laszlo Littmann, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2015, 82 (8) 488-490; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14134

    Respiratory artifact is a marker of increased work of breathing and of significant cardiopulmonary compromise.

  • In Reply: Eruptive xanthoma (April 2015)
    Mahmoud Abdelghany, MD and Samuel Massoud, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2015, 82 (8) 473; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82c.08002

    Readers comment on eruptive xanthoma (April 2015), risk of falls in older adults (May 2015), and sentinel lymph node biopsy after excision of melanoma (May 2015).

  • Eruptive xanthoma (April 2015)
    Alyson Myers, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2015, 82 (8) 473; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82c.08001

    Readers comment on eruptive xanthoma (April 2015), risk of falls in older adults (May 2015), and sentinel lymph node biopsy after excision of melanoma (May 2015).

  • E-cigarettes: Safe to recommend to patients?
    Jason M. Jerry, MD, FAPA, Gregory B. Collins, MD, DFAPA and David Streem, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2015, 82 (8) 521-526; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.82a.14054

    E-cigarettes have never been subjected to testing of safety or efficacy as nicotine replacement therapy.

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