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  • Deciding when a picture is worth a thousand words and several thousand dollars
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2019, 86 (8) 509-510; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86b.08019

    Physical examination is cheap but not highly reproducible. Imaging is expensive but may be more sensitive and specific.

  • Gastroparesis
    Amos Lal, MD, Pantea Ebrahimpour, MD and Nitin Trivedi, MD, FACP, FACE
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2019, 86 (8) 514; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86c.08001

    A reader raises questions about diabetic gastroparesis (April 2019).

  • Where have all the children gone? Intentional communities for adults with autism
    Carl R. Brass, LPCC-S, MA and Debra J. Mandell, OTR/L, MA
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2019, 86 (8) 554-558; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19080

    Children with ASD grow to be adults with ASD, with complex healthcare needs.

  • Primary care: Practice meets technology
    Cristina I. Pravia, MD, FACP, MBA and Yvonne M. Diaz, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2019, 86 (8) 525-528; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18122

    Technology has infiltrated all parts of our lives. Physicians need to adapt and adjust.

  • Should we stop aspirin before noncardiac surgery?
    Anbazhagan Prabhakaran, MD, MRCP (Edin), FACP and Christopher Whinney, MD, SFHM, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2019, 86 (8) 518-521; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18075

    It depends on the type of surgery and the reason the patient is taking aspirin.

  • Osteonecrosis of the femoral head with subchondral collapse
    Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD, Hiba K. Anis, MD and George F. Muschler, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2019, 86 (8) 511-512; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19004

    A 45-year-old woman had been taking corticosteroids long-term after organ transplant.

  • In reply: Gastroparesis
    Ahmad Muneer Sharayah, MD, Noor Hajjaj, MD, Ramy Osman, MD and Douglas Livornese, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2019, 86 (8) 514; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86c.08002
  • Do patients on biologic drugs for rheumatic disease need PCP prophylaxis?
    Joy-Ann Tabanor, MBBS and Santhanam Lakshminarayanan, MBBS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2019, 86 (7) 449-453; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18084

    Consider it in those with granulomatosis with polyangiitis or pulmonary disease, or those on high-dose steroids.

  • Clinical trials: More to learn than the results
    Brian F. Mandell, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2019, 86 (7) 437-438; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86b.07019

    The details of the GIACTA trial challenge and reaffirm some of our clinical impressions about giant cell arteritis.

  • Type 2 diabetes: Evolving concepts and treatment
    Eden Miller, DO, Richard B. Aguilar, MD, Mary E. Herman, PhD and Stanley S. Schwartz, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2019, 86 (7) 494-504; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.17107

    Preserving beta cells is key. Recent studies provide compelling argument regarding treatments of choice.

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