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Volume 4, Issue 1 (2018)

From the Editors

From The Editor: Demonstrating implementation of clinical research into clinical practice
James Peter Meza

Informed Consent

Intra-articular tranexamic acid during total knee arthroplasty
Ahmed F. Khan

Clinical Decision Reports

Cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures
Andrew Brown

Multiple doctors, different recommendations for multiloculated pyogenic hepatic abscesses
Eric GR Kim

Closure of patent foramen ovale or medical therapy alone are both appropriate choices for preventing recurrent cryptogenic strokes
Kevin Juan Zhang

Mechanical pleurodesis is not a contraindication to lung transplantation
Alexa Thibodeau

DOACs least harmful for patients with calciphylaxis on hemodialysis needing anticoagulation
Mona Fayad

High-volume hemofiltration is not preferred for hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis
Ian N. Monk

Exploring the role of ceftaroline in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia
Zachary Meyer

Heparin bridging therapy is not necessary for patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing temporary interruption of warfarin therapy for elective invasive procedures or surgery
Shannon Paquette

Early oral refeeding in acute pancreatitis reduces length of hospital stay
Sylvie B. Polsky

There is no mortality benefit to using quinolones instead of azithromycin for Legionella pneumonia
David B. Witcher

Fecal microbiota transplantation may have clinical utility in reducing incidence of recurrent urinary tract infection
Jeremy A. Grekin

Correction of abnormal coagulation parameters as prophylaxis for post-procedural bleeding is unnecessary prior to ultrasound-guided thoracentesis
Eric Walton

The transfusion threshold for upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a hemoglobin of 7.0 g/dl or less
Matthew J. Ouellette , D.O.; Katherine S. Lee , M.D.; Daniel P. Noack; Aaron Simpson , M.D.; Rana K. Zaban , D.O.; Chelsea Gonzalez , D.O.; and Racha El-Ladki , D.O.

Continuous infusion of epoprostenol as salvage therapy for severe pulmonary arterial hypertension
Jenna Rousseau and Jie Chi

Intravenous glucocorticoids provide no additional benefit over oral glucocorticoids in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation
Alexander C. Waselewski

Sertraline is an effective management option for cholestatic pruritus
Rudy W. Wenner

Anidulafungin: a noninferior alternative to fluconazole for treatment of esophageal candidiasis
Blake S. Sanford

Icatibant is not an appropriate treatment option for ACE-inhibitor induced angioedema of the head and neck
Faiz Khaja

Autologous blood patch after CT-guided lung biopsy might reduce pneumothorax requiring chest tube placement
Tiffani Strickland

Intravenous immunoglobulin is a treatment option for refractory dermatomyositis in adult patients
Adrianna D M Clapp

Reflection

Coronary stents—the role of experience and evidence in making clinical decisions
Elise Anderson, Aria Ganz-Waple, Nikola Rakic, Eric Blake, Destiny Kellam, Nadeen Mansour, David Aguilar, Jessica A. Johns, and Jerry Chen

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Management of PFO: More evidence, same recommendation
Halima Ali, MD

Letter to the Editor: Patient and Staff Experiences with Inpatient Video Monitoring
Eric Shoemaker MD, Aysha Athar DO, Jonathon Brewis MD, Daniel Angell DO, and Rana Zaban DO

Clinical Research In Practice 4(1)

Editors

Editor in Chief: James P. Meza M.D., Ph.D
Managing Editor: Nicholus Yee, M.D.
Editorial Assistant: Daniel Litow
Advisory Board: Rebecca Etz, Ph.D.; Bernard Ewigman, M.D. MSPH FAAFP; Anne Victoria Neale, Ph.D., MPH; Carolyn Richardson, M.D.; Kendra Schwartz, M.D., MSPH; Allen F. Shaughnessy, Pharm.D., M.Med.Ed.; Kurt Stange, M.D. Ph.D.
Associate Editors: Robert Bryce, D.O.; J. Timothy Caldwell, M.D., Ph.D.; John Dawdy, M.D., MHS; Diane Levine, M.D., FACP; Anthony M. Provenzano, M.D.
Senior Student Editors: Thomas C. Bolig, B.S., M.S.; Blake Arthurs, B.S.; Natalie Wiseman, B.S.