OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Getting to the root of the problem: Should my patient receive antibiotics before dental procedures to prevent infective endocarditis?	74
In Reply: Severe skin rashes	52
Peyronie disease and erectile dysfunction: A potential new paradigm	37
Reincarnating autoimmunity: Immune-related adverse events as new diseases	29
Fundic gland polyps: Should my patient stop taking PPIs?	28
Celiac disease: Who should I test, and how?	23
Some complexities of diabetes and the heart	23
Confusion in a 22-year-old woman, and diagnostic uncertainty	23
Vitamin D: A metabolic bone disease perspective	22
Gastroparesis for the nongastroenterologist	22
Nonstatin therapy to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and improve cardiovascular outcomes	22
Steroid use triggers severe psoriatic reaction	21
Resistant hypertension: A stepwise approach	20
Reducing the risks when using benzodiazepines to treat insomnia: A public health approach	20
Gastrointestinal varicella-zoster virus infection	20
Is there a role for chronic suppressive therapy in herpes simplex virus infection?	19
DXA and clinical challenges of fracture risk assessment in primary care	18
How should I manage my patient with cancer who is experiencing diarrhea while on immunotherapy?	17
Unilateral pulmonary edema	15
Hematologic complications after kidney and pancreas transplant in a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia	15
Is exercise restriction necessary in patients with pericarditis?	15
2023 Update in ambulatory general internal medicine	15
Updated guidelines for immune thrombocytopenic purpura: Expanded management options	15
The PRECISE trial: How should patients with chest pain be tested?	13
Should I start an SGLT-2 inhibitor in my patient with heart failure and chronic kidney disease?	13

Acute anxiety and tachycardia in a hospitalized 59-year-old woman	12
Computed tomography of the head	12
Foxglove, not quite gone or forgotten	12
In Reply: Computed tomography of the head	12
Perspectives on preventing RSV disease	12
What is the role for terlipressin in hepatorenal syndrome?	11
If a patient has cirrhosis, should I correct coagulation abnormalities before a minor invasive procedure?	11
Lymphedema vs lipedema: Similar but different	10
Should an NPO order be placed for my patient with acute pancreatitis?	10
Which patients with presumed acute infectious diarrhea in an outpatient setting should undergo gastrointestinal pathogen panel testing?	10
Breast cancer risk evaluation for the primary care physician	10
Treating anemia: It’s not just the EPO	10
Atrial fibrillation: Rate control or rhythm control?	9
Breast cancer risk and screening for transgender and gender-diverse individuals	9
Petaloid dermatosis affecting the scalp and genitalia	9
Fecal microbiota transplantation: Current evidence and future directions	9
Odontogenic cutaneous fistula	8
To prophylax or not to prophylax for endocarditis: Still a question	8
COVID-19: A management update	8
A new paradigm for adult ADHD	8
Mucinous ascites: Pseudomyxoma peritonei	7
Evaluating troponin elevation in patients with chronic kidney disease and suspected acute coronary syndrome	7
Antibody-mediated autoimmune encephalitis: A practical approach	7
Management of venous thromboembolism in patients with active cancer	6
Mesenteric ischemia: Recognizing an uncommon disorder and distinguishing among its causes	6
Portopulmonary hypertension: A focused review for the internist	6
Hyperglycemic crises in adults: A look at the 2024 consensus report	6
An 86-year-old man with unexplained right-sided headache and vision loss	5
A clinical trial and another clinical practice bites the dust, or should there not be an appendix?	5
In Reply: Most elderly patients with subclinical hypothyroidism do not need to be treated	5
Managing right ventricular failure in the setting of pulmonary embolism	5
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: Principles of management	5
Ketogenic diets in the management of type 1 diabetes: Safe or safety concern?	5
Contemporary surgical and procedural management of benign prostatic hyperplasia	5
Salt-and-pepper skin pigmentation	5
Classic diabetic ketoacidosis and the euglycemic variant: Something old, something new	5
Endocrinopathies from checkpoint inhibitors: Incidence, outcomes, and management	5
Smallpox and monkeypox: Looking back and looking ahead	5
Risk-based guidelines: Redefining management of abnormal cervical cancer screening results	5
Surgical and procedural management of benign prostatic hyperplasia	5
Does my adult patient need a measles vaccine?	5
Balancing the myths of corticosteroid therapy	5
Severe hyponatremia: Are you monitoring the urine output?	4
Asymptomatic oral plaques and erosion	4
Effective but inaccessible antiobesity medications	4
When should we consider SGLT-2 inhibitors in patients with acute decompensated heart failure?	4
von Willebrand disease: A guide for the internist	4
Neuropsychiatric assessment and management of the ICU survivor	4
A useful gap	4
How can I better recognize and manage delirium in my hospitalized patients?	4

Does every patient with lactational mastitis require antibiotic treatment?	4
Cirrhotic coagulopathy: A rebalanced hemostasis	4
The new GFR equations: How will eliminating the race coefficient affect Black patients?	4
Fixed drug eruption due to ibuprofen	4
Central vision loss in a 44-year-old woman	4
Lacrimal gland involvement in a patient with sarcoidosis	4
Which ICU patients need stress ulcer prophylaxis?	4
Primary adrenal insufficiency in adults: When to suspect, how to diagnose and manage	4
What is the most appropriate management of patients with acute decompensated heart failure who develop in-hospital hypotension?	4
The beat goes on: Highlights from the new American and European A-fib guidelines	3
Unilateral pulmonary edema	3
Recurrent syncope in a 62-year-old man	3
Does my patient have testosterone deficiency?	3
A 50-year-old man presents with shortness of breath	3
Autoimmune brain disease: Think before testing	3
Megaloblastic anemia due to severe vitamin B₁₂ deficiency	3
Coronary artery bypass grafting: Practice trends and projections	3
‘Kissing tonsils’ and splenic infarction from infectious mononucleosis	3
Newer diabetes drugs: Surprising shared benefits and unique side effects	3
Celiac disease in the ‘nonclassic’ patient	3
Circulating lipids are not all bad: An LDL mimic that may be only skin deep	3
In Reply: Insomnia in older adults	3
Cholesteatoma	3
Unraveling a challenging diagnosis: Role of a TNF inhibitor	3
Should my elderly hospitalized patient with acute onset of altered mental status undergo stat head CT?	3
Eruptive seborrheic keratosis: A perilous clue	3
Glycemic targets in the ICU: A look back, and ahead	2
Dealing with the “T” (testosterone)	2
2024 ACC/AHA guideline on perioperative cardiovascular management before noncardiac surgery: What’s new?	2
How do you effectively evaluate the elderly for alcohol use disorder?	2
Does my patient with acute variceal hemorrhage need a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt?	2
Acquired reactive perforating collagenosis in a patient with diabetes	2
Discontinuing antidepressants: Pearls and pitfalls	2
Leriche syndrome	2
Chest pain: The importance of serial ECGs	2
In Reply: Should I start an SGLT-2 inhibitor in my patient with heart failure and chronic kidney disease?	2
New atrial fibrillation guideline: Modify risk, control rhythm, prevent progression	2
Oral hyperpigmentation with weakness and salt-craving	2
What are my obligations to my incarcerated patient?	2
Cutaneous metastasis from gastric carcinoma	2
Chronic anal pain: A review of causes, diagnosis, and treatment	2
Cirrhosis: Primary care approaches to screening, immunization, and lifestyle modifications	2
Low back pain: Spondylitis?	2
Common skin signs of COVID-19 in adults: An update	2
Prolonged venous filling time and dependent rubor in a patient with peripheral artery disease	2
In Reply: Classic diabetic ketoacidosis and the euglycemic variant	2
Bone turnover markers to monitor oral bisphosphonate therapy	2
RSV immunization in adults and children: A practical guide for clinicians	2
How do I diagnose and treat my patient’s amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis?	2
A tale of scale: Corticosteroids and pustular psoriasis	2
In Reply: In defense of the anion gap	2
In Reply: Diabetic retinopathy: Screening, prevention, and treatment	2
Corticosteroids: Giving and taking away	2
Elevated aminotransferases in a 62-year-old woman	2
Managing noninsulin glucose-lowering medications before surgery: A comparison of clinical practice guidelines	2
Why 25-dehydroxyvitamin D is a negative acute-phase reactant	2
SGLT-2 inhibitors in heart failure: Time for broader eligibility and earlier initiation	2
Medical, ethical, and legal aspects of end-of-life dilemmas in the intensive care unit	2