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    Kunjam Modha, MD, FACP, Kay M. Johnson, MD, MPH, Ethan Kuperman, MD, FHM, Paul J. Grant, MD, SFHM, FACP, Barbara Slawski, MD, MS, SFHM, Kurt Pfeifer, MD, FACP, SFHM and Steven L. Cohn, MD, FACP, SFHM
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2018, 85 (11) 853-859; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18066

    Findings of recent studies regarding aspirin, troponin T, hypotension, patent foramen ovale, and recurrent stroke.

  • Bisphosphonate-related atypical femoral fracture: Managing a rare but serious complication
    Stuart Silverman, MD, Eli Kupperman, MD and Susan Bukata, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2018, 85 (11) 885-893; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17119

    Concern about this rare complication has led to a decrease in bisphosphonate use.

  • Ablation of atrial fibrillation: Facts for the referring physician
    Ablation of atrial fibrillation: Facts for the referring physician
    Arun R. Mahankali Sridhar, MD, MPH, Oussama Wazni, MD and Ayman A. Hussein, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2018, 85 (10) 789-799; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17092

    The procedure has evolved to become a safe and effective treatment for atrial fi brillation.

  • Office approach to small fiber neuropathy
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    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2018, 85 (10) 801-812; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17124

    A practical approach for identifying an underlying cause is to fi rst screen for common ones.

  • Genitourinary syndrome of menopause in breast cancer survivors: Treatments are available
    Anna Camille Moreno, DO, Sabrina K. Sikka, MD and Holly L. Thacker, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2018, 85 (10) 760-766; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17108

    Options include locally applied estrogens, DHEA, and estrogen receptor agonists/antagonists.

  • Bicuspid aortic valve: Basics and beyond
    Shailee Y. Shah, MD, Andrew Higgins, MD and Milind Y. Desai, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2018, 85 (10) 779-784; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17069

    What further testing does this 34-year-old patient need? Can he play sports? Does his newborn son need evaluation?

  • Obesity: Are shared medical appointments part of the answer?
    Kelly Shibuya, BS, Kevin M. Pantalone, DO, ECNU, FACE and Bartolome Burguera, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2018, 85 (9) 699-706; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18006

    Shared medical appointments allow multiple patients to be managed together by a multidisciplinary team.

  • Coronary artery calcium scoring: Its practicality and clinical utility in primary care
    Coronary artery calcium scoring: Its practicality and clinical utility in primary care
    Parth Parikh, MD, Nishant Shah, MD, Haitham Ahmed, MD, MPH, Paul Schoenhagen, MD and Maan Fares, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2018, 85 (9) 707-716; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17097

    It outperforms other risk-stratifi cation tools. Drawbacks include the possibility of unnecessary testing and incidental fi ndings.

  • Phosphorus binders: The new and the old, and how to choose
    Phosphorus binders: The new and the old, and how to choose
    Arjun Sekar, MD, Taranpreet Kaur, MD, Joseph V. Nally, MD, Hernan Rincon-Choles, MD, Stacey Jolly, MD, MAS, FACP and Georges N. Nakhoul, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2018, 85 (8) 629-638; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17054

    The pathophysiology and control of hyperphosphatemia in kidney disease, focusing on phosphorus binders.

  • Liver enzymes: No trivial elevations, even if asymptomatic
    Brian Agganis, MD, David Lee, MD and Thomas Sepe, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2018, 85 (8) 612-617; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17103

    All persistent elevations of liver enzymes need a methodical evaluation and an appropriate working diagnosis.

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