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  • Cardiorenal syndrome, March 2018
    Benjamin J. Freda, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2018, 85 (5) 360; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85c.05001

    A reader comments on acute cardiorenal syndrome (March 2018).

  • It takes a village to care for the patient with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
    Aryeh Fischer, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2018, 85 (5) 387-389; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17117

    The primary care physician can play key roles in diagnosis, referral, and long-term management.

  • Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: What primary care physicians need to know
    Leslie B. Tolle, MD, Brian D. Southern, MD, Daniel A. Culver, DO and Jeffrey C. Horowitz, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2018, 85 (5) 377-386; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17018

    This devastating and fatal lung disease generally affects older adults, especially men, and can be mistaken for COPD.

  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A complex disease
    Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A complex disease
    Laura Young, MD, Nicholas G. Smedira, MD, Albree Tower-Rader, MD, Harry Lever, MD and Milind Y. Desai, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2018, 85 (5) 399-411; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17076

    Most people who carry its mutations are never affected, but, rarely, some patients die suddenly at a young age.

  • Infective endocarditis: Refer for expert team care as soon as possible
    Gösta B. Pettersson, MD, PhD, Brian Griffin, MD, Steven M. Gordon, MD and Eugene H. Blackstone, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2018, 85 (5) 365-366; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18019

    Infectious endocarditis needs multidisciplinary care. if surgery is indicated, it is best done sooner.

  • How soon should patients with infective endocarditis be referred for valve surgery?
    Mohamad Soud, MD, Homam Moussa Pacha, MD and M. Chadi Alraies, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2018, 85 (5) 362-364; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17052

    Refer sooner rather than later if the patient has heart failure, uncontrolled infection, or embolic risk.

  • In reply: Cardiorenal syndrome
    Guramrinder S. Thind, MD, Mark Loehrke, MD, FACP and Jeffrey L. Wilt, MD, FACP, FCCP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2018, 85 (5) 361; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85c.05002
  • Genitourinary syndrome of menopause: Common problem, effective treatments
    Nancy A. Phillips, MD and Gloria A. Bachmann, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2018, 85 (5) 390-398; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.15081

    Half of all postmenopausal women experience these symptoms. Most do not seek relief.

  • Are serum troponin levels elevated in conditions other than acute coronary syndrome?
    Kiran Sebastian, MD, Alexander Wester, BS, Anupama Kottam, MD and Ayman O. Soubani, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2018, 85 (4) 274-277; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17011

    Yes. Troponin elevation is a nonspecific sign.

  • The female athlete triad: It takes a team
    Jaya Mehta, MD, Bithika Thompson, MD and Juliana M. Kling, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2018, 85 (4) 313-320; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.16137

    An energy deficit from increased exercise, decreased intake, or both can suppress the menstrual cycle and lead to bone loss.

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