Latest Articles

  • Hemorrhoids: A range of treatments
    Hemorrhoids: A range of treatments
    Turgut Bora Cengiz, MD and Emre Gorgun, MD, FACS, FASCRS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 612-620; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18079

    Each patient is unique, and with the range of options available, treatment can be individualized.

  • Disparities in cardiovascular care: Past, present, and solutions
    Quentin R. Youmans, MD, Lindsey Hastings-Spaine, MD, Oluseyi Princewill, MD, MPH, Titilayo Shobayo, BS and Ike S. Okwuosa, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 621-632; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18088

    Cardiovascular disease makes no distinction in race, sex, age, or socioeconomic status, and neither should clinicians.

  • ACE inhibitors and ARBs: Managing potassium and renal function
    Tasnim Momoniat, MBCHB, MRCP (UK), Duha Ilyas, MBBS, MRCP (UK) and Sunil Bhandari, MBCHB, FRCP, PhD, M CLIN EDU, FHEA
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 601-607; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18024

    Concern about hyperkalemia and a decline in renal function has led to underuse of these drugs.

  • Diabetic dyslipidemia with eruptive xanthoma
    Yu-Chun Hsueh, MD, Chuan-Liang Chou, MD and Ting-I. Lee, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 575-576; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18104

    Off medications for 1 year, her triglyceride level was 10,250 mg/dL, hemoglobin A1c 12.4%.

  • 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
  • Running in place: The uncertain future of primary care internal medicine
    Craig Nielsen, MD, FACP and Pelin Batur, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2019, 86 (8) 530-534; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19075

    If we don’t demand change, who will be there to take care of us when we grow old?

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