Latest Articles

  • Renal denervation: What happened, and why?
    Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD, Tarek A. Hammad, MD and George Thomas, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2017, 84 (9) 681-686; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.14129

    Despite promising initial results, this treatment failed in its largest trial to date. Is it dead? Can it be revived?

  • Staying afloat in a sea of information: Point-of-care resources
    Rebecca Andrews, MS, MD, FACP, Neil Mehta, MBBS,MS,FACP, Jack Maypole, MD and Stephen A. Martin, MD, EdM
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2017, 84 (3) 225-235; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.15087

    We can refine our skills in accessing, sorting, and interpreting scientific evidence.

  • Confusion and hypercalcemia in an 80-year-old man
    Keren Zhou, MD, Steven Assalita, MD and Susan E. Williams, MS, RD, MD, FACP FACE
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2017, 84 (4) 281-286; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16017

    His total serum calcium level is 14.4 mg/dL. What is the cause?

  • It’s time to consider pharmacotherapy for obesity
    Derrick C. Cetin, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2017, 84 (12) 959-960; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.17077

    Consider using chronic weight-loss medications as adjunctive therapy if lifestyle and behavioral strategies are ineffective.

  • A dermatosis of pregnancy
    Susana Brás, MD, André Oliveira, MD, Pedro Mendes-Bastos, MD and Cristina Amaro, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2017, 84 (6) 440-441; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16088

    Eight days after giving birth, a 33-year-old woman presented with pruritic erythematous papules and plaques on the abdomen.

  • Improving the safety and efficacy of robotically assisted mitral valve surgery
    Stephanie Mick, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2017, 84 (12 suppl 4) e25-e27; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84.s4.06
  • Appropriate diagnosis of tickborne infections
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PHD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2017, 84 (7) 506-507; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84b.07017

    Fear of undertreatment of early infection can morph into unwarranted treatment of nonexistent chronic infection.

  • Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma presenting as retinal hemorrhage
    José Melendez-Rosado, MD, Steven Sears, DO and Fernando Stancampiano, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2017, 84 (1) 20-22; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.15171

    New-onset blurred vision should prompt a comprehensive history and physical examination.

  • Medical management of urinary incontinence in women
    Elim Shih, MD, Heather Hirsch, MD and Holly L. Thacker, MD, FACP, NCMP, CCD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2017, 84 (2) 151-158; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16054

    It is common, underreported, and undertreated. Primary care physicians can offer conservative management.

  • Anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation (January 2017)
    Elise Henning, MD, MED
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2017, 84 (9) 658; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84c.09001

    Readers comment on anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation (January 2017).

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