Family Medicine

  • Central sensitization, chronic pain, and other symptoms: Better understanding, better management
    Mary M. Volcheck, MSN, RN, Stephanie M. Graham, RN, Kevin C. Fleming, MD, Arya B. Mohabbat, MD and Connie A. Luedtke, RN, PMGT-BC
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2023, 90 (4) 245-254; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.22019

    Clinicians have a pivotal role by providing patient education, which can affect perception, management, functional status, and quality of life.

  • Update on current contraceptive options: A case-based discussion of efficacy, eligibility, and use
    Update on current contraceptive options: A case-based discussion of efficacy, eligibility, and use
    Alexa Nicole Fiffick, DO, MBS, NCMP, Tara K. Iyer, MD, NCMP, Tiffany Cochran, MD, MA, NCMP and Pelin Batur, MD, FACP, NCMP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2023, 90 (3) 181-190; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.22075

    Rates of unintended pregnancy are high in the United States. Clinicians need to be well-informed about the full spectrum of contraceptive options to improve reproductive autonomy.

  • Resistant hypertension: A stepwise approach
    Resistant hypertension: A stepwise approach
    Jordana Yahr, DO, George Thomas, MD, Juan Calle, MD and Jonathan J. Taliercio, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2023, 90 (2) 115-125; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.22046

    The authors review the definition and prevalence of resistant hypertension and its diagnostic workup and management, including lifestyle modifications, drugs, and experimental therapies.

  • Vitamin D: A metabolic bone disease perspective
    Bruce Long, MD, FACR, BS Pharm
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2023, 90 (2) 91-92; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.22086

    When checking levels, clinicians should keep in mind that vitamin D levels fluctuate by season and time of day, and that different laboratories may use different assays that yield different results.

  • Test ordering: Balancing the good for the many with the good for the one
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2022, 89 (12) 672-673; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89b.12022
  • Ignore e-cigarettes at your patient’s peril
    Vania Modesto-Lowe, MD, MPH, Lakshit Jain, MD and Roberto León-Barriera, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2022, 89 (12) 679-682; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.22006

    As patients are already using these products, rather than dismiss the use of e-cigarettes, clinicians should provide accurate information to help patients make the best choices for their health.

  • Does my patient need to be screened or treated for a urinary tract infection?
    Ellen K. Kendall and Yael Mauer, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2022, 89 (12) 695-698; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21121
  • Evaluation and management of gastroesophageal reflux disease: A brief look at the updated guidelines
    Priya Sasankan, MD and Prashanthi N. Thota, MD, FACG
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2022, 89 (12) 700-703; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.22059
  • Chronic anal pain: A review of causes, diagnosis, and treatment
    Charles H. Knowles, PhD, FRCS, FACCRS (Hons) and Richard C. Cohen, MD, FRCS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2022, 89 (6) 336-343; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21102

    The authors identify and review 3 main diagnostic categories: local causes, functional anorectal pain, and neuropathic pain syndromes.

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