Geriatrics

  • How to respond to flu vaccine doubters
    Sherif Beniameen Mossad, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FAST
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2019, 86 (12) 782-788; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19139

    Misinformation and unfounded fears abound. What should you tell patients who say no to a fl u shot?

  • Pseudo-Ludwig angina
    Andrew Tiu, MD and Kamolyut Lapumnuaypol, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 577-578; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19014

    A woman on heparin developed a hematoma on the floor of her mouth that threatened to block her airway.

  • Clinical trials: More to learn than the results
    Brian F. Mandell, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2019, 86 (7) 437-438; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86b.07019

    The details of the GIACTA trial challenge and reaffirm some of our clinical impressions about giant cell arteritis.

  • Subclinical hypothyroidism February 2019
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2019, 86 (6) 392;

    The article: Azim S, Nasr C. Subclinical hypothyroidism: When to treat. Cleve Clin J Med 2019; 86(2):101–110. doi:10.3949/ccjm.86a.17053 contained an error.

  • A sleeping beast: Obstructive sleep apnea and stroke
    Zachary McKee, BS and Dennis H. Auckley, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2019, 86 (6) 407-415; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18033

    Up to two-thirds of patients who have had a stroke have obstructive sleep apnea afterward, with worse outcomes.

  • Personalizing guideline-driven cancer screening
    Gautam Mankaney, MD and Carol A. Burke, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2019, 86 (4) 228-230; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19037

    Screening can lead to early diagnosis and prevent death from cancer, but the topic provokes controversy.

  • Flu or strep? Rapid tests can mislead
    Burke A. Cunha, MD, MACP and Nonso Osakwe, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2019, 86 (3) 161-162; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18094

    Group A streptococci are common colonizers with viral pharyngitis.

  • Norwegian scabies
    Hiroki Matsuura, MD, Akemi Senoo, MD, PhD, Mari Saito, MD and Yuko Fujimoto, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2019, 86 (3) 163-164; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18081

    Norwegian scabies is extremely contagious, and outbreaks can spread in institutions.

  • Hypertension guidelines January 2019
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2019, 86 (3) 210;

    The article Aleyadeh W, Hutt-Centeno E, Ahmed HM, Shah NP. Hypertension guidelines: treat patients, not numbers. Cleve Clin J Med 2019; 86(1):47–56. doi:10.3949/ccjm.86a.18027 contained an error.

  • Subclinical hypothyroidism: When to treat
    Sidra Azim, MD and Christian Nasr, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2019, 86 (2) 101-110; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.17053

    The decision remains controversial and depends on the degree of TSH elevation, thyroid antibodies, and comorbidities.

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