Geriatrics

  • Trying to get ahead of Alzheimer disease
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2020, 87 (9) 517-518; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87b.09020

    Sorting out patients destined to have Alzheimer disease remains a challenge.

  • Emerging blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer disease
    Lynn M. Bekris, PhD and James B. Leverenz, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2020, 87 (9) 537-539; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20133

    A blood test for Alzheimer disease could help in drug development and patient care.

  • Polymyalgia rheumatica: An updated review
    Salman Bin Mahmood, MBBS, Elizabeth Nelson, MD, Jessica Padniewski, DO and Rawad Nasr, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2020, 87 (9) 549-556; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20008

    Suspect it in older patients with bilateral shoulder and hip stiffness in the morning.

  • In Reply: DXA after menopause
    Kristi Tough DeSapri, MD and Rachel Brook, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2020, 87 (8) 457-458; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.08004
  • DXA after menopause
    Michael Balkin, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2020, 87 (8) 457; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.08003
  • Clinical presentation and course of COVID-19
    Ryan Miller, DO and Kristin Englund, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2020, 87 (7) 384-388; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.ccc013

    Information about the clinical presentation and course of COVID-19 is rapidly evolving.

  • Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis: Insights for the clinician
    CME article
    Shakaib Hayat, MD and Marina N. Magrey, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2020, 87 (7) 417-426; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19039

    Glucocorticoids cause significant bone loss, predominantly affecting trabecular bone, with consequent fragility fractures.

  • Optimize your documentation to improve Medicare reimbursement
    CME article
    Ecler Ercole Jaqua, MD, Robert Chi, MD, Wessam Labib, MD, MPH, Marcos Uribe, MD, Juan Najarro, MD and Mary Hanna, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2020, 87 (7) 427-434; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19116

    There’s nothing more frustrating than not getting credit for work performed.

  • COVID-19 serologic testing: FAQs and caveats
    Kamran Kadkhoda, PhD, D(ABMM), D(ABMLI)
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2020, 87 (6) 329-333; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20054

    Is serology a possible alternative to direct testing?

  • Vertebral fractures after denosumab cessation
    Jolan Dupont, MD, Michaël R. Laurent, MD,PhD, Lenore Dedeyne, MSc, Frank P. Luyten, MD,PhD, Evelien Gielen, MD,PhD and Marian Dejaeger, MD,PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2020, 87 (6) 337-338; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19152

    The patient had a 6-month history of lumbar and dorsal back pain, initially suspected to be facet arthrosis.

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