Women's Health

  • Vaping: The new wave of nicotine addiction
    Perry Dinardo, BA and Ellen S. Rome, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2019, 86 (12) 789-798; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19118

    Despite perceptions that vaping is harmless and claims that it can aid in smoking cessation, risks are emerging.

  • Beyond depression: Other uses for tricyclic antidepressants
    Joanne Schneider, DNP, RN, CNP, Mary Patterson, CNP and Xavier F. Jimenez, MD, MA
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2019, 86 (12) 807-814; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19005

    The pharmacology of these drugs, their potential uses in conditions other than depression, and safety considerations.

  • Gabapentin for alcohol use disorder: A good option, or cause for concern?
    Vania Modesto-Lowe, MD, MPH, Gregory C. Barron, MD, Benjamin Aronow, BS and Margaret Chaplin, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2019, 86 (12) 815-823; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18128

    There is concern about the potential for abuse. Use it only as a second-line alternative, with caution.

  • STI update: Testing, treatment, and emerging threats
    Matifadza Hlatshwayo, MD, MPH, Hilary E. L. Reno, MD, PhD and Melanie L. Yarbrough, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 733-740; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18098

    Fast, sensitive molecular diagnostic tests that use self-collected samples may help bend the upward curve of STIs.

  • SEEDS for success: Lifestyle management in migraine
    Jennifer Robblee, MD, MSc and Amaal J. Starling, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 741-749; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19009

    Lifestyle counseling can be based on the mnemonic SEEDS: sleep, exercise, eat, diary, and stress.

  • Vulvar and gluteal manifestations of Crohn disease
    Anna Camille Moreno, DO, NCMP, Oluwatosin Goje, MD, MSCR, FACOG, Melissa Peck Piliang, MD, FAAD and Pelin Batur, MD, NCMP, CCD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2019, 86 (10) 645-646; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19062

    Crohn disease is associated with extraintestinal manifestations in up to 45% of patients.

  • 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%.

  • When does acute pyelonephritis require imaging?
    Mary E. Lacy, MD, Navneet Sidhu, MD and Justin Miller, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2019, 86 (8) 515-517; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18096

    Imaging is recommended for those at risk of complications.

  • Infertility: A practical framework
    Rebecca Flyckt, MD and Tommaso Falcone, MD, FRCSC, FACOG
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2019, 86 (7) 473-482; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18068

    Frequently asked questions and a practical framework for approaching the infertile couple.

  • Colorectal cancer screening: Choosing the right test
    Gautam Mankaney, MD, Richard Andrew Sutton, DO and Carol A. Burke, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2019, 86 (6) 385-392; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.17125

    The choice depends on patient preference, family history, and the likelihood of compliance.

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