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  • Evaluating suspected pulmonary hypertension: A structured approach
    Akshay Bhatnagar, MD, Jonathan Wiesen, MD, Raed Dweik, MD and Neal F. Chaisson, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2018, 85 (6) 468-480; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17065

    With a myriad of causes and nonspecifi c symptoms, pulmonary hypertension needs a methodic diagnostic approach.

  • Genitourinary syndrome of menopause: Common problem, effective treatments
    Nancy A. Phillips, MD and Gloria A. Bachmann, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2018, 85 (5) 390-398; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.15081

    Half of all postmenopausal women experience these symptoms. Most do not seek relief.

  • Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: What primary care physicians need to know
    Leslie B. Tolle, MD, Brian D. Southern, MD, Daniel A. Culver, DO and Jeffrey C. Horowitz, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2018, 85 (5) 377-386; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17018

    This devastating and fatal lung disease generally affects older adults, especially men, and can be mistaken for COPD.

  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A complex disease
    Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A complex disease
    Laura Young, MD, Nicholas G. Smedira, MD, Albree Tower-Rader, MD, Harry Lever, MD and Milind Y. Desai, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2018, 85 (5) 399-411; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17076

    Most people who carry its mutations are never affected, but, rarely, some patients die suddenly at a young age.

  • Gallstones: Watch and wait, or intervene?
    Gallstones: Watch and wait, or intervene?
    Mounir Ibrahim, MD, Shashank Sarvepalli, MD, Gareth Morris-Stiff, MD, PhD, Maged Rizk, MD, Amit Bhatt, MD, R. Matthew Walsh, MD, Umar Hayat, MD, Ari Garber, MD, EdD, John Vargo, MD and Carol A. Burke, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2018, 85 (4) 323-331; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17035

    Consider laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic cholelithiasis, expectant management for asymptomatic cases.

  • The female athlete triad: It takes a team
    Jaya Mehta, MD, Bithika Thompson, MD and Juliana M. Kling, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2018, 85 (4) 313-320; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.16137

    An energy deficit from increased exercise, decreased intake, or both can suppress the menstrual cycle and lead to bone loss.

  • Musculoskeletal ultrasonography basics
    Michael C. Forney, MD and Patricia B. Delzell, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2018, 85 (4) 283-300; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17014

    Ultrasonography is emerging as a core method to evaluate musculoskeletal problems.

  • Primary care management of chronic pelvic pain in women
    Rachel Bonnema, MD, MS, MEGAN Mcnamara, MD, MSc, Jennifer Harsh, PhD, LMFT and Elizabeth Hopkins, PT, DPT
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2018, 85 (3) 215-223; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.16038

    While referral may eventually be indicated, primary care doctors can take steps to diagnose and manage the condition.

  • Acute cardiorenal syndrome: Mechanisms and clinical implications
    Acute cardiorenal syndrome: Mechanisms and clinical implications
    Guramrinder S. Thind, MD, Mark Loehrke, MD, FACP and Jeffrey L. Wilt, MD, FACP, FCCP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2018, 85 (3) 231-239; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17019

    Volume overload is central to its pathogenesis, and accurate assessment of volume status is critical.

  • Which test for CAD should be used in patients with left bundle branch block?
    Bo Xu, MBBS (Hons), Paul Cremer, MD, Wael Jaber, MD, Stuart Moir, MBBS, PhD, Serge C. Harb, MD and L. Leonardo Rodriguez, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2018, 85 (3) 224-230; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17051

    CT angiography is the fi rst-line test in those under 65; for older patients there are SPECT and dobutamine echocardiography.

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