Preventive Care

  • Geriatrics update 2018: Challenges in mental health, mobility, and postdischarge care
    Luke D. Kim, MD, FACP, CMD and Ardeshir Z. Hashmi, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2018, 85 (12) 953-958; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18059

    A review of study results from the last 2 years.

  • Influenza update 2018–2019: 100 years after the great pandemic
    Influenza update 2018–2019: 100 years after the great pandemic
    Sherif Beniameen Mossad, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FAST
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2018, 85 (11) 861-869; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18095

    A centennial year update on immunization, epidemiology, transmission, and treatment of influenza.

  • Men’s health 2018: BPH, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, supplements
    Alexander Chaitoff, MPH, T. Colin Killeen, DO and Craig Nielsen, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2018, 85 (11) 871-880; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18011

    Latest research in 4 areas of men’s health commonly addressed in primary care.

  • PSA screening: Back to the future
    Eric Klein, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2018, 85 (11) 881-883; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18102

    Screening for prostate cancer reduces mortality rates and metastatic disease, and the paradigm continues to evolve.

  • 2017 ACC/AHA hypertension guidelines: Toward tighter control
    Rebecca Blonsky, MD, Marc Pohl, MD, Joseph V. Nally, MD and George Thomas, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2018, 85 (10) 771-778; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18028

    Under the new defi nition (≥ 130/80 mm Hg), 46% of US adults have hypertension.

  • Calcium and vitamin D: To supplement or not?
    Ian R. Reid, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2018, 85 (9) 693-698; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18026

    Current evidence suggests little reason to prescribe calcium, and vitamin D should be for patients with low levels.

  • Coronary artery calcium scoring: Its practicality and clinical utility in primary care
    Coronary artery calcium scoring: Its practicality and clinical utility in primary care
    Parth Parikh, MD, Nishant Shah, MD, Haitham Ahmed, MD, MPH, Paul Schoenhagen, MD and Maan Fares, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2018, 85 (9) 707-716; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17097

    It outperforms other risk-stratifi cation tools. Drawbacks include the possibility of unnecessary testing and incidental fi ndings.

  • Coronary artery calcium scoring: A valuable tool in primary care
    Michael B. Rothberg, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2018, 85 (9) 717-719; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18077

    Coronary calcium scoring is safe and accurate, but who should be tested?

  • Angular cheilitis induced by iron deficiency anemia
    Mahmoud Husni Ayesh, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2018, 85 (8) 581-582; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17109

    Causes include nutritional deficiencies, local and systemic factors, and drug treatment.

  • How well do we understand calcium and vitamin D?
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2018, 85 (7) 505-506; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85b.07018

    I do not believe we truly understand the ideal amount of dietary and supplemental calcium or vitamin D for a given patient.

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