Sleep Medicine

  • What you can do for your fibromyalgia patient
    Carmen E. Gota, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2018, 85 (5) 367-376; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85gr.18002

    Fibromyalgia is a defi ned syndrome of neuronal dysregulation and can be diagnosed and managed in a primary care setting.

  • 2017 Update in perioperative medicine: 6 questions answered
    Ryan Munyon, MD, Steven L. Cohn, MD, FACP, SFHM, Barbara Slawski, MD, MS, SFHM, Gerald W. Smetana, MD, MACP and Kurt Pfeifer, MD, FACP, SFHM
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2017, 84 (11) 863-872; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.17068

    Topics: cardiac risk assessment, surgery after percutaneous intervention, statins, sleep apnea, bridging anticoagulation, and frailty.

  • The USPSTF and screening for obstructive sleep apnea: Dispelling misconceptions
    Reena Mehra, MD, MS and Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer, DO, MS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2017, 84 (6) 429-431; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.17023

    Their finding of insufficient evidence might be misinterpreted and needs to be put into context.

  • Apps and fitness trackers that measure sleep: Are they useful?
    Meghna P. Mansukhani, MD and Bhanu Prakash Kolla, MD, MRCPsych
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2017, 84 (6) 451-456; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.15173

    In general, they have major shortcomings and limited utility.

  • Understanding the bell-ringing of concussion
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2017, 84 (8) 583; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84b.08017

    Back in the day, if we could count the coach’s fingers, we could go back into the game. Now we are more attuned to injury.

  • Concussion: Evaluation and management
    Concussion: Evaluation and management
    Alexandra Stillman, MD, Michael Alexander, MD, Rebekah Mannix, MD, Nancy Madigan, PhD, Alvaro Pascual-Leone, MD, PhD and William P. Meehan, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2017, 84 (8) 623-630; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16013

    Initial therapy involves several days of cognitive and physical rest, then a gradual return to activities.

  • Big heart, small ring
    Igor Kravets, MD, FACE
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2017, 84 (12) 925-933; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16101

    A 58-year-old man has stopped wearing his wedding ring, and his wife suspects him of having an extramarital affair.

  • Obstructive sleep apnea (January 2016)
    David L. Keller, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2016, 83 (10) 703; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83c.10001

    A reader comments on obstructive sleep apnea (January 2016).

  • In reply: Obstructive sleep apnea (January 2016)
    Mahesh B. Manne, MD, MPH and Gregory Rutecki, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2016, 83 (10) 703-704; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83c.10002
  • Should I suspect obstructive sleep apnea if a patient has hard-to-control hypertension?
    Harneet K. Walia, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2016, 83 (6) 419-421; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15112

    Yes. Obstructive sleep apnea is common and is associated with hypertension and resistant hypertension.

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