Search results for "Hematology"
MKSAP Quiz: follow up of aplastic anemia
A 24-year-old man undergoes follow-up evaluation for treatment of aplastic anemia. Two of his siblings are HLA-identical matches. Review of the bone marrow biopsy done 2 weeks ago confirms the diagnosis of aplastic anemia, demonstrating an aplastic bone marrow with normal cytogenetics. What is the most appropriate treatment?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/23/3.htm
23 Oct 2012
MKSAP quiz: Follow-up for multiple myeloma
A 62-year-old man diagnosed with multiple myeloma 3 weeks ago is found to have multiple lytic lesions in the spine and pelvis on follow-up examination. His vertebral height was maintained. He is receiving bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone for myeloma. After physical examination and laboratory studies, what is the most appropriate management?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/04/30/3.htm
30 Apr 2019
MKSAP Quiz: 1-year history of increasing fatigue
A 77-year-old man has a 1-year history of increasing fatigue. He has not seen a physician for at least 3 years. Medical and family histories are unremarkable, and he takes no medications. The patient appears pale. Based on lab values, a bone marrow aspiration and peripheral blood smear and bone marrow biopsy, what is the most likely diagnosis?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/10/mksap.htm
1 Oct 2012
MKSAP Quiz: 1-month history of headaches and blurred vision
A 65-year-old man is evaluated for a 1-month history of headaches and blurred vision, early satiety, and itching that occurs after showering. He has a 90-pack-year smoking history. Following physical, cardiopulmonary and neurologic examinations, what is the most appropriate next step in diagnosis?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/12/04/3.htm
4 Dec 2012
Most specialty e-consults appropriate, reduced in-person visits in one health system
A study found that about 70% of electronic consultations to five high-volume specialties were appropriate, ranging from 61% for rheumatology to 78% for psychiatry.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/14/5.htm
14 Apr 2020
Nominees named for College Officer and Regent positions
The Governance Committee of the American College of Physicians places in nomination candidates for College governance.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/11/nominees-named-for-college-officer-and-regent-positions.htm
1 Nov 2021
MKSAP Quiz: Counseling regarding contraceptives
A 19-year-old woman is seen for counseling regarding contraceptives. Medical history is unremarkable; she is nulliparous and has never taken prescription contraceptives. Her father had a pulmonary embolism at age 47 years, which was associated with arthroscopic knee surgery, and her 23-year-old sister experienced a deep venous thrombosis 3 weeks after delivering her first child. The patient does not smoke and takes no medications. Which contraceptive method would be most appropriate for this patient?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/01/23/3.htm
23 Jan 2018
Analyzing COVID-19's impact on trainees
In response to a survey on how the pandemic affected clinical education and well-being, trainees reported a disruption in clinical schedule, decreases in didactic conferences and protected time for education, and increases in burnout.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/05/analyzing-covid-19s-impact-on-trainees.htm
1 May 2023
Assess for noncardiac complications in congenital heart disease survivors, AHA says
Physicians who care for adult patients with congenital heart disease should be mindful of the effects that the condition has on other organs, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/17/1.htm
17 Oct 2017
MKSAP Quiz: Fatigue, anorexia, and myalgia
A 68-year-old woman is hospitalized with fatigue, anorexia, and myalgia worsening over the last week. She underwent laparotomy 4 weeks ago for trauma sustained in a motor vehicle accident, which necessitated a splenectomy. She received 3 units of blood. Which of the following transfusion-transmitted diseases is the most likely diagnosis?
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/05/mksap-quiz-fatigue-anorexia-myalgia.htm
1 May 2020