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Internists play important role in diagnosing, treating MS
A round-up of this issue's articles on multiple sclerosis; conference coverage from Digestive Disease Week; our latest columns.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/09/editors.htm
1 Sep 2009
Discussing prognosis: The topic that patients and doctors dread
Physicians may try to overcome their discomfort in talking about death by delivering an overly optimistic prognosis. But the eventual, inevitable decline may actually make the patient feel much worse. An effective strategy incorporates the patient's expectations.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/06/discussion.htm
1 Jun 2011
Creating a practice that's open to GLBT patients
A gay physician offers advice on how to adapt a medical practice to make it more accessible to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered patients. The effort begins in the waiting room and continues through a sometimes complex set of needs for this population.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/01/GLBT.htm
1 Jan 2013
Speaking of cancer: Tips on how to convey risks to patients
How physicians express cancer risks to patients determines how they might use that knowledge to make decisions about genetics, family history and potential future screens and tests.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/01/risk.htm
1 Jan 2011
To prescribe exercise, start specific and small
Primary care physicians can offer more specific advice when they suggest exercise##mdash;frequency, intensity and type, for example##mdash;to increase their patients' likelihood of following through.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/01/exercise.htm
1 Jan 2014
Influenza featured at infectious disease meeting
A summary of approvals, recalls, warnings and alerts digested by ACP Internist from the Food and Drug Administration's alerts.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/01/idsa.htm
1 Jan 2010
Information plus documentation a must for informed consent
Documentation of informed consent is an important deterrent to malpractice and negligence claims. One physician describes how his informed consent process was the deciding factor in a missed case of prostate cancer, and outlines how any physician can accomplish it.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/01/consent.htm
1 Jan 2012
Many med students unprepared as PrEP prescribing increases
Limited knowledge, beliefs, and experiences regarding pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV have improved among current clinicians, but medical students haven't seen the same experience.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/01/many-med-students-unprepared-as-prep-prescribing-increases.htm
1 Jan 2018
Direct-to-consumer tests can cause headaches
This issue also covers ACP's guidance statements on HbA1c targets, culinary cooking as medicine, and NASA astronaut Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor, MD, FACP, and her journey into space.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/06/direct-to-consumer-tests-can-cause-headaches.htm
1 Jun 2018
Look for subtle differences when evaluating acute diarrhea
For the few cases of diarrhea severe enough to warrant medical attention, consider infections, toxicity, food allergies and medicine reactions, says a speaker from Internal Medicine 2009.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/09/diarrhea.htm
1 Sep 2009