Search results for "Back pain"
Internists don't need to defer treating pain
Pain is one of the most common symptoms seen by primary care physicians, but it can be the most difficult to handle. Chronic pain often requires time-intensive, complex regimens that call for careful management and monitoring, which is not easy to achieve in a busy primary care practice.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/05/pain.htm
1 May 2011
Task force issues draft osteoporosis screening recommendations, calls for public comment
Task force issues draft osteoporosis screening recommendations, calls for public commentGlucosamine ineffective for low back pain
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/07/13/1.htm
13 Jul 2010
Treating opioid addiction in primary care
This issue covers treating opioid addiction in primary care, counseling lifestyle habits to prevent cognitive dementia, and low back pain.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/10/treating-opioid-addiction-in-primary-care.htm
1 Oct 2017
The next issue of ACP Internist is online
The January issue of ACP Internist is online and coming to your mailbox.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/01/15/8.htm
15 Jan 2013
ACP, Annals, Consumer Reports collaborate on high value care resources
ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine are collaborating with Consumer Reports to create a series of High Value Care resources to help patients understand the benefits, harms and costs of tests and treatments for common clinical issues.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/08/7.htm
8 May 2012
Warning on HCV treatments; more cancer drugs approved
This update also covers a warning that combination drugs can cause serious liver injury and approval of new drugs for metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer that has progressed after other treatments.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/01/fda.htm
1 Jan 2016
Mindful Medicine: Don't confuse correlation with causation
The case of a young woman mistakenly diagnosed with asthma llustrates the danger of confusing correlation and causation.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/07/mindful.htm
1 Jul 2008
Benefits of clearly defining value in patient care
Physicians have always been charged as agents to advocate for patients' best interests. Simultaneously, however, they are tasked with considering using resources wisely. These commitments can sometimes conflict and create tradeoffs in clinical decision making.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/11/policy.htm
1 Nov 2015
ACP workgroup compiles list of low-value tests
A workgroup of internists convened by ACP has developed a list of 37 clinical situations in which medical tests are commonly used but do not provide high value.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/01/24/2.htm
24 Jan 2012
Label change for pioglitazone-containing medications
This column reviews a label change for medicine that contain pioglitazone and a new indication for empagliflozin.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/02/fda.htm
1 Feb 2017