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Patient's doubts about diagnosis prompt a second opinion

A 61-year-old retired military officer presented to a local hospital in the Midwest with flank pain and E. coli bacteremia.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/three.htm
1 Mar 2008

Follow-up MRIs can't distinguish between one-year outcomes after low-back procedures

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed as a one-year follow-up in patients who had been treated for sciatica and lumbar-disk herniation did not distinguish patients with persistent or recurrent symptoms of sciatica from asymptomatic patients, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/19/4.htm
19 Mar 2013

MKSAP Quiz: 12-hour history of bilateral lower-extremity paralysis

This week's quiz asks readers to evaluate a 38-year-old man admitted to the hospital for a 12-hour history of bilateral lower-extremity paralysis.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/24/3.htm
24 Jul 2012

Warnings on prostate drugs, HIV combination therapy

Recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/01/fda.htm
1 Jan 2011

Marijuana requests: Relief or ‘permission’?

Fourteen states have legalized medical marijuana. Internists who have issued the controversial prescriptions describe how they sort out legitimate uses from trivial requests.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/11/marijuana.htm
1 Nov 2010

Learning to parry patient requests

Negotiating the doctor-patient relationship requires understanding what a patient expects from treatment, instead of outright saying “no.” There are easier ways to sort out what a request really means, and how to quickly address the real underlying issue.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/03/treatment.htm
1 Mar 2011

Glucocorticoid injection provides only short-term relief from chronic low back pain

Patients who received a single intradiscal glucocorticoid injection reported positive effects on pain at one month compared with the control group, but the groups did not differ in low back pain intensity at 12 months and in most secondary outcomes at one and 12 months.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/21/1.htm
21 Mar 2017

What should physicians contribute to deficit reduction?

ACP has proposed that Congress create a national, physician-led initiative to promote high-value care, promote research into comparative effectiveness, and reduce the needless expense of defensive medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/11/washington.htm
1 Nov 2011

MKSAP Quiz: Diabetic ketoacidosis

Based upon a physical exam and lab results, what is the most likely diagnosis?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/09/mksap.htm
1 Sep 2011

MKSAP Quiz: 2-day history of severe muscle weakness

A 67-year-old woman is evaluated for a 2-day history of severe muscle weakness. The patient experienced significant weight gain and developed hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus 2 years ago. She also reports developing muscle weakness of the lower extremities 6 months ago. Following a physical exam and bloodwork, what tests should be performed to reveal the cause of her diabetes?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/12/3.htm
12 Feb 2013

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