Search results for "COPD"
Dental procedures may pose transient, minimal cardiovascular risk
Follow up lowers readmissions, return ED visits for COPD patients
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/19/5.htm
19 Oct 2010
Nonrespiratory causes of death becoming more common in oxygen-dependent COPD
MKSAP Quiz: a 1-week history of paresthesias
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/01/25/2.htm
25 Jan 2011
USPSTF updates osteoporosis screening guidelines for men, women
USPSTF updates osteoporosis screening guidelines for men, womenNonrespiratory causes of death becoming more common in oxygen-dependent COPD
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/01/25/1.htm
25 Jan 2011
New drugs approved for hypertension, lupus and COPD
Recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/05/fda.htm
1 May 2011
Anticholinergics associated with higher mortality than long-acting inhaled beta-agonists in COPD
Long-acting inhaled beta-agonists were associated with lower mortality than anticholinergics in a new study of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/03/4.htm
3 May 2011
Integrate palliative care from early illness onward
The medical community has made progress in palliative care, moving it from the end of the line to a part of a terminal illness' earliest aspect of care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/06/palliative.htm
1 Jun 2011
New clinical guideline issued on diagnosis, management of stable COPD
Several collaborating medical societies, including the American College of Physicians, released new guidelines this week on the diagnosis and management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/02/1.htm
2 Aug 2011
Fred Ralston Jr., MACP, blogs at KevinMD.com
Fred Ralston Jr., MACP, ACP's immediate past president and a practicing internist in Fayetteville, Tenn., blogs about a new joint clinical practice guideline for stable COPD at KevinMD.com.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/09/7.htm
9 Aug 2011
Macrolide antibiotic decreases COPD exacerbations in select patients, study finds
Daily azithromycin for one year decreased chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations and improved quality of life among select patients, researchers reported.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/30/2.htm
30 Aug 2011
MKSAP Quiz: fatigue and decreased exercise capacity
This week's quiz asks readers to evaluate fatigue and decreased exercise capacity in a 72-year-old woman.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/09/20/3.htm
20 Sep 2011