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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

MKSAP Quiz: management of COPD

A 72-year-old woman is evaluated during a routine examination. She has very severe COPD with multiple exacerbations. She has dyspnea at all times with decreased exercise capacity. She does not have cough or any change in baseline sputum production. She is adherent to her medication regimen, and she completed pulmonary rehabilitation 1 year ago. She quit smoking 1 year ago. Her medications are a budesonide/formoterol inhaler, tiotropium, and an albuterol inhaler as needed. Following a physical and pulmonary exam, what is the most appropriate next step in management?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/10/21/3.htm
21 Oct 2014

Diagnosis at 10 paces for bitemporal wasting

In a new series, Pearls from I.M. Peers, Paul Dallas, MD, MACP, explains how making a simple observation in a patient could indicate a serious diagnosis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/01/diagnosis-at-10-paces-for-bitemporal-wasting.htm
1 Jan 2022

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

Palliative care's place outside cancer

Integrated palliative care is important in offering comfort measures to patients with conditions that are expected to shorten their life spans.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/06/palliative-cares-place-outside-cancer.htm
1 Jun 2019

MKSAP Quiz: severe COPD with multiple exacerbations

A 72-year-old woman is evaluated during a routine examination. She has very severe COPD with multiple exacerbations. She has dyspnea at all times with decreased exercise capacity. She does not have cough or any change in baseline sputum production. Following a physical exam, what is the most appropriate next step in management?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/06/09/3.htm
9 Jun 2015

Detecting depression just as important in the elderly

Raising the issue of mental health is key in the elderly, by asking patients how often they talk to other people, if they're getting help with daily activities, or if they are feeling isolated.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/02/detecting-depression-just-as-important-in-the-elderly.htm
1 Feb 2022

MKSAP Quiz: dyspnea in a patient with end-stage COPD

A 72-year-old man is evaluated for dyspnea at rest. He has end-stage COPD and is on a home hospice program. He has weight loss, reduced functional capacity, and muscle atrophy. His medications are ipratropium, salmeterol, fluticasone, albuterol as needed, and prednisone. He is uncomfortable, with chronic air hunger that has gradually increased over the past 2 weeks. Otherwise, his symptoms have been stable without change in cough, sputum production, or fever.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/02/03/3.htm
3 Feb 2015

Beta-blockers may have benefit in COPD patients

SSRIs linked to cataract development
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/06/08/4.htm
8 Jun 2010

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

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