Search results for "Infectious Disease"
Testing offers hope, no panacea for COVID-19 control
A Q&A offers expert advice on the latest information about testing for COVID-19 from Elisa I. Choi, MD, FACP, Governor for ACP's Massachusetts Chapter and a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/06/testing-offers-hope-no-panacea-for-covid-19-control.htm
1 Jun 2020
Tick-borne rickettsial disease recommendations updated by the CDC
Rickettsial diseases in the United States have increased during the past decade, according to a report, which notes that they continue to cause severe illness and death in otherwise healthy adults and children, despite the availability of effective antibacterial therapy.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/05/24/4.htm
24 May 2016
Can we stop the superbugs?
This issue covers antibiotic resistance among bacteria, ways to teach ambulatory care during a hospital residency, and a pair of stories about geriatrics.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/05/editors.htm
1 May 2017
MKSAP Quiz: Diarrhea for 2 days
A 25-year-old woman emails her internist from Mexico with a report of diarrhea for 2 days. She is traveling and reports three to four loose bowel movements per day. She has been dining in the hotel restaurants but has also consumed foods and bottled soft drinks served with ice from local food vendors. She was given levofloxacin and loperamide to take with her on her trip. In addition to encouraging oral hydration, what is the most appropriate treatment recommendation for this patient?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/30/3.htm
30 Aug 2016
MKSAP Quiz: evaluation for exposure to tuberculosis
A 28-year-old man is evaluated after being informed his roommate at a homeless shelter was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis. He reports no fever, cough, night sweats, or weight loss. Medical history is significant for injection drug use, most recently 2 weeks ago, although he reports no known infectious complications in the past. Following physical exams and other tests, what is the most appropriate next step in the management of this patient?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/07/3.htm
7 Jun 2016
E-consults can empower, burden physicians
E-consults, which have become more common, increase access to subspecialty expertise but can increase stress on primary care clinicians due to the administrative time and clinical effort that they require.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/10/e-consults-can-empower-burden-physicians.htm
1 Oct 2018
MKSAP Quiz: 2-day history of increasing pain
A 30-year-old woman is evaluated for a 2-day history of increasing pain in the right antecubital fossa and biceps. She reports daily injection drug use. Medical history is otherwise unremarkable, and she takes no prescription medications. The right biceps area is extremely tender and warm, with multiple track marks, woody induration, edema, and overlying ecchymotic bullous lesions. In addition to emergent surgical evaluation, which of the following is the most appropriate empiric treatment?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/01/4.htm
1 Mar 2016
40 years in health policy, then 40 days in the hospital
My time as a patient made me more aware, in a way that researching and writing about health policy can never do, that although my care experience was mostly positive, this is not the case for millions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/03/40-years-in-health-policy-then-40-days-in-the-hospital.htm
1 Mar 2022
Treating HIV, teaching trainees motivate this internist
Valerie E. Stone, MD, FACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/10/profile.htm
1 Oct 2011
Obituaries
A list of former ACP leaders who have passed.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/01/obits.htm
1 Jan 2012