Search results for "Lung cancer"
Catch up on new COPD guidelines
Updated guidelines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease revised the definition and staging of the condition, and an expert offers tips for optimal care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/06/catch-up-on-new-copd-guidelines.htm
1 Jun 2018
E-cigarettes are popular, but health effects are questionable
This issue includes stories centered on various aspects of pulmonology, as well as a glimpse at the upcoming Internal Medicine 2014 in Orlando, Fla.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/03/editors.htm
1 Mar 2014
A doctor seeks ways to encourage earlier palliative care talks
Palliative care doctors are working on introducing the concept of palliative care across disciplines, with a particular focus on primary care. The goal is to introduce it earlier in the process of patient care, and earlier in the educational process of the physicians themselves.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/10/palliative.htm
1 Oct 2014
How your patient's ‘bucket list’ can help guide care
One researcher believes that learning about patients' future goals can help internists guide care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/06/how-your-patients-bucket-lists-can-help-guide-care.htm
1 Jun 2018
Screening may not decrease ovarian cancer mortality rates, study finds
Screening for ovarian cancer with CA-125 tests and transvaginal ultrasound may not reduce mortality rates.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/07/2.htm
7 Jun 2011
MKSAP Quiz: Daily, nonproductive cough without hemoptysis
Anxiety predicts heart disease decades into the future
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/06/22/3.htm
22 Jun 2010
Majority of patients with newly diagnosed metastatic cancer think that chemotherapy may be curative, surveys suggest
A majority of patients with newly diagnosed metastatic lung and colorectal cancer undergoing chemotherapy believe the treatment might be curative, a study found, although more realistic expectations were associated with patients treated in an integrated network.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/11/02/2.htm
2 Nov 2012
MKSAP Quiz: 3- to 4-month history of diffuse, intractable itching
A 72-year-old man is evaluated for a 3- to 4-month history of diffuse, intractable itching involving most of the body. He uses emollients regularly. He cannot identify any precipitating causes. Following a physical exam, what is the most appropriate next step in management?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/01/14/3.htm
14 Jan 2014
Physicians often omit harms when discussing lung cancer screening, study finds
In one study, while physicians universally recommended lung cancer screening, discussion of harms was essentially absent, and none of the patient encounters met the minimum skill criteria for eight of 12 shared decision-making behaviors.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/21/1.htm
21 Aug 2018
CVD risk higher in patients with migraines, study finds
MKSAP Quiz: Renal symptoms following squamous-cell lung cancer resection
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/16/2.htm
16 Feb 2010