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MKSAP Quiz: Evaluation during annual follow-up visit

A 33-year-old woman is evaluated during her annual follow-up visit. She has a 2-year history of left-sided ulcerative colitis. All immunizations are up to date, and depression and anxiety screening results are negative. What is the most appropriate health maintenance screening test to perform?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/03/07/3.htm
7 Mar 2023

Correcting medicine's use of race in clinical algorithms

Recent efforts have pushed institutions to reconsider the use of race not just in estimating kidney function, but in a variety of algorithms and scores.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/05/correcting-medicines-use-of-race-in-clinical-algorithms.htm
1 May 2021

Traumatic fractures associated with subsequent fracture risk in postmenopausal women

Data from the Women's Health Initiative suggest that either a high-trauma or low-trauma fracture warrants evaluation for osteoporosis and counseling about fracture risk.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/06/15/4.htm
15 Jun 2021

Subclinical hypothyroidism prompts personalized decisions

For diagnosing and managing subclinical hypothyroidism, clinical context such as age and symptoms matter, even in the face of an incomplete understanding of the condition.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/02/subclinical-hypothyroidism-prompts-personalized-decisions.htm
1 Feb 2021

Cardiovascular effects of vitamin D supplementation still uncertain, trial finds

Older adults who were randomized to vitamin D supplementation had a slightly lower rate of cardiovascular events, particularly myocardial infarction, but the overall difference from placebo was not significant, an Australian trial found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/07/04/4.htm
4 Jul 2023

CT scans ordered for other reasons may also detect osteoporosis

Computed tomography scans ordered for other reasons may be an acceptable method of detecting osteoporosis without exposing a patient to additional radiation, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/23/1.htm
23 Apr 2013

Catch Parkinson's early for better support

Comanaging patients with Parkinson's disease involves a back-and-forth relationship between the primary care physician and the neurologist over the course of a slow but progressive disease.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/04/catch-parkinsons-early-for-better-support.htm
1 Apr 2020

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

Relax, kick off your shoes, and examine common foot disorders

To diagnose foot pain, start with its location, hindfoot, midfoot, or forefoot, according to one physician who treats military members and other high-performance athletes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/06/feet.htm
1 Jun 2017

Missed, delayed diagnoses of primary hyperparathyroidism linked to worse symptoms

More than half of patients with hypercalcemia didn't have their parathyroid hormone levels checked, and more than a third of those who did undergo measurement and were found to have elevated levels still did not receive a diagnosis, a retrospective cohort study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/01/03/4.htm
3 Jan 2023

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