Search results for "Procedures"
What Dobbs might mean for medicine
The Supreme Court's recent decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization has far-reaching implications for both patients and physicians.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/09/what-dobbs-might-mean-for-medicine.htm
1 Sep 2022
Hear, hear for preventing cognitive decline
Because of the association between hearing loss and reduced cognition or dementia, physicians should intervene to treat this common condition of aging.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/04/hear-hear-for-preventing-cognitive-decline.htm
1 Apr 2023
Latest COVID-19 research looks at obesity, AKI, nursing home prescribing, symptom checkers
Acute kidney injury (AKI) may have more severe consequences after COVID-19, nursing home residents received risky drugs during the pandemic, and an online symptom checker didn't triage safely, but preprocedural COVID-19 testing showed that vaccinations reduced asymptomatic infections.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/16/1.htm
16 Mar 2021
RSV vaccine approved; several actions on opioids
This column reviews recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/06/rsv-vaccine-approved-several-actions-on-opioids.htm
1 Jun 2023
MKSAP Quiz: 1 week of urinary incontinence
An 82-year-old woman is evaluated for a 1-week history of urinary incontinence with lower abdominal discomfort. She reports no dysuria, fever, or back pain. Medical history is significant for hypertension and allergic reaction to sulfa drugs, which cause a generalized rash. Her only medication is amlodipine. Following a physical exam and urine dipstick result, what is the most appropriate management?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/24/3.htm
24 Jul 2018
Safety nets catch at-risk patients
Brigham and Women's Hospital has seen positive results from creating ambulatory safety nets for patients at risk for cancer.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/01/safety-nets-catch-at-risk-patients.htm
1 Jan 2020
Lessons learned from telemedicine
Although many internists may have felt inexperienced with telemedicine before the pandemic, they could well have been doing it all along.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/10/lessons-learned-from-telemedicine.htm
1 Oct 2020
Automated office blood pressure readings may avoid ‘white coat effect’
Physicians may be reluctant to adopt automated readings because of uncertainty about their advantages, study authors noted.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/02/12/1.htm
12 Feb 2019
Frailty assessments may help predict outcomes after cardiac surgery in older adults
Frailty status as assessed by mobility, disability, and nutritional status may predict death at 6 months or more after major cardiac surgery and functional decline after minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/23/4.htm
23 Aug 2016
MKSAP Quiz: 5-month history of exertional chest discomfort
A 60-year-old man with hypertension and hyperlipidemia is evaluated for a 5-month history of exertional chest discomfort that improves with rest but has progressively worsened and reduced his activity. Medications are low-dose aspirin, losartan, hydrochlorothiazide, and atorvastatin. Based on physical and cardiac exam and results of a stress echocardiogram and coronary angiogram, what is the most appropriate next step in the patient's management?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/12/10/3.htm
10 Dec 2019