Search results for "Antibiotics"
More things you shouldn't do based on the lack of evidence
Unwarranted testing and use of resources make up the biggest chunk of unnecessary health care costs, estimated at between $250 and $325 billion per year, and include such items as folic acid tests for patients with altered mental status, creatine kinase muscle-brain testing, and 24-hour patient observation after switching from IV to oral antibiotics.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/05/evidence.htm
1 May 2014
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
IDSA diabetic foot infection guideline covers diagnosis and treatment
A new clinical practice guideline from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) provides detailed instruction on diagnosis and treatment of diabetic foot infections.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/05/2.htm
5 Jun 2012
MKSAP Quiz: Screening urine culture grows E. coli
This week's quiz asks readers to evaluate a 65-year-old woman whose insurance policy screening reveals Escherichia coli.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/01/3.htm
1 May 2012
Antibiotic resistance lasts up to a year
Metronidazole injection recalledRotarix OK for use again
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/05/25/5.htm
25 May 2010
Be on alert for CRC in younger patients
Medical groups are coming to consensus about expanded screening guidelines for colorectal cancer that lower the age to begin screening.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/09/be-on-alert-for-crc-in-younger-patients.htm
1 Sep 2021
Non-first-line antibiotics prescribed half the time for otitis media, sinusitis, pharyngitis
There is evidence of substantial overuse of non-first-line antibiotics for 3 of the most common conditions in ambulatory care that collectively account for more than 40 million antibiotic prescriptions annually.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/01/2.htm
1 Nov 2016
PCP follow-up after surgery associated with lower readmission rates
Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for an emergency general surgery condition had a 67% lower adjusted risk for readmission if they had a follow-up appointment with a primary care physician (PCP) within 30 days of discharge.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/10/03/4.htm
3 Oct 2023
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
Reduced antibiotic prescribing for self-limiting respiratory tract infections not linked to large increase in serious bacterial infections, study finds
The authors estimated that a general practice with 7,000 patients could expect to see 1.1 additional case of pneumonia annually and 0.9 additional case of peritonsillar abscess per decade if it reduced the proportion of respiratory tract infections resulting in antibiotics prescribed by 10%.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/07/12/2.htm
12 Jul 2016