Search results for "Infectious Disease"
Two drugs may make skin structure infections easier to manage
Two new drugs may make acute bacterial skin and skin-structure infections easier to manage, including on an outpatient basis, according to 2 new studies.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/10/5.htm
10 Jun 2014
MKSAP Quiz: fatigue and fever of 3 days' duration
A 52-year-old man is admitted to the hospital with fatigue and fever of 3 days' duration. He is a health care worker and has a bicuspid aortic valve. He takes no medications. In the hospital, his blood cultures become positive for gram-positive cocci and grow methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. What is the most appropriate management?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/04/3.htm
4 Jun 2013
Tailoring diabetes screening by race, ethnicity may lead to earlier diagnosis
Researchers used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to determine the body mass index and age thresholds for diabetes screening in major racial/ethnic minority populations.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/05/10/1.htm
10 May 2022
Nominees named for College Officer and Regent positions
The Governance Committee of the American College of Physicians places in nomination candidates for College governance.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/11/nominees-named-for-college-officer-and-regent-positions.htm
1 Nov 2020
Internal medicine: Validating our identity and value
ACP is launching a new campaign to educate about the depth and diversity of internal medicine and highlight the value that all internal medicine physicians bring to health care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/09/internal-medicine-validating-our-identity-and-value.htm
1 Sep 2022
HIV and chronic HBV/HCV co-infection may increase non-Hodgkin's lymphoma risk
Co-infected patients with poor immune status or restoration are at high risk for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and death and deserve high priority for access to well-tolerated, interferon-free, direct-acting antiviral treatment programs, study authors noted.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/10/18/2.htm
18 Oct 2016
MKSAP Quiz: Follow-up after HIV testing
A 25-year-old man is evaluated in follow-up after HIV testing. He states he has sex with other men and usually uses condoms. He had a negative HIV test result 1 year ago. He feels well today but reports having a flulike illness last week with mild fever, headache, myalgias, and fatigue; these symptoms have resolved. Following a physical exam and immunoassays, what is the most appropriate next step in management?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/17/3.htm
17 Oct 2017
Recurrent C. difficile infections more than doubled between 2001 and 2012
Risk factors for recurrence include age; sex; and use of antibiotics, proton pump inhibitors, or corticosteroids. These factors could adjust treatment algorithms for high-risk patients, including earlier use of fecal transplant.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/07/11/5.htm
11 Jul 2017
Breaking barriers to buprenorphine
Despite heightened awareness of the opioid crisis, treatment still eludes many patients who are struggling with addiction.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/09/breaking-barriers-to-buprenorphine.htm
1 Sep 2018
Most specialty e-consults appropriate, reduced in-person visits in one health system
A study found that about 70% of electronic consultations to five high-volume specialties were appropriate, ranging from 61% for rheumatology to 78% for psychiatry.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/14/5.htm
14 Apr 2020