Search results for "Addiction"
Mental health diagnoses in veterans associated with increased risk of opioid use
Military veterans who have received a mental health diagnosis, in particular post-traumatic stress disorder, are more likely to be prescribed opioids, have high-risk opioid use, and experience adverse outcomes, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/13/2.htm
13 Mar 2012
The March issue is now online
The March issue of ACP Hospitalist is now online, with stories about substance abuse in physicians, a novel transitions-of-care program, and cardiac monitoring.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/20/12.htm
20 Mar 2012
MKSAP Quiz: ED visit for agitated person
This week's quiz asks readers to evaluate a 32-year-old man who presents to the emergency department disoriented, combative and agitated.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/20/3.htm
20 Mar 2012
Decisional conflict: Balancing risks, benefits for each patient
A 73-year-old man struggles with the decision whether to consider anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation, a “decisional conflict” that affects many trying to balance risks and rewards of medical treatments. Doctors should help the patients choose, but then abide by that decision.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/04/gray-matters.htm
1 Apr 2012
CMS sponsors CME on fraud and abuse
CMS is now offering a Web-based training session for physicians called “Avoiding Medicare Fraud & Abuse: A Roadmap for Physicians.”
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/01/7.htm
1 May 2012
Screening for domestic violence works, but outcomes don't change
Screening instruments accurately identify women experiencing intimate partner violence, potentially boosting the chances of addressing it during a clinical exam. But improvement in health outcomes varies widely among populations, researchers found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/08/6.htm
8 May 2012
Making opiates safe, efficient in the office
Managing opiates leads to a host of issues with patients, for pre-empting pain while ensuring communication of clear limits and preventing abuse. These goals confound many internists, but clear-cut and easy guidelines presented at Internal Medicine 2012 can help internists achieve the best outcomes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/06/opiates.htm
1 Jun 2012
The next issue is online and coming to your mailbox
June's edition of ACP Internist wraps up coverage from Internal Medicine 2012.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/05/10.htm
5 Jun 2012
Insulin doesn't appear to increase cancer or cardiovascular risk
Using basal insulin to normalize glucose levels in patients with early diabetes and pre-diabetes doesn't affect cardiovascular event or cancer rates, a new study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/12/1.htm
12 Jun 2012
USPSTF issues draft recommendations on violence and abuse screening, vitamin D and calcium supplementation
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued two draft guidance statements, one on screening for intimate partner violence and abuse of elderly and vulnerable adults and another on vitamin D and calcium supplementation to prevent cancer and osteoporotic fractures in adults.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/19/1.htm
19 Jun 2012