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In what one commentator called an “appalling” finding, 90% of patients in a recent study admitted to a hospital with a prescription opioid overdose eventually received another opioid prescription##mdash;often from the same clinician. Efforts to improve safe prescribing hope to fix the problem.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/10/overdose.htm
1 Oct 2016
Task Force recommends screening all adults for alcohol misuse
Clinicians should screen all adults 18 and over, including pregnant women, for alcohol misuse and should provide brief behavioral counseling interventions to patients engaged in risky or hazardous drinking, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently announced.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/05/14/2.htm
14 May 2013
Warning on medication confusion, recalls due to sterility
This update covers possible confusion between an antidepressant and an anti-clotting drug, as well as 2 sterility warnings.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/10/fda.htm
1 Oct 2015
MKSAP Quiz: routine examination for risk of rheumatoid arthritis
A 29-year-old woman is evaluated during a routine examination. She seeks advice in reducing her personal risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, because her mother was recently diagnosed with the disorder. What lifestyle modifications are most likely to reduce the patient's risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/06/16/3.htm
16 Jun 2015
Wrestling with wearables that screen for afib
Experts remain uncertain how to judge wearables and smartphone apps' cost-effectiveness, data quality, and clinical implications among pre-symptomatic patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/02/wrestling-with-wearables-that-screen-for-afib.htm
1 Feb 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
Take time to discuss women's sexual health
A women's sexual health equates to her overall health, and internists should ask about it and refer for it when needed.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/10/take-time-to-discuss-womens-sexual-health.htm
1 Oct 2019
MKSAP Quiz: 6-month history of abdominal pain
This week's quiz asks readers to evaluate a 35-year-old woman with a 6-month history of right upper quadrant abdominal pain.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/02/14/3.htm
14 Feb 2012
MKSAP Quiz: Evaluation for increasing fatigue
An 81-year-old man is evaluated for increasing fatigue. He has no other symptoms to report. Medical history is significant for diabetes mellitus and hypertension. He does not drink alcohol or smoke. Following a physical exam and lab studies, what is the most appropriate diagnostic test to perform next to evaluate this patient's anemia?
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/09/mksap-quiz-evaluation-for-increasing-fatigue.htm
1 Sep 2019
ACP disagrees with Florida court decision preventing physicians from asking about guns
ACP strongly disagrees with the July 25 Florida court decision upholding a state law that bars doctors from asking patients about gun ownership, according to a press release.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/08/05/7.htm
5 Aug 2014