Search results for "Chronic kidney disease"
MKSAP Quiz: follow-up visit for urinary frequency
A 48-year-old man is evaluated during a follow-up visit for urinary frequency. He reports no hesitancy, urgency, dysuria, or change in urine color. He has not experienced fevers, chills, sweats, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or other gastrointestinal symptoms. He feels thirsty very often; drinking water and using lemon drops seem to help. He has a 33-pack-year history of smoking. He has hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and bipolar disorder. Medications are amlodipine, lisinopril, and lithium. He has tried other agents in place of lithium for his bipolar disorder, but none has controlled his symptoms as well as lithium. What is the most appropriate treatment intervention for this patient?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/09/30/3.htm
30 Sep 2014
Warfarin associated with lower stroke, systemic thromboembolism risk in patients with both afib and CKD
The addition of chronic kidney disease (CKD) to atrial fibrillation is associated with an increased risk of stroke or systemic thromboembolism and bleeding. Warfarin treatment was associated with decreasing this risk, a new study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/21/6.htm
21 Aug 2012
Improving HCV treatment and screening in primary care
Amid global calls to eliminate viral hepatitis, efforts are underway to screen asymptomatic adults for hepatitis C and overcome barriers to treatment.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/01/improving-hcv-treatment-and-screening-in-primary-care.htm
1 Jan 2022
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
Lower blood pressure targets of unproven value in chronic kidney disease
MKSAP Quiz: bleeding gums and petechiae
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/03/15/2.htm
15 Mar 2011
Pandemic pinpoints racial, ethnic disparities
Disparities in outcomes created by COVID-19 have exposed long-standing gaps in health care, and in a larger sense, the fabric of the social safety net.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/09/pandemic-pinpoints-racial-ethnic-disparities.htm
1 Sep 2020
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/03/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Mar 2021
Over-the-counter test for flu, COVID-19 authorized
This column reviews recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/04/over-the-counter-test-for-flu-covid-19-authorized.htm
1 Apr 2023
Screening mammography may be less accurate in women with previous breast cancer
MKSAP Quiz: office evaluation of progressive chronic kidney disease
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/03/01/2.htm
1 Mar 2011
Assess for noncardiac complications in congenital heart disease survivors, AHA says
Physicians who care for adult patients with congenital heart disease should be mindful of the effects that the condition has on other organs, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/17/1.htm
17 Oct 2017