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Coverage from Internal Medicine Meeting 2018 highlights future of medicine
This issue also covers ACP's Leadership Day event, an annual gathering of members in Washington, D.C., to meet with members of Congress and their staffers.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/07/coverage-from-internal-medicine-meeting-2018-highlights-future-of-medicine.htm
1 Jul 2018
MKSAP Quiz: 6-week history of shortness of breath
A 22-year-old man is evaluated for a 6-week history of shortness of breath and cough. He is otherwise healthy and takes no medications. Following a physical exam and chest CT, what is the most appropriate management?
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/04/mksap-quiz-6-week-history-of-shortness-of-breath.htm
1 Apr 2022
MKSAP Quiz: 2-week history of nonproductive cough and fever
A 35-year-old man is evaluated for a 2-week history of nonproductive cough and fever. He has a 20-year history of asthma. Three weeks ago, he visited friends in Indiana. He has no dyspnea, hemoptysis, or worsening of his baseline asthma symptoms. His only medication is an albuterol inhaler as needed. Following a physical exam, lab results and a chest radiograph, what is the most appropriate management?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/03/04/3.htm
4 Mar 2014
MKSAP Quiz: 6-month history of increasing daily cough
A 45-year-old man is evaluated for a 6-month history of increasing daily cough, sputum production, and dyspnea on exertion. He has been employed as a coal miner for 10 years. He has never smoked and does not have a history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, or hyperlipidemia. Pulmonary examination reveals mildly decreased breath sounds bilaterally with no wheezes, crackles, or rhonchi. Cardiac examination and chest radiograph are normal. What is the most appropriate next step in management?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/09/17/3.htm
17 Sep 2013
Healing the homeless during COVID-19
Communities are protecting homeless residents from crowded shelter conditions during the pandemic by using Federal Emergency Management Agency funding to provide shelter in hotel and motel rooms.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/09/healing-the-homeless-during-covid-19.htm
1 Sep 2020
MKSAP Quiz: 3-month history of night sweats, weight loss, increasing cough
A 70-year-old man is evaluated for a 3-month history of night sweats, weight loss, and increasing cough. He is a retired miner, and his medical history is significant for a diagnosis of pulmonary silicosis made 15 years ago based on exposure history and characteristic chest radiographic findings. He is a lifelong nonsmoker. Following a physical exam and a chest radiograph that shows multiple small nodules that appear throughout all lung zones, what is the most appropriate next step in management?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/12/10/3.htm
10 Dec 2013
Pandemic enters new phase with end of PHE
COVID-19 isn't gone, but the end of the U.S. public health emergency does mark some significant changes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/06/pandemic-enters-new-phase-with-end-of-phe.htm
1 Jun 2023
MKSAP Quiz: Follow-up visit for asthma
A 54-year-old man with a 5-year history of persistent asthma is evaluated during a follow-up visit. He has had one exacerbation within the last year, which was treated with glucocorticoids. What is the most appropriate management?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/11/01/3.htm
1 Nov 2022
New warnings for opioids; approval for arthritis drug
This column reviews a warning on opioid pain drugs and cough medicines combined with benzodiazepines and approval of a new drug to treat multiple inflammatory diseases.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/11/fda.htm
1 Nov 2016
MKSAP Quiz: 2-day history of shortness of breath
A 35-year-old man is evaluated in the emergency department for a 2-day history of shortness of breath with no cough or hemoptysis. Medical history is unremarkable, and he takes no medications. What is the most appropriate management?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/07/05/4.htm
5 Jul 2022