Search results for "Imaging"
Many hospitalists don't perform individual ‘core competencies' in a given year
Health professionals to march for health care reform
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/03/16/6.htm
16 Mar 2010
Guidelines aim to prevent unnecessary death from thoracic aortic disease
MKSAP Quiz: dyspnea, chest tightness in an adolescent athlete
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/03/23/2.htm
23 Mar 2010
Risks seen with anemia, asthma drugs; insulin syringes recalled
Warnings, recalls and updates from the Food and Drug Administration.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/04/fda.htm
1 Apr 2010
No evidence supports modifying lifestyle to slow Alzheimer's progression
Oseltamivir prophylaxis worked, but drug may pose reinfection risks
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/06/15/5.htm
15 Jun 2010
MKSAP Quiz: thyroid nodule
Diclofenac linked to increased cardiovascular risks
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/06/15/3.htm
15 Jun 2010
Attribution error confounds a diagnosis after colon cancer
A rapid deterioration in mental status confounds a gastroenterologist following a patient for colon cancer. Following a hospital admission, the internal medicine resident reviews the patient's history for the clue to the right diagnosis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/07/mindful.htm
1 Jul 2010
Cuba is just across the water, but medically, a different world
ACP Member Paul Drain explored Cuba's medical system and finds primary care broken down much differently than in the U.S., with more access resulting in less of a need for inpatient care. But the politics of re-establishing relations with the country are no less tenuous today than they've previously been.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/09/cuba.htm
1 Sep 2010
EHRs could solve resource overuse, free up physician time
Electronic health records can help physicians with the administrative burdens of practice, allowing them to focus on the clinical aspects of caring for patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/09/presidents.htm
1 Sep 2010
Health care reform, PCMHs forge a new path for primary care
A new focus by health care reform advocates on the patient-centered medical home will forge a path toward financing and delivering primary care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/10/washington.htm
1 Oct 2010
MKSAP Quiz: progressive, dull, epigastric pain
Statins may be cost-effective for lower-risk populations, model finds
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/05/3.htm
5 Oct 2010