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New Patient FACTS resources now available to increase understanding of common health conditions
Topics include asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension, Lyme disease, migraine, osteoporosis, pneumonia, rheumatoid arthritis, stroke, and more.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/10/27/6.htm
27 Oct 2015
Internists can help with alcohol misuse
New legislation in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates that insurance plans cover alcohol treatment as an essential health care benefit, prompting internists to integrate care for alcohol use disorders into their practices.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/10/alcohol.htm
1 Oct 2015
Internists likely to see unprovoked first seizure
It's common for internists to see and receive referrals back for unprovoked first seizures, leading to considerations of treatment versus waiting.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/09/seizures.htm
1 Sep 2015
MKSAP Quiz: 5-year history of recurrent headache
A 28-year-old man is evaluated for a 5-year history of recurrent headache that occurs several times per month and lasts 12 to 24 hours. He describes the headache as a bilateral frontal pressure associated with nasal congestion and sensitivity to light, sound, and smell. The pain is generally moderate in intensity but worsens when he bends forward or exercises and has caused him to miss 3 days of work recently. Following a physical exam and neurological exam, what is the most appropriate management of this patient's disorder?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/06/02/3.htm
2 Jun 2015
Imaging, specialists overused and counseling underused for headaches
Contrary to guidelines, the use of advanced imaging and specialty referrals for headache diagnosis treatment has increased in recent years, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/01/13/4.htm
13 Jan 2015
MKSAP Quiz: 1 day of visual problems
A 55-year-old man is evaluated for a 1-day history of seeing flashing lights, “squiggly” lines, and floating objects in his left eye followed by loss of vision at the outer periphery of the eye shortly after having breakfast this morning. He now describes seeing what looks like a curtain coming down in that location. He has myopia requiring prescription glasses. Following a physical exam and an eye exam, what is the most likely diagnosis?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/01/mksap.htm
1 Jan 2015
MKSAP Quiz: evaluation for headache, eye pain, other visual problems
A 76-year-old woman is evaluated for a 1-day history of headache, left eye pain, nausea and vomiting, seeing halos around lights, and decreased visual acuity of the left eye. She has type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and atrial fibrillation. Medications are metformin, digoxin, metoprolol, hydrochlorothiazide, and warfarin. Following a physical exam and eye exam, what is the most likely diagnosis?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/12/09/3.htm
9 Dec 2014
AHA/ASA releases updated guidelines for primary prevention of stroke
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association last week released updated guidelines on the primary prevention of stroke that included new recommendations on the use of statins, blood pressure management, and risk stratification for atrial fibrillation.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/11/04/4.htm
4 Nov 2014
MKSAP Quiz: episodic migraine during pregnancy
A 30-year-old woman is evaluated for episodic migraine without aura that first presented in high school and has persisted into the third trimester of her current pregnancy. The headache attacks occur two to four times monthly and last 12 to 24 hours. She experiences moderately severe pain, significant nausea, no vomiting, and pronounced photophobia with most of the attacks. Her only medication is prenatal vitamins. Physical examination findings, including vital signs, are normal. What is the most appropriate treatment?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/10/07/3.htm
7 Oct 2014
Methadone challenging option for treatment of chronic pain
Involved in one-third of all deaths from prescription drug overdoses, methadone requires expert management to prescribe safely. Learn that latest guideline recommendations and when it's best used.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/09/methadone.htm
1 Sep 2014