Search results for "Neurology"
IMGs face uncertainty amid politics, rhetoric
Proposed changes to U.S. immigration policy have had a ripple effect on the medical field.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/01/imgs-face-uncertainty-amid-politics-rhetoric.htm
1 Jan 2019
Migraine model predicts future episodes based on daily stress moderately well
While short-term prediction of headaches in persons with migraine using daily stress inventories has potential, further refinement is needed.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/07/18/4.htm
18 Jul 2017
MKSAP Quiz: 6-month history of exertional dyspnea
A 49-year-old woman is evaluated for a 6- month history of exertional dyspnea and nonproductive cough that had an insidious onset. She has not noticed any particular triggers for her cough. She has no history of asthma, airway disease, reflux, or aspiration. She has never smoked. She has had no chemical or industrial exposures, has not been in contact with birds, has not been in a hot tub recently, and has not had recent travel. She has no family history of atopy or asthma, and she takes no medications. Lung volumes and spirometry are normal; DLCO is mildly reduced at 75% of predicted. Based on physical exam and chest radiographs, what is the most likely diagnosis?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/07/mksap.htm
1 Jul 2014
MKSAP Quiz: Follow-up evaluation of Parkinson disease
This week's quiz asks readers to evaluate a 68-year-old man seen for follow-up of Parkinson disease diagnosed 10 years ago. Although his symptoms initially were well controlled with medications, he has experienced increasing fluctuations in motor symptoms, specifically tremor at rest and slowness, within the past three years.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/01/3.htm
1 Aug 2017
Managing Alzheimer's disease when options are limited
Primary care physicians can expect to diagnose an increasing number of patients with Alzheimer's disease as the U.S. population ages. While clinicians have been more successful in diagnosing the disease early, effective treatments or prevention options are more scarce.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/03/alzheimers.htm
1 Mar 2016
MKSAP Quiz: 1-year history of increasing urinary frequency
A 50-year-old man is evaluated for a 1-year history of increasing urinary frequency and urgency and occasional urge incontinence. He has no symptoms of urinary hesitancy or incomplete emptying. The patient has primary progressive multiple sclerosis. Medications are dalfampridine and vitamin D. Following a physical exam, gait testing, and urinalysis, what is the most appropriate treatment?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/15/3.htm
15 Mar 2016
Essential tremor treatment guidelines updated
Propranolol and primidone remain the most successful and most frequently used drugs to treat essential tremor, while levetiracetam, 3,4-diaminopyridine, and flunarizine should not be used, according to updated guidelines by the American Academy of Neurology.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/25/2.htm
25 Oct 2011
The role of a lifetime in medical education
Standardized patients are used during medical school to ensure physicians develop competencies in communication and physical examination skills.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/04/the-role-of-a-lifetime-in-medical-education.htm
1 Apr 2018
MKSAP Quiz: 1-week history of recurrent episodes of facial pain
A 36-year-old woman with relapsing-remitting MS is evaluated for a 1-week history of recurrent episodes of facial pain that are 1 to 3 seconds in duration and occur spontaneously dozens of times throughout the day. The pain is sharp, severe, and located in the right infraorbital area. During this same period, she has developed worsening bilateral lower extremity weakness and urinary incontinence. After a physical exam and lab studies, what is the most likely cause of the facial pain?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/04/25/3.htm
25 Apr 2017
Internal Medicine Meeting 2016 goes to Washington
This issue covers topics such as the proper way to do a neurological workup, recently approved forms of insulin, and how to address nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/07/editors.htm
1 Jul 2016