Search results for "Pharmacotherapy"
Work up the whole patient when treating IBS
With so many confounding factors to consider with irritable bowel syndrome, physicians can benefit their patients most with an important diagnostic tool—listening. Learn how to work up these patients from first steps to cognitive therapy options.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/11/ibs.htm
1 Nov 2009
Phone and medication intervention increased smoking cessation after hospital discharge
A post-discharge intervention increased smoking cessation among recently hospitalized adults who wanted to quit, a recent study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/08/26/4.htm
26 Aug 2014
Don't be anxious about psychiatric diagnoses
Tips can help physicians with the screening and treatment of mental disorders seen in primary care, including somatoform, bipolar and anxiety disorders.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/06/psychiatry.htm
1 Jun 2013
Inexpensive drug, automated phone system effective in helping patients quit
Two potentially low-cost smoking cessation treatments were evaluated in studies published last week.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/12/23/4.htm
23 Dec 2014
Cognitive behavioral therapy may work for chronic insomnia
Behavioral treatments are likely to be associated with fewer adverse effects.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/06/09/1.htm
9 Jun 2015
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
Critiques and explanations of new cholesterol guidelines published
Four new articles in Annals of Internal Medicine address the practice implications and controversy surrounding recent cholesterol treatment guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/01/28/2.htm
28 Jan 2014
Task Force recommends screening all adults for alcohol misuse
Clinicians should screen all adults 18 and over, including pregnant women, for alcohol misuse and should provide brief behavioral counseling interventions to patients engaged in risky or hazardous drinking, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently announced.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/05/14/2.htm
14 May 2013
Improving systems of care theme of IHI's national conference
Improving systems of care theme of IHI's national conferenceGuidelines issued for preventing first strokes
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/12/14/1.htm
14 Dec 2010
MKSAP Quiz: evaluation of chronic fatigue syndrome
A 32-year-old woman is evaluated following a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome. She has a several-year history of chronic disabling fatigue, unrefreshing sleep, muscle and joint pain, and headache. Following a physical exam, what is the most appropriate management for this patient's symptoms?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/02/11/3.htm
11 Feb 2014