Search results for "Risk Assessment"
Updated guidelines issued for fall prevention in the elderly
Behavioral therapy reduces incontinence after radical prostatectomy
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/01/25/4.htm
25 Jan 2011
ACP honors outstanding chapter activities with Evergreen Awards
ACP presented Evergreen Awards to 10 chapters at Internal Medicine 2010. The Evergreen Program provides recognition and visibility to chapters that have successfully implemented programs to increase membership, improve communication, increase member involvement, enhance diversity, foster careers in internal medicine and improve management of the chapter.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/05/awards.htm
1 May 2010
An easy screen for an overlooked disease
Despite poor awareness and a lack of training on handling peripheral artery disease, internists can and should be able to recognize the symptoms and manage 95% of cases. Experts advise how to diagnose and treat the condition.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/04/PAD.htm
1 Apr 2011
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
Know the patient to achieve statin benefits
That statins work is without question. And with costs falling due to many drugs in the class going generic, physicians are now refining when to prescribe the ubiquitous drug class based on the degree of risk.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/11/statin.htm
1 Nov 2010
Supplemental imaging may not be necessary in all women with dense breasts, study finds
Supplemental imaging may not be necessary for all women with dense breasts on mammography, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/05/19/1.htm
19 May 2015
One intervention, many ways to explain risks
How can doctors inform patients about potential outcomes without unduly influencing their choices?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/02/risks.htm
1 Feb 2008
SPRINT finds lower systolic BP targets associated with better outcomes in nondiabetic adults at high CV risk
The trial was stopped early because of a significantly lower rate of myocardial infarction, other types of acute coronary syndromes, stroke, heart failure, or death from CV causes in the intensive treatment group (systolic blood pressure target <120 mm Hg).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/17/1.htm
17 Nov 2015
Task force issues draft osteoporosis screening recommendations, calls for public comment
Task force issues draft osteoporosis screening recommendations, calls for public commentGlucosamine ineffective for low back pain
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/07/13/1.htm
13 Jul 2010
In the News
New opioid therapy guidelines released; PFO closure may help migraines.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/04/in-the-news.htm
1 Apr 2009