Search results for "Epilepsy"
MKSAP Quiz: Epilepsy management
A 35-year-old man is evaluated for a 3-year history of epilepsy. Seizures typically occur twice monthly. Treatment with oxcarbazepine and lamotrigine, although initially reducing seizure frequency, has been largely ineffective. What is the most appropriate next step in management?
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/02/3.htm
2 Mar 2021
OTC birth control pill, naloxone gain approval
This column reviews recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/09/otc-birth-control-pill-naloxone-gain-approval.htm
1 Sep 2023
Financial incentives associated with increased FIT uptake but not increased CRC screening overall
A three-arm trial of incentives for fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) and colorectal cancer screening (CRC) tested mail-only, mail and monetary, and mail and lottery interventions.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/09/2.htm
9 Jul 2019
Tips for workplace wellness
With nearly 63% of physicians reporting one or more signs of burnout, two experts offered advice on making changes to help prevent it.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/07/tips-for-workplace-wellness.htm
1 Jul 2023
Annual FIT has moderate to high sensitivity and specificity for screening asymptomatic adults
Fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) are noninvasive, easy to prepare, and inexpensive and are as effective as colonoscopy when used in a consistent fashion to screen for colorectal cancer, an editorial stated.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2019/02/26/4.htm
26 Feb 2019
Weighing the risks of valproate for epilepsy in women
Valproate may sometimes be the only treatment option for epilepsy in women of childbearing age. An expert explains how to handle the issue.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2016/02/epilepsy.htm
1 Feb 2016
Call for spring 2024 Board of Governors resolutions
Initiating a resolution provides members an opportunity to focus attention at the national level on a particular issue or topic that concerns them. The deadline for submitting new resolutions to be heard at the spring 2024 Board of Governors meeting is Oct. 16.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/08/01/6.htm
1 Aug 2023
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://acpinternist.org/archives/2015/09/seizures.htm
1 Sep 2015
FIT screening may not be the best method to find right-sided cancers, study indicates
An accompanying editorial noted that fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) may be less effective in the right colon in part because lesions grow more rapidly and bleed less.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/02/5.htm
2 Oct 2018
Tailored thresholds for FIT may increase colorectal cancer detection
Rates of cancer detection and the number of positive test results per cancer case detected varied significantly by age and sex, which suggests that modifying positivity thresholds by subgroups might optimize screening program performance.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2018/09/18/4.htm
18 Sep 2018