Search results for "Guidelines"
ACP's updated depression guideline recommends CBT, second-generation antidepressants
ACP stressed the importance of informing patients and taking their preferences into account when deciding between the recommended first-line therapies of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or an antidepressant.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/01/24/1.htm
24 Jan 2023
More tools available for treating IBS
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is not a new disorder, but physicians' understanding of its pathophysiology and treatment has greatly progressed over the years.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/01/more-tools-available-for-treating-ibs.htm
1 Jan 2023
KDIGO guideline summary provides key points for treating diabetes, chronic kidney disease
Authors from the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Work Group provided a synopsis of key recommendations on comprehensive care, glycemic monitoring and targets, lifestyle interventions, antihyperglycemic therapies, and educational and integrated care approaches.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/01/10/1.htm
10 Jan 2023
ACG updates, reaffirms guidelines on evaluation, management of patients with celiac disease
The diagnostic approach to celiac disease in adults using serological and histologic data remains unchanged from the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 2013 clinical guidelines.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/01/17/1.htm
17 Jan 2023
Overcoming care barriers for transgender patients
Negative experiences for transgender patients can be avoided through gender-affirming care by physicians.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/01/overcoming-care-barriers-for-transgender-patients.htm
1 Jan 2023
CDC updates guideline on prescribing opioids for pain management
The guideline covers recommendations for primary care and other clinicians managing pain in outpatient settings and after patients are discharged from hospitals, EDs, or other facilities.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2022/11/08/1.htm
8 Nov 2022
IM physicians join health inspections at the border
Two ACP members toured Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities near the Texas/Mexico border to evaluate the processes and environmental conditions affecting human health at the facilities.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/01/im-physicians-join-health-inspections-at-the-border.htm
1 Jan 2023
Long-term low-dose hydroxychloroquine use associated with low risk for retinopathy
A higher hydroxychloroquine dose was associated with progressively greater risk.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/01/17/2.htm
17 Jan 2023
Guideline suggests prescription medications when lifestyle change ineffective for weight loss
For adults with obesity or overweight with weight-related complications, the American Gastroenterological Association found moderate certainty of benefit for four medications: semaglutide, liraglutide, phentermine-topiramate ER, or naltrexone-bupropion.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2022/10/25/1.htm
25 Oct 2022
Use of warfarin down, DOACs up in commercially insured patients with cirrhosis, nonvalvular afib
While more than half of eligible patients with cirrhosis and concurrent nonvalvular atrial fibrillation did not receive anticoagulation between 2012 and 2019, use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) increased substantially during that time, a recent study found.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/01/17/4.htm
17 Jan 2023