Search results for "Rehabilitation"
Refine your referrals to physical rehab with thought, timeliness
Internists can vastly improve outcomes for patients by referring more patients to physical rehabilitation earlier, more often, and for more conditions than they might think.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/04/rehabilitation.htm
1 Apr 2014
Web-based rehabilitation may improve dizziness symptoms
Patients in the intervention group accessed an automated, six-session intervention to be completed over six weeks that taught specific exercises, such as nodding and shaking the head, as well as cognitive behavioral management strategies.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/16/2.htm
16 May 2017
Ventilators, pacemakers recalled; rehab device approved
This column reviews details on recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/10/ventilators-pacemakers-recalled-rehab-device-approved.htm
1 Oct 2021
MKSAP Quiz: Evaluation for dyspnea
A 79-year-old man is evaluated for dyspnea that has been worsening insidiously over the past year. He has an 8-year history of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with no exacerbations in the past year. Following a physical exam, what is the most appropriate treatment?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/08/29/3.htm
29 Aug 2023
Discharge summaries from cardiac rehab often fail to reach primary care clinicians in Canada, study finds
Primary care clinicians often don't receive their patients' discharge summaries from cardiac rehabilitation, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/01/15/5.htm
15 Jan 2013
Maximizing recovery after cardiac events
Heart attack survivors may do quite well after discharge, only to face difficulties returning to work, continuing rehabilitation, or other barriers to recovery.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/10/maximizing-recovery-after-cardiac-events.htm
1 Oct 2018
Updated performance measures released on cardiac rehab referral
CMS to hold call on reporting provision of Affordable Care Act
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/09/14/4.htm
14 Sep 2010
Self-reported pain after MI associated with long-term all-cause mortality
Researchers in Sweden found that patients who had had a myocardial infarction (MI) and reported moderate or severe musculoskeletal pain one year after hospital discharge were at higher risk for death than those without pain.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/08/22/1.htm
22 Aug 2023
Rehab with optional later knee surgery works for ACL tears
Routine, opt-out HIV tests detect modestly more cases
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/07/27/4.htm
27 Jul 2010
Better care for patients with disability
Physicians report lacking knowledge about their legal responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and may not be confident about their ability to provide the same quality of care to patients with disability as they do to those without it.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/06/better-care-for-patients-with-disability.htm
1 Jun 2022