Search results for "Endocrinology"
MKSAP Quiz: Type 2 diabetes management
Daily aspirin associated with reduced cancer deaths
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/12/14/3.htm
14 Dec 2010
When you look, but don't see the diagnosis
Gradual yet significant change in a woman's appearance, first noticed by a daughter she hadn't seen for a year, leads to the diagnosis of a common yet frequently missed ailment. Why hadn't those who'd seen the woman daily noticed anything? Intuitive vs. deliberative thought processes made all the difference.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/01/mindful.htm
1 Jan 2011
New research creates debates on calcium's benefits vs. risks
It has been a longstanding assumption in medicine that calcium, to paraphrase the milk commercial, does a body good.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/01/calcium.htm
1 Jan 2011
MKSAP Quiz: drug-resistant hypertension
Wireless hemodynamic monitoring associated with less hospitalizationCardiac resynchronization therapy effective in less symptomatic heart failure
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/02/15/3.htm
15 Feb 2011
Endocrine Society launches diabetes e-learning initiative
Members invited to take survey on specialty choice satisfactionACP receives grant from ABIM Foundation to improve care transitionsRate ACP's mobile website
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/03/08/9.htm
8 Mar 2011
MKSAP Quiz: 3-week history of fatigue, nausea, and poor appetite
Patients need to be told they are overweight, study findsDrug adverse events affect patients' choices more than benefits
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/03/08/3.htm
8 Mar 2011
MKSAP Quiz: Irregular menses and infertility
What constitutes best management for a 24-year-old woman evaluated for irregular menses and infertility?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/04/19/3.htm
19 Apr 2011
MKSAP Quiz: Diagnosing amenorrhea
A 26-year-old woman is evaluated for a 4-month history of secondary amenorrhea after stopping her oral contraceptive pill. What is the most appropriate diagnostic test?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/10/3.htm
10 May 2011
Experts offer advice on oral drugs, insulin for diabetes
Any type 2 diabetic is eventually going to need oral medications, and some on oral medications may eventually progress to needing insulin. The regimens are complex and vary from patient to patient. Learn how to individually tailor such decisions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/06/diabetes.htm
1 Jun 2011
Vitamin D guidelines advise on dietary intake, screening for deficiency
New guidelines from the Endocrine Society offer recommendations on evaluation, treatment and prevention of vitamin D deficiency.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/14/1.htm
14 Jun 2011