Search results for "Gastroenterology"
Obituary
ACP recognizes former College officials who have passed.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/11/obituary.htm
1 Nov 2015
After splenectomy, clots join infection as potential risks
Fewer splenectomies are being done, but thromboembolic disease afterward is now more recognized and therefore being diagnosed more frequently.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/04/splenectomy.htm
1 Apr 2017
MKSAP Quiz: 3-month history of GI bloating and discomfort
This week's quiz asks readers to evaluate a 64-year-old man with a 3-month history of gastrointestinal bloating and mid-epigastric discomfort.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/02/3.htm
2 Aug 2011
MKSAP Quiz: 2-year history of chest pain
A 35-year-old man is evaluated for a 2-year history of intermittent chest pain that is retrosternal, lasts for seconds to minutes, is unrelated to exertion, and does not radiate. It is occasionally associated with swallowing. Upper endoscopy is normal and a barium swallow is shown. What is the most likely diagnosis?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/02/mksap.htm
1 Feb 2013
Men, women present differently for their reflux symptoms
Significant differences exist between how men and women experience symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux, and consequently, how they might present their diseases to their physicians.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/25/5.htm
25 Oct 2011
MKSAP Quiz: progressive dysphagia for solids and liquids
Gait speed associated with survival in older adultsSystolic blood pressure variability predicts stroke risk
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/01/11/3.htm
11 Jan 2011
Colonoscopy may be more frequent than recommended in Medicare patients
Medicare patients may be receiving colonoscopies more frequently than recommended by guidelines, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/17/6.htm
17 May 2011
Gastroenterologists face consequences of obesity epidemic
Obesity seemed to be the topic on everyone's lips at the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in October.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/01/obesity.htm
1 Jan 2008
MKSAP Quiz: 6-month history of abdominal pain
This week's quiz asks readers to evaluate a 35-year-old woman with a 6-month history of right upper quadrant abdominal pain.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/02/14/3.htm
14 Feb 2012
Millennials, the same doctors in a changed environment
Some older physicians may peg millennials as entitled, self-centered, and lazy, lacking the dogged passion for medicine of generations before them. But those who teach them say that behavioral differences among this group may have more to do with environmental and individual factors than generational ones.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/10/millennials.htm
1 Oct 2016