Search results for "Genetics"
MKSAP Quiz: Evaluation for confusion
A 63-year-old man is evaluated in the ED for confusion. He recently visited an urgent care center for symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection and was prescribed codeine-guaifenesin. Following a physical exam and administration of naloxone, what is the most likely cause of this patient's adverse drug reaction?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/12/06/4.htm
6 Dec 2022
New options no panacea for depression
Internists can have the greatest impact by continuing to be the first point of contact, treating mild to moderate depression, and explaining what may be available if first-line options fall short.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/09/new-options-no-panacea-for-depression.htm
1 Sep 2019
Can the electronic medical record contain an entire genome?
Genetic records create data by the petabyte. That's a number with 15 zeros trailing along. That's 1,000,000,000,000,000 bytes. That's a lot of data for primary care physicians to manage as genetic tests become more common.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/02/genomics.htm
1 Feb 2011
USPSTF issues final recommendations on screening for breast cancer
They apply to asymptomatic women 40 years of age and older who do not have preexisting breast cancer or history of a high-risk breast lesion and who are not at high breast cancer risk due to a known underlying genetic mutation or history of chest radiation as a child.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/01/12/1.htm
12 Jan 2016
Guidelines issued for preventing first strokes
MKSAP Quiz: Type 2 diabetes management
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/12/14/2.htm
14 Dec 2010
Genomics victory marks end of government service for its main proponent
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act—the first civil rights bill of the new century of the life sciences—affords nationwide protection from discrimination based on genetic heritage.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/07/genomics.htm
1 Jul 2008
Companies may bring genetic scans direct to consumers
The American consumer seems to be growing weary of TV ads for erectile dysfunction drugs.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/02/genomics.htm
1 Feb 2008
Doctor, your weight bias is showing
For heavier patients, interacting with the health care system (judgmental clinicians and the ever-present scale) can be downright daunting.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/02/weight.htm
1 Feb 2017
Cancer's cure may be found by using the right diagnostic tree
Advances in the understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of cancer, rooted in knowledge of the genetic derangements underpinning each tumor type, leads to the question of whether clinicians should classify cancers by their tissue of origin, or their mutation of origin. Which diagnostic tree is the better example?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/09/genomics.htm
1 Sep 2011
Resist the urge to overtreat bacteriuria
Antibiotics could be avoided more frequently even in patients who have significant bacteriuria if a physician takes the time to convey potential antibiotic risks.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/07/resist-the-urge-to-overtreat-bacteriuria.htm
1 Jul 2019