Search results for "Guidelines"
Balancing benefits and harms of pain meds in older adults
Pain guidelines issued by medical societies call for nondrug therapies and exercise as primary recommendations for chronic pain.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/07/balancing-benefits-and-harms-of-pain-meds-in-older-adults.htm
1 Jul 2023
Frailer heart failure patients less likely to receive guideline-recommended therapy
A prospective analysis of patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction in Japan found that the proportion receiving angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers, beta-blockers, and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists decreased as physical frailty increased.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/06/20/4.htm
20 Jun 2023
Low-dose aspirin associated with 20% increase in risk of anemia among older adults
Analysis of a randomized trial of aspirin in healthy older patients found significantly increased risk of anemia, faster decline in hemoglobin concentrations, and greater decline in ferritin levels with aspirin versus placebo.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/06/20/1.htm
20 Jun 2023
Quadruple therapy for heart failure cost-effective compared to previous standard of care
Adding a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor to standard care had intermediate cost-effectiveness, but replacing an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor with an angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor was only borderline cost-effective, a modeling study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/06/13/1.htm
13 Jun 2023
MKSAP Quiz: Risks of gender dysphoria treatment
A 37-year-old transgender woman (genetic male, identifies as a female) requests feminizing hormone therapy. She was diagnosed with gender dysphoria by her psychiatrist in accordance with DSM-5 criteria. Following lab studies, what treatment risks should be reviewed with the patient?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/06/06/3.htm
6 Jun 2023
A living guideline for depression treatment
ACP recommends choosing between a second-generation antidepressant or cognitive behavioral therapy for adults in the acute phase of moderate to severe major depressive disorder.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/06/a-living-guideline-for-depression-treatment.htm
1 Jun 2023
The epidemic of misinformation
This month's issue addressed fighting misinformation, major depressive disorder, and an ACP/Annals of Internal Medicine forum on the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/06/the-epidemic-of-misinformation.htm
1 Jun 2023
Pandemic enters new phase with end of PHE
COVID-19 isn't gone, but the end of the U.S. public health emergency does mark some significant changes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/06/pandemic-enters-new-phase-with-end-of-phe.htm
1 Jun 2023
Family illness brings palliative care, other policies into focus
Personal experiences play out amid public health policy debates.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/06/family-illness-brings-palliative-care-other-policies-into-focus.htm
1 Jun 2023
Nonsugar sweeteners should not be used for weight loss, WHO guideline states
The World Health Organization (WHO) cited a lack of evidence suggesting that short-term use of nonsugar sweeteners affected body weight or other measures of adiposity, as well as possible long-term undesirable effects on noncommunicable diseases and death.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/05/23/2.htm
23 May 2023