Search results for "Procedures"
MKSAP Quiz: Abdominal aortic aneurysm found during routine examination
A 69-year-old man is evaluated during a routine examination. He is asymptomatic. Medical history is significant for hypertension. On physical examination, vital signs are normal. A bruit is heard over the abdomen, and a pulsatile mass is present in the epigastrium. What is the most appropriate next step in management?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/31/3.htm
31 Mar 2020
What Dobbs might mean for medicine
The Supreme Court's recent decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization has far-reaching implications for both patients and physicians.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/09/what-dobbs-might-mean-for-medicine.htm
1 Sep 2022
Hear, hear for preventing cognitive decline
Because of the association between hearing loss and reduced cognition or dementia, physicians should intervene to treat this common condition of aging.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/04/hear-hear-for-preventing-cognitive-decline.htm
1 Apr 2023
Latest COVID-19 research looks at obesity, AKI, nursing home prescribing, symptom checkers
Acute kidney injury (AKI) may have more severe consequences after COVID-19, nursing home residents received risky drugs during the pandemic, and an online symptom checker didn't triage safely, but preprocedural COVID-19 testing showed that vaccinations reduced asymptomatic infections.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/16/1.htm
16 Mar 2021
MKSAP Quiz: 1 week of urinary incontinence
An 82-year-old woman is evaluated for a 1-week history of urinary incontinence with lower abdominal discomfort. She reports no dysuria, fever, or back pain. Medical history is significant for hypertension and allergic reaction to sulfa drugs, which cause a generalized rash. Her only medication is amlodipine. Following a physical exam and urine dipstick result, what is the most appropriate management?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/24/3.htm
24 Jul 2018
Review finds little evidence of link between heart procedures and cognitive decline
Physicians can tell older patients that although current data suggest cognitive risks may be small, there is substantial uncertainty about these estimates.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/07/21/4.htm
21 Jul 2015
In time for Halloween, health care specters arise
ACP's Chief Advocacy Officer explains why the state of U.S. primary health care keeps her up at night.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/10/in-time-for-halloween-health-care-specters-arise.htm
1 Oct 2023
Primary care reminders, outreach boosted overdue cancer screening follow-up
Electronic reminders alone did not increase follow-up rates for abnormal breast, cervical, colorectal, or lung cancer screening test results, but adding outreach by letter and phone did, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/10/17/4.htm
17 Oct 2023
Adding cosmetic procedures lifts internists' sagging incomes
Stagnating incomes encourage some primary care physicians to add botulinum toxin injections and chemical peels to their menu of services.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/02/cosmetics.htm
1 Feb 2008
Imaging for breast pain increases procedures but not cancer detection
Treating women with breast pain by performing imaging increased the odds of further tests and visits, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/06/6.htm
6 Mar 2012