Search results for "Guidelines"
Continue BP control, maintain benefits
Helping patients maintain normal blood pressure over the long haul pays off in cardiovascular and other health benefits, yet studies show that U.S. adults continue to backslide.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/05/continue-bp-control-maintain-benefits.htm
1 May 2024
Considerations about cannabis
As more states legalize recreational and medical cannabis, hospital physicians are finding themselves caring for regular users more frequently.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/05/considerations-about-cannabis.htm
1 May 2024
Everyday symptoms could point to potential PTSD
A clinical practice guideline can help clinicians screen for, diagnose, and treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a related condition, acute stress disorder.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/05/everyday-symptoms-could-point-to-potential-ptsd.htm
1 May 2024
Controlling hypertension, curing HCV, and more stories
Helping a patient get their hypertension under control is one thing, but helping them keep it there is quite another.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/05/controlling-hypertension-curing-hcv-and-more-stories.htm
1 May 2024
EHR alert had small effect on lipid therapy in highest-risk patients
A trial alert nudged clinicians seeing patients with very high-risk atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease to intensify therapy by prescribing a high-intensity statin, adding ezetimibe, or prescribing a proprotein subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitor.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/04/30/4.htm
30 Apr 2024
Prophylactic injectable monoclonal antibody reduced migraine days, industry trial finds
Compared with nonspecific oral drugs, patients treated with erenumab were six times more likely to achieve 50% or more reduction in monthly migraine days and were 11 times more likely to complete the treatment on the first attempt, authors reported.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/04/02/4.htm
2 Apr 2024
Treat COPD symptoms, solve problems
Effectively managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease means staying up to date on medications, devices, and delivery techniques.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/04/treat-copd-symptoms-solve-problems.htm
1 Apr 2024
Too early to tell on sickle cell 'cures'
New therapies for sickle cell disease create an opportunity for primary care physicians to ensure that their adult patients are regularly meeting with a specialist to review treatment options.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/04/too-early-to-tell-on-sickle-cell-cures.htm
1 Apr 2024
Digoxin still used, but toxicity not appreciated
Add digoxin toxicity to your checklist of diagnostic suspicions, and consider standing orders to check serum levels in certain populations.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/04/digoxin-still-used-but-toxicity-not-appreciated.htm
1 Apr 2024
MKSAP Quiz: Evaluation for cough, wheezing
A 35-year-old woman is evaluated for a cough and wheezing occurring several times during the week, unrelated to exercise. She has a history of asthma that was previously well controlled with a budesonide inhaler. She is also taking albuterol five times weekly with good response. Following a physical exam, what treatment should be started?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/03/26/3.htm
26 Mar 2024