Search results for "Adherence"
Psychotropic drug prescriptions by medical specialty
Prescribing of psychotropic medications by nonpsychiatrists improves access to treatment but raises questions about adherence to evidence-based guidelines, provision of psychotherapy, adequacy of medication monitoring, and appropriateness of treatment intensity.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/11/national-trends.htm
1 Nov 2009
Army physicians on the front line of infectious disease research
Walter Reed's infectious disease unit travels the globe to identify and combat the world's deadliest infectious diseases. Driven to find vaccines that protect troops stationed overseas, the work quickly benefits civilian populations, too.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/02/army.htm
1 Feb 2010
Extended nicotine patch use doubles odds of quitting smoking at 24 weeks
MKSAP Quiz: intermittent claudication
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/02/2.htm
2 Feb 2010
Most patients skip some insulin doses
Most patients skip some insulin dosesExtended nicotine patch use doubles odds of quitting smoking at 24 weeks
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/02/1.htm
2 Feb 2010
Combination hormones for menopause don't reduce CHD risk
Combination hormones for menopause don't reduce CHD riskCVD risk higher in patients with migraines, study finds
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/16/1.htm
16 Feb 2010
Guidelines call for depression screening
Guidelines call for internists to screen for depression, but only if they can offer support once they make a diagnosis. Internists who've already achieved this describe how they did so, and how it's benefited their patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/03/depression.htm
1 Mar 2010
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to the ACP InternistWeekly item about lower pay driving physicians to cut their hours, and to the cover story that questioned the value of the annual physical exam.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/04/letters.htm
1 Apr 2010
Flexible anxiety treatment delivers better than usual care
Antibiotic resistance lasts up to a year
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/05/25/4.htm
25 May 2010
ASCO guidelines recommend aromatase inhibitors
MKSAP Quiz: Preoperative evaluation
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/07/20/2.htm
20 Jul 2010
AIDS society updates antiretroviral recommendations for U.S. adults
MKSAP Quiz: generalized malaise and fatigue
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/07/27/2.htm
27 Jul 2010