Search results for "Clinical decision-making"
Son's plea to prolong life at any cost sparks ethical quandary
Physicians aren't obligated to provide end-of-life care that is ineffective or harmful, by Lachlan Forrow, FACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/09/ethics.htm
1 Sep 2008
Use caution when seeking medical information online
Researching medical knowledge online involves knowing three different types of resources, summary sites, society sites and primary literature. Knowing when to use each ensures the physician makes the correct diagnosis, and preserves the patient's confidence.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/07/google.htm
1 Jul 2011
Decision-making rules for diagnosing PE may save lives
Early detection of pulmonary embolism is critical, which puts the primary care internist on the front lines of preventing a patient's continual deterioration that culminates in death. Patients are as likely to present in the office with symptoms as they are at the emergency department.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/03/pulmonology.htm
1 Mar 2013
Reclaiming who we are: Internal medicine's central role
Internists must use their admirable heritage to provide the best care for patients and reclaim internal medicine's central role in delivering health care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/05/presidents.htm
1 May 2011
New cholesterol guideline focuses on statin intensity, not LDL
A new cholesterol guideline focuses on the intensity of statin therapy, the 10-year risk or lifetime risk, and the balancing of those benefits with the risks and side effects of the medicine. Also, the therapeutic response should be considered when managing hyperlipidemia.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/06/cholesterol.htm
1 Jun 2014
Managing the elderly with cardiovascular disease
As patients are living longer, they're seeking more care for their cardiovascular diseases, as well as the accompanying comorbities such as diabetes. Effective therapy works in the older population, say the experts.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/10/CVD.htm
1 Oct 2011
Letters to the Editor
Readers take issue with recent coverage of health care reform, a profile on Cuba's health care system, and the promise that electronic health records may (or may not) have in the practice of medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/11/letters.htm
1 Nov 2010
Diabetes remission through diet may be doable, with support
Dietary interventions may be able to send type 2 diabetes into remission, and intensive lifestyle interventions with some help from modern technology means more patients may now have the support they need to accomplish this.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/05/diabetes-remission-through-diet-may-be-doable-with-support.htm
1 May 2018
PULMONOLOGY “Of all the patients that come here,we make ...
Going with the gutIf a physician does not have D-dimer. testing or one of these clinical decision-making tools available, it is still possible toask questions that can uncover red ... But. using clinical judgment, a physician maystill elect to do a CT scan.”.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/03/acpi-201303-pulmonology_t1.pdf
28 Feb 2013
PULMONOLOGY “Of all the patients that come here,we make ...
Going with the gutIf a physician does not have D-dimer. testing or one of these clinical decision-making tools available, it is still possible toask questions that can uncover red ... But. using clinical judgment, a physician maystill elect to do a CT scan.”.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/03/acpi-201303-pulmonology_t2.pdf
28 Feb 2013