Search results for "Diabetes"
Obituaries
Robert L. Grissom, MACP; James R. Miller, FACP; and Walter L. Henry, Jr., MACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/06/obituaries.htm
1 Jun 2009
A brave new world of consumer gene tests
Direct-to-consumer tests are easy, cheap—and sometimes wrong. Yet, patients are handing them to their doctors on a weekly basis and asking for advice. Learn how to work with patients after they've sought out genome-wide analysis and then bring the results to doctors to sort out subtle meanings from often fallible tests.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/genetic.htm
1 Jul 2009
Cardiac care critical for diabetic patients
Even the experts feel like they're missing potential cardiological complications in diabetic patients. They consider how to screen this population effectively for the 3% of patients who experience cardiac-related deaths.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/cardiac.htm
1 Jul 2009
Start at the top to get to the bottom of a diagnosis
ACP Member C. Christopher Smith reconsiders a patient's self-reported diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome to uncover the true cause of his symptoms.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/mindful.htm
1 Jul 2009
Medicine and management: hits from Hospital Medicine
An expert discusses managing aortic dissection as a disease for life. Also, highlights from Hospital Medicine 2009 discuss caring for the pregnant patient, documenting care for the best reimbursement and ways to improve handoffs from shift to shift.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/shm.htm
1 Jul 2009
Shared visits improve access, productivity and satisfaction
Shared office visits offer 90-minute blocks of time to groups facing common and chronic conditions. A few distinct models have gained broad acceptance by doctors and their patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/shared.htm
1 Jul 2009
Research at SGIM meeting targets prevention
From smoking to weight loss to vaccination, much of the research at the Society for General Internal Medicine annual meeting focused on preventive medicine. Researchers from around the country shared data on their efforts to keep patients healthy.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/sgim-abstracts.htm
1 Jul 2009
What's new in ACP Hospitalist
What's new in ACP Hospitalist and other College publications, including nutritional support in the hospital and the release of free ACP Summer Session recordings.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/09/highlights.htm
1 Sep 2009
Guiding clinicians through GI diagnoses
ACP Internist wraps up highlights of Digestive Disease Week, including dyspepsia, weight loss and incontinence, as well as the latest about the risks of proton-pump inhibitors and antithrombotics.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/09/gastrowrap.htm
1 Sep 2009
MS confounds, calls for better coordination
Internists are closely involved in care for multiple sclerosis, from recognizing symptoms to preventing complications. As the first line of defense, primary care physicians can find reassurance in guidance from a recent consensus paper on differential diagnosis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/09/ms.htm
1 Sep 2009