Search results for "Editor's Note"
New guidance, treatments for IBS
This month's issue addresses irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), bereavement among patients, and transgender care.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/01/new-guidance-treatments-for-ibs.htm
1 Jan 2023
Improving medication adherence
Asking “How do you take your medicine?” instead of “Do you take your medicine?” is one way to learn more about a patient's ideas, philosophy, and understanding.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2022/09/improving-medication-adherence.htm
1 Sep 2022
3 physical exam pearls for patients with pain
Pearl No. 1: The Carnett sign can help clinicians determine if imaging is needed to diagnose pain.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/01/3-physical-exam-pearls-for-patients-with-pain.htm
1 Jan 2023
Get comfortable talking about obesity
Kimberly N. Sims, MD, FACP, explains ways to make obesity counseling easier for patients and for their doctors.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2022/04/get-comfortable-talking-about-obesity.htm
1 Apr 2022
Observe, listen, feel: Going back to Osler
These three skills hold enormous opportunity to strengthen physicians' diagnostic acumen.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2022/03/observe-listen-feel-going-back-to-osler.htm
1 Mar 2022
POCUS puts focus on the patient encounter
Point-of-care ultrasound has made its way from a niche practice to everyday use in the clinic. One expert explains an acronym she uses to teach clinicians to do a full POCUS exam.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2022/06/pocus-puts-focus-on-the-patient-encounter.htm
1 Jun 2022
Learn the latest on excessive alcohol use, opioid use disorder
This month's issue addresses alcohol use and misuse, prescribing buprenorphine, and improving health care's response to future pandemics.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2023/03/learn-the-latest-on-excessive-alcohol-use-opioid-use-disorder.htm
1 Mar 2023
Bedside tests for a ‘slam-dunk’ delirium diagnosis
Tests for delirium involve a stepped approach of progressively more difficult questions in an attempt to provoke disorganized thinking.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2022/11/bedside-tests-for-a-slam-dunk-delirium-diagnosis.htm
1 Nov 2022
Applying the ‘ketchup rule’ to diagnosing cirrhosis
Finding cirrhosis requires specifically looking for symptoms that can be easily missed unless a physician is primed to see them.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2022/10/applying-the-ketchup-rule-to-diagnosing-cirrhosis.htm
1 Oct 2022
Crunching the numbers in primary care
This issue outlines whether better billing is worth the increase time, more expert opinion on COVID-19, and motivational interviewing.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2022/10/crunching-the-numbers-in-primary-care.htm
1 Oct 2022