Search results for "Endocrinology"
Medication choices, treatment escalation covered by new algorithm
A comprehensive algorithm for the management of diabetes was released last week by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American College of Endocrinology.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/30/6.htm
30 Apr 2013
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
MKSAP Quiz: Painless neck swelling
A 65-year-old man is evaluated because of painless neck swelling and difficulty swallowing that has progressively worsened over the last year. He does not have hoarseness, but he feels as though his voice is not as strong as it was in the past. Medical history is significant for multiple thyroid nodules. Fine-needle aspiration of three of the largest nodules 5 years ago showed that all nodules were benign on cytologic examination. Medical history is otherwise unremarkable, and he takes no medications. Following a physical exam, lab studies, and thyroid ultrasound, what is the most appropriate treatment?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/06/mksap.htm
1 Jun 2016
Officer and Regent election results announced
The election of Officers and Regents has been completed. Terms become effective at the conclusion of the Annual Business Meeting at Internal Medicine 2012 in New Orleans.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/03/regents.htm
1 Mar 2012
Incidentally discovered adrenal tumors rarely grow or affect hormonal function, review finds
An accompanying editorial said that the results of this systematic review and meta-analysis should end controversy over whether small, benign tumors require follow-up imaging.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/25/1.htm
25 Jun 2019
Letters to the Editor
Readers submit their thoughts on bone mineral density testing and a better title for “internal medicine.”.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/03/letters.htm
1 Mar 2012
Screen for cardiovascular risk factors in Cushing's patients who use glucocorticoids
People who use glucocorticoids and exhibit iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome should be aggressively targeted for early screening and management of cardiovascular risk factors, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/07/4.htm
7 Aug 2012
Score predicts diabetes remission after Roux-en-Y surgery
Researchers created a new score, based on four variables, which can help predict whether a patient will have remission of type 2 diabetes after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/09/24/4.htm
24 Sep 2013
MKSAP Quiz: reevaluation after failed thyroid tests
This week's quiz asks readers to reevaluate an elderly patient after abnormal results on thyroid tests.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/07/26/3.htm
26 Jul 2011
MKSAP Quiz: infertility
This week's quiz asks readers to evaluate a 25-year-old man with a 2-year history of infertility.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/25/3.htm
25 Oct 2011