Search results for "Patient Management"
Handling H. pylori resistance
Antibiotic resistance will change how physicians manage Helicobacter pylori, per a new guideline.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2025/02/handling-h-pylori-resistance.htm
1 Feb 2025
COVID-19 research looks at aspirin, disparities, long-term outcomes
Recent aspirin use may be associated with improved COVID-19 outcomes, and hospitals had widely differing mortality rates in April 2020. Half of discharged patients reported ongoing symptoms at four months, and most ICU patients showed evidence of impairments at one month, new studies found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/23/1.htm
23 Mar 2021
A shifting focus on the role of patients' nonmedical needs
Two ACP position papers offer guidance on the role primary care physicians can play in addressing traditionally nonmedical issues, often known as the social determinants of health, and how they encourage the development of patient-centered care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/04/a-shifting-focus-on-the-role-of-patients-nonmedical-needs.htm
1 Apr 2019
Three questions improve physicians' predictions of musculoskeletal pain treatment outcomes
Three questions can predict whether an older patient with musculoskeletal pain will still have pain six months later, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/05/21/1.htm
21 May 2013
Lupus presentation may be an ‘imitator’
Lupus can involve multiple organ systems and shares the same, sometimes nonspecific presentation as other conditions. But a diligent internist##mdash;an “excellent generalist” in the words of one expert##mdash;can pick up on the correct diagnosis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/11/lupus.htm
1 Nov 2014
Explore free CME/MOC offerings from ACP
COVID-19 resources are among those eligible for CME credit and MOC points.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/16/6.htm
16 Jun 2020
Patients find medical home in Pennsylvania
A group of physicians in southeastern Pennsylvania are among the lucky and proactive few practicing in some of the first payer-supported patient-centered medical homes (PCMH) in the country.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/04/pilot.htm
1 Apr 2009
Appropriate uses considered for echocardiography in common clinical scenarios
Appropriate uses considered for echocardiography in common clinical scenarios
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/11/23/4.htm
23 Nov 2010
Transitional care can be effective, underused
Clinicians are figuring out ways to flag those complex patients in advance and then better support them during transitions in care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/11/transitional-care-can-be-effective-underused.htm
1 Nov 2018
New food allergy guidelines aid diagnosis, management
New food allergy guidelines aid diagnosis, management
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/12/14/6.htm
14 Dec 2010