Search results for "Diagnosis"
Breast cancer overdiagnosis may not happen as frequently as previously thought
About 15% of breast cancers detected by biennial mammograms in women ages 50 to 74 years would never have progressed or caused harm in the women's lifetimes, a new retrospective study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/03/01/1.htm
1 Mar 2022
Dyspnea should lead to testing for every patient
An expert discusses why every individual with dyspnea should have pulmonary function tests and every individual with fixed airflow obstruction on pulmonary function tests should be tested for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/11/dyspnea-should-lead-to-testing-for-every-patient.htm
1 Nov 2023
A living guideline for depression treatment
ACP recommends choosing between a second-generation antidepressant or cognitive behavioral therapy for adults in the acute phase of moderate to severe major depressive disorder.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/06/a-living-guideline-for-depression-treatment.htm
1 Jun 2023
Mitigate potential workplace violence
Physicians should consider violence prevention measures that they can adopt, such as regular training in de-escalation techniques, more routine documentation of worrisome encounters, and seeking guidance from law enforcement or a threat assessment consultant.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/09/mitigate-potential-workplace-violence.htm
1 Sep 2023
Acute kidney injury not associated with worsening of chronic kidney disease
Once researchers accounted for patient characteristics, such as prehospitalization estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) slope and level of proteinuria, an episode of acute kidney injury in the hospital did not predict subsequent decline in eGFR.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/07/11/1.htm
11 Jul 2023
Sepsis associated with higher cardiovascular risk after hospitalization
A retrospective cohort analysis of 2.25 million U.S. patients found that those with sepsis were at higher risk for all-cause mortality and rehospitalization for each major type of cardiovascular disease event, particularly heart failure, than those without.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/02/07/4.htm
7 Feb 2023
New guideline released on diagnosis, management of pancreatic cysts
The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) released a new guideline last week on the diagnosis and management of asymptomatic neoplastic pancreatic cysts.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/31/1.htm
31 Mar 2015
Prognostic model stratifies risk for methotrexate toxicity
A prognostic risk score could help primary care physicians decide on individual monitoring strategies for methotrexate toxicity after the first six months of a prescription, according to a new modeling study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/06/06/4.htm
6 Jun 2023
MKSAP Quiz: Evaluation for chronic cough
A 23-year-old woman is evaluated for chronic cough. She reports several episodes of chronic bronchitis as a child and persistent cough productive of thick purulent sputum since childhood. Following a physical exam and other tests, what is the most likely diagnosis?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/02/07/3.htm
7 Feb 2023
Alcohol screening in primary care increased initial treatment but not longer-term engagement
An intervention in Washington state that encouraged primary care practices to screen all adult patients for alcohol use disorder increased the rate of new alcohol use disorder diagnoses from 28.8 to 33.8 per 10,000 patients per month.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/03/07/2.htm
7 Mar 2023