Search results for "Falls"
MKSAP Quiz: 1-year history of insomnia
An 87-year-old woman is evaluated for a 1-year history of bothersome insomnia. She reports taking up to 2 hours to fall asleep. She also feels that her sleep is less refreshing. What is the most appropriate treatment?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/11/21/3.htm
21 Nov 2023
Call for fall 2019 Board of Governors resolutions
Initiating a resolution provides ACP members an opportunity to focus attention at the ACP national level on a particular issue or topic that concerns them.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/01/29/6.htm
29 Jan 2019
CPAP masks with magnets recalled
This column reviews recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/03/cpap-masks-with-magnets-recalled.htm
1 Mar 2024
First medication for severe frostbite approved
This column reviews recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/04/first-medication-for-severe-frostbite-approved.htm
1 Apr 2024
Call for fall 2018 Board of Governors resolutions
Consider submitting a resolution to your ACP Governor or chapter council to focus attention at the ACP national level on a particular issue or topic that concerns members.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/01/30/6.htm
30 Jan 2018
Upcoming Chapter meetings announced
The following are scheduled for summer and fall 2023.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/05/may-chapter-meetings.htm
1 May 2023
Panel issues updated guidance on ART for HIV treatment, prevention
The recommendations from the International Antiviral Society-USA cover initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART), switching regimens, ART in older patients with HIV, and HIV and COVID-19, among other topics.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/12/06/1.htm
6 Dec 2022
Strength, balance training halves fall injuries in older women with previous falls
Strength and balance training exercises reduced by more than half the rate of injuries from falls in home-dwelling older women, while neither exercise nor vitamin D affected the rate of falls, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/31/2.htm
31 Mar 2015
Individualize behavioral counseling in those without CVD risk factors, USPSTF says
In an update consistent with its 2017 recommendation, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended that clinicians individualize the use of behavioral counseling interventions to promote a healthy diet and physical activity in adults without risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/08/02/4.htm
2 Aug 2022
MKSAP Quiz: Evaluation for dementia
A 72-year-old man is evaluated for dementia with fluctuations in attentiveness, visual hallucinations, and slowness of movements over the past year. He has also acted out his dreams in his sleep a few times over the last 2 years. What is the most appropriate treatment?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/07/26/3.htm
26 Jul 2022