Search results for "Guidelines"
Guidelines recommend tailored primary care follow-up after colorectal cancer treatment
Patients should receive a history and physical every 3 to 6 months in the first 2 years, and every 6 months in years 3 through 5, among other recommendations.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/09/15/2.htm
15 Sep 2015
Patients with provoked VTE often on anticoagulation longer than recommended
Three variables were associated with receiving anticoagulation for longer than three months after a provoked venous thromboembolism (VTE): direct oral anticoagulant use, history of VTE, and history of myocardial infarction.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/11/01/4.htm
1 Nov 2022
Guideline updates recommendations to manage adult rhinosinusitis
A new guideline updated recommendations to improve diagnosis, testing, and treatment of adult acute rhinosinusitis.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/04/07/2.htm
7 Apr 2015
Start screening for colorectal cancer at age 50 years, ACP suggests
An update of ACP's 2019 guidance statement on the topic suggests that clinicians start screening for colorectal cancer in asymptomatic average-risk adults at age 50 years and consider not screening those between the ages of 45 and 49 years.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/08/01/1.htm
1 Aug 2023
ACP issues pressure ulcer prevention, treatment guidelines
Guidelines on risk assessment, prevention, and treatment of pressure ulcers were issued by ACP this week.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/03/4.htm
3 Mar 2015
New clinical guideline issued on diagnosis, management of stable COPD
Several collaborating medical societies, including the American College of Physicians, released new guidelines this week on the diagnosis and management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/02/1.htm
2 Aug 2011
Vitamin D guidelines advise on dietary intake, screening for deficiency
New guidelines from the Endocrine Society offer recommendations on evaluation, treatment and prevention of vitamin D deficiency.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/14/1.htm
14 Jun 2011
Screen for apnea in patients with daytime sleepiness, guideline says
Doctors should assess the risk factors for and the symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with unexplained daytime sleepiness, according to an ACP clinical practice guideline that appears in the Aug. 5 Annals of Internal Medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/08/05/1.htm
5 Aug 2014
MKSAP Quiz: Multiple segmental pulmonary emboli
A 65-year-old man is diagnosed with multiple segmental pulmonary emboli in the right lung. He has no other medical problems, and he takes no medications. He is alert and engaged in shared decision making. After a physical exam and discussion with the patient, what is the appropriate treatment recommendation?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/05/31/3.htm
31 May 2022
New guideline published on management of unprovoked first seizure
Physicians treating adults with an unprovoked first seizure should inform them that their seizure recurrence risk is greatest, between 21% and 45%, within the first 2 years, according to a joint guideline by the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/05/12/7.htm
12 May 2015