Search results for "Meningitis"
A good month to raise the rates
There are several important revisions for adult immunizations, including not using the live attenuated influenza vaccine for the 2017-2018 flu season.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/10/a-good-month-to-raise-the-rates.htm
1 Oct 2017
New childhood vaccine dropped hospitalizations in elderly, too
U.S. hospitalizations for pneumonia declined substantially, especially among children and the elderly, after introduction of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugant vaccine (PCV7), according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/16/6.htm
16 Jul 2013
Headaches that should flag further attention
Every patient with a headache needs to have secondary causes ruled out, and the acronym SNOOP4 is easy to adopt and use.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/01/headaches-that-should-flag-further-attention.htm
1 Jan 2018
MKSAP Quiz: sudden onset of severe headache
A 56-year-old woman is evaluated in the emergency department for sudden onset of a severe generalized headache that began 36 hours ago and has not responded to over-the-counter medications. Following laboratory studies and a CT scan, what is the most appropriate next diagnostic test?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/18/3.htm
18 Jun 2013
Emergency contraception drug, flu vaccines approved
Recalls, warnings, approvals and other regulatory news.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/10/fda.htm
1 Oct 2010
MKSAP Quiz: Fever, chills, rash in the ED
A 55-year-old man is evaluated in the emergency department after experiencing fever and chills yesterday evening and bilateral arm pain and a rash on the upper extremities upon awakening this morning. The patient ate raw oysters from the Gulf Coast 3 nights ago. He was recently diagnosed with hemochromatosis. Which pathogen is most likely causing the patient's current findings?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/05/mksap.htm
1 May 2013
Managing food poisoning's aftermath in ambulatory care
Internal medicine staff can be the starting point for acute cases of food poisoning, starting the screening process on the telephone and helping determine which patients should be sent right to the ED. But they can also help patients afterward, as they manage potentially long-term complications.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/10/food-poisoning.htm
1 Oct 2016
Expensive vaccines may wipe out wrong target—the doctor
New and expensive vaccines added to the schedule for adolescents, adults and children over the last several years have created a crisis in the delivery system that threatens to reduce or eliminate the private provider's role, say experts following the issue.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/04/vaccine.htm
1 Apr 2009
CONFERENCE COVERAGE July/August 2014 ACP Internist 13 When you ...
The traditional 3 symptoms of bacter-ial meningitis are well known: fever,headache, and neck stiffness. ... Viral meningitis, on the other hand,causes headache, fever, and stiff neck, withno altered consciousness.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/07/acpi-201407-puzzle_t2.pdf
23 Jun 2014
PERSPECTIVES 4 ACP Internist Fulfilling Medicare patients’ requests for ...
to help improve timelystroke care. And on page 13, a neurology expert offers advice on accurately diagnosingand treating meningitis, including tips on how to tell viral and bacterial cases apart.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/07/acpi-201407-puzzle_t1.pdf
23 Jun 2014