Search results for "Opioids"
MKSAP Quiz: Increased frequency of long-term headaches
This week's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate next step in treatment for a 48-year-old man with a 25-year history of headaches that have become increasingly frequent.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/04/18/3.htm
18 Apr 2023
Survey finds that of the 1 in 3 U.S. adults who used a prescription opioid in 2015, 1 in 8 misused them
Weighted estimates from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health suggested that 91.8 million (37.8%) adults used prescription opioids, 11.5 million (4.7%) misused them, and 1.9 million (0.8%) had a use disorder.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/01/2.htm
1 Aug 2017
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/05/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 May 2020
Rethinking SIBO in the microbiome era
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth is thought of as very rare, but in an era of booming microbiome research, gastroenterologists and other physicians are starting to become more aware of SIBO in the general population and provide effective treatment
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/05/rethinking-sibo-in-the-microbiome-era.htm
1 May 2019
Federation of State Medical Boards updates guidelines for chronic use of opioids
The guidelines address ongoing monitoring, treatment agreements, and state prescription drug monitoring programs, among other areas.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/23/2.htm
23 May 2017
Nominees named for College Officer and Regent positions
The Governance Committee of the American College of Physicians places in nomination candidates for College governance.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/11/nominees-named-for-college-officer-and-regent-positions.htm
1 Nov 2021
ADHD more than a ‘condition of childhood’
Untreated adult patients with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a higher rate of consequences that may result in underachievement. Proper detection can give internists a way to improve their patients' quality of life.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/06/adhd-more-than-a-condition-of-childhood.htm
1 Jun 2020
Providing preventive care in a pandemic
This issue also covers medication for opioid use disorders, physicians as caregivers, and home blood pressure monitoring.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/11/providing-preventive-care-in-a-pandemic.htm
1 Nov 2020
MKSAP Quiz: severe, persistent, burning pain in an assisted-living patient
An 86-year-old woman is evaluated in her assisted-living facility for pain. Four weeks ago, she developed herpetic lesions on her right posterior thorax in a T7 distribution. She was treated with acyclovir, and the lesions healed; however, she has persistent severe burning pain. The pain is so severe that she is unable to leave her bed to attend meals. Following a physical exam, which medication is the most appropriate pharmacologic therapy for this patient's pain?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/05/17/3.htm
17 May 2016
Video HEALTH TiPS on opioid pain medications available
The ACP Foundation recently released two new video HEALTH TiPS on how to take opioid pain medication and how to use an opioid pain medication patch. Video HEALTH TiPS are very brief videos made with real patients, physicians and other health professionals. The videos provide patients with information and skills they need to know. To view the videos, go to the ACP Foundation website.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/08/24/8.htm
24 Aug 2010