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MKSAP Quiz: fatigue and exertional dyspnea
Breast cancer risk higher with hormone therapy started close to menopause, study indicatesBevacizumab tied to higher rate of fatal adverse eventsASCO statement: Advanced cancer care should be tailored to patient preferences
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/02/08/3.htm
8 Feb 2011
No easy fix for concussion diagnosis, management
This issue also covers medical school debt trends, changes to hospital payments, and how to construct a patient narrative.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/02/no-easy-fix-for-concussion-diagnosis-management.htm
1 Feb 2019
New CBC test, implant for apnea approved
This column reviews details on recent recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/01/new-cbc-test-implant-for-apnea-approved.htm
1 Jan 2018
New warnings for gabapentinoids; other drugs approved
This column reviews details on recent recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/02/new-warnings-for-gabapentinoids-other-drugs-approved.htm
1 Feb 2020
Adapt to ICD-9 changes most relevant to internal medicine
An expert from ACP's Regulatory and Insurer Affairs section clarifies the changes to ICD-9 coding that ACP expects will most affect internal medicine practices. Changes took effect OCt. 1, and obsolete ICD-9 codes could result in denied or rejected claims.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/10/coding.htm
1 Oct 2009
Tailoring anticoagulation more of a reality with DOACs
Direct oral anticoagulants have the potential to replace warfarin for the treatment of many patients with venous thromboembolism, but without a need for routine monitoring, good patient selection is key to their use.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/03/tailoring-anticoagulation-more-of-a-reality-with-doacs.htm
1 Mar 2018
Polypill gets approval, fenofibric acid gets label change
Recalls, warnings, approvals and other regulatory news.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/01/fda.htm
1 Jan 2012
Expert lays out controversies for cardio care
February is National Heart Disease Awareness Month, and the field is wide open to controversies seemingly without resolution when it comes to invasive versus therapeutic regimens.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/02/heart.htm
1 Feb 2010
First blood test approved to evaluate concussion
This column reviews details on recent recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/04/first-blood-test-approved-to-evaluate-concussion.htm
1 Apr 2018
Hip fractures increase mortality five- to eightfold, more so in men
Hip fractures increase mortality five- to eightfold, more so in men
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/03/16/1.htm
16 Mar 2010