Search results for "Infections"
Serious adverse events frequent in outpatient care, review finds
Seven percent of outpatients experienced at least one adverse event, with drug events being the most common (63.8%), followed by health care-associated infections (14.8%) and surgical or procedural events (14.2%), according to an analysis of Massachusetts clinics.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/05/07/1.htm
7 May 2024
Making strides to stamp out HCV
While there's a goal of eliminating viral hepatitis globally by 2030, reports indicate a disproportionately high rate of infection and death in the United States among medically underserved populations.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/05/making-strides-to-stamp-out-hcv.htm
1 May 2024
Pearls for lower-extremity cellulitis
A simple hands-on physical test can help rule out cellulitis in favor of other diagnoses.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/05/pearls-for-lower-extremity-cellulitis.htm
1 May 2024
Controlling hypertension, curing HCV, and more stories
Helping a patient get their hypertension under control is one thing, but helping them keep it there is quite another.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/05/controlling-hypertension-curing-hcv-and-more-stories.htm
1 May 2024
First NASH treatment, over-the-counter CGM approved
This column reviews recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/05/first-nash-treatment-over-the-counter-cgm-approved.htm
1 May 2024
ACP/Annals forum addresses adult vaccinations
Patient hesitation and physician uncertainty are two barriers to achieving optimal vaccination rates, according to expert panelists.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/04/acpannals-forum-addresses-adult-vaccinations.htm
1 Apr 2024
Potential problematic prescribing in older women
Prescription of systemic estrogen therapy after menopause could be a red flag for use of other medications linked to dementia.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/04/potential-problematic-prescribing-in-older-women.htm
1 Apr 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
Civil surgeons can help pave the way to citizenship
An FACP explains what a civil surgeon does and why he thinks more internal medicine physicians should consider doing it.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/04/civil-surgeons-can-help-pave-the-way-to-citizenship.htm
1 Apr 2024
RSV present in 8.7% of outpatient COPD exacerbations, study finds
Of 310 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations at clinics in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands analyzed in a recent study, 27 were related to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/03/26/2.htm
26 Mar 2024