Search results for "Hypertension"
BiPAP machines, masks recalled
This column reviews recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/11/bipap-machines-masks-recalled.htm
1 Nov 2022
3 common drugs associated with reduced risk of hospitalization and harm in serious mental illness
Statins, calcium-channel blockers, and metformin are globally licensed, commonly used, inexpensive, and relatively safe, and therefore “ideal candidates for repurposing” for mental illness, the study authors wrote.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/01/15/4.htm
15 Jan 2019
Automated office blood pressure readings may avoid ‘white coat effect’
Physicians may be reluctant to adopt automated readings because of uncertainty about their advantages, study authors noted.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/02/12/1.htm
12 Feb 2019
MKSAP Quiz: New-onset dependent edema
A 69-year-old woman is evaluated in the emergency department for new-onset dependent edema that began 3 weeks ago. She says it is difficult to walk, and she has gained 4.5 kg (10 lb) of fluid weight. Following a physical exam, lab studies, and kidney biopsy, what is the most appropriate treatment?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/02/12/3.htm
12 Feb 2019
Analyses from SPRINT examine cost-effectiveness, patient-reported outcomes with intensive BP control
The first analysis used a microsimulation model to apply findings from SPRINT to a hypothetical cohort of eligible patients. The second compared patient-reported outcomes from SPRINT in the intensive versus the standard treatment group.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/29/2.htm
29 Aug 2017
New psoriasis guidelines emphasize management of comorbidities, use of biologics
The guidelines cautioned that there is still limited evidence about long-term adverse events, impacts on future comorbidities, pediatric treatment, pregnancy and lactation, treatment combinations for newer biologics, and a need to identify biomarkers.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/02/26/1.htm
26 Feb 2019
Beta-blockers appear safe during the first trimester of pregnancy, study finds
The drugs were not associated with a significant risk for birth defects in a cohort study of Nordic and American populations.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/16/2.htm
16 Oct 2018
MKSAP Quiz: Follow-up examination for diabetes
A 54-year-old woman is evaluated during a follow-up examination. She has a 22-year history of type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated by sensory neuropathy and proliferative retinopathy, for which she has received laser photocoagulation. She also has hypertension and hyperlipidemia. Medications are metformin, glipizide, atorvastatin, and lisinopril, 20 mg/d. Following a physical exam and lab studies, what is the most appropriate management of this patient's hypertension?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/12/20/3.htm
20 Dec 2016
IM physicians join health inspections at the border
Two ACP members toured Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities near the Texas/Mexico border to evaluate the processes and environmental conditions affecting human health at the facilities.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/01/im-physicians-join-health-inspections-at-the-border.htm
1 Jan 2023
Concomitant influenza infection associated with worse in-hospital outcomes in heart failure patients
Rates of in-hospital mortality, acute respiratory failure with and without mechanical ventilation, and acute kidney injury with and without dialysis were significantly higher in patients admitted with heart failure and influenza infection compared to admissions for heart failure alone.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/01/08/4.htm
8 Jan 2019