Search results for "Adherence"
Increased stroke risk may be associated with oral estrogen, but not transdermal forms
Up to 3,000 strokes per year per million hormone therapy users could be avoided by encouraging them to change from oral to transdermal estrogens and from synthetic progestins to micronized progesterone, the study concluded.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/14/5.htm
14 Jun 2016
Diuretics demand discussion in heart failure management
To assess a patient's ability to adhere to a diuretic regimen, consider the patient's age, level of education, and severity of symptoms, as well as health literacy, and any comorbidities.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/11/diuretics-demand-discussion-in-heart-failure-management.htm
1 Nov 2019
4 concepts can help bolster age-friendly care
Medical groups seek to implement the 4Ms—Medication, Mentation, Mobility, and What Matters—into practice when caring for elderly adults.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/03/4-concepts-can-help-bolster-age-friendly-care.htm
1 Mar 2020
Internists can help with alcohol misuse
New legislation in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates that insurance plans cover alcohol treatment as an essential health care benefit, prompting internists to integrate care for alcohol use disorders into their practices.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/10/alcohol.htm
1 Oct 2015
Carve out cancer patients from opioid restriction programs, ASCO says
The society does not support prescription limits that would artificially impede access to medically necessary treatment for patients with cancer, but does support existing exemptions to prescribing limits for cancer patients.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/07/2.htm
7 Jun 2016
Digging into the causes and fixes of resistant hypertension
An enduring challenge is figuring out why patients appear to have resistant hypertension and how to cure them of it.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/09/hypertension.htm
1 Sep 2016
MKSAP Quiz: declining exercise capacity over the past year
A 62-year-old man is evaluated for declining exercise capacity over the past year. He was diagnosed with moderate COPD 3 years ago. His symptoms had previously been well controlled with tiotropium and as-needed albuterol. He has not had any hospitalizations. He is adherent to his medication regimen, and his inhaler technique is good. Following a physical exam and review of previously performed chest radiographs and pulmonary function testing, what is the most appropriate management?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/28/3.htm
28 Jun 2016
Hypertension often undertreated after hospitalization for stroke
Patients who were hospitalized for an ischemic stroke often had a systolic blood pressure (SBP) above 160 mm Hg at discharge and at subsequent outpatient visits, a recent study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/01/13/7.htm
13 Jan 2015
At-home sleep studies may be noninferior to those at centers
Study results support the use of at-home sleep testing equipment in clinical practice, the authors wrote.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/01/24/1.htm
24 Jan 2017
Screening for lung cancer a struggle
Lung cancer has an alarmingly low five-year survival rate, but screening, if implemented well, can improve it.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/05/screening-for-lung-cancer-a-struggle.htm
1 May 2018