Search results for "Cancer Screening"
Cut costs without cutting corners to keep the office efficient
Today's health care environment demands that physicians wring every last drop of efficiency from their practices. Here's five easy ways to accomplish that.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/02/MGMA.htm
1 Feb 2011
Start ART in all HIV-infected adults, expert panel says
All adults with HIV should receive antiretroviral therapy (ART) regardless of CD4 cell count, according to the 2012 International Antiviral Society-USA panel recommendations.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/24/1.htm
24 Jul 2012
Lupus presentation may be an ‘imitator’
Lupus can involve multiple organ systems and shares the same, sometimes nonspecific presentation as other conditions. But a diligent internist##mdash;an “excellent generalist” in the words of one expert##mdash;can pick up on the correct diagnosis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/11/lupus.htm
1 Nov 2014
Highest-risk childhood cancer survivors don't follow recommended screenings
Highest-risk childhood cancer survivors don't follow recommended screeningsACGME approves final duty hour and supervision standards
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/05/1.htm
5 Oct 2010
Screening mammograms work, but effects are modest, study finds
MKSAP Quiz: fatigue, constipation, polyuria and hypertension
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/09/28/2.htm
28 Sep 2010
‘Preventive’ measures don't translate properly to the public
Prevention is an important tool, but it must be placed in the context of evidence and value. The cost of ignoring that is false reassurance and the politicization of medical care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/03/presidents.htm
1 Mar 2010
Four risk prediction models found most accurate for guiding lung cancer screening
These models picked similar numbers of patients who had ever smoked, showed better agreement on size of the screening population, and achieved consensus on 73% of persons chosen, while the other five models generally overestimated risk.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/15/2.htm
15 May 2018
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/2019/05/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 May 2019
FIT screening may not be the best method to find right-sided cancers, study indicates
An accompanying editorial noted that fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) may be less effective in the right colon in part because lesions grow more rapidly and bleed less.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/02/5.htm
2 Oct 2018
HPV vaccine impacts disease, screening
While HPV immunization is recommended during adolescence, internists practicing in the postvaccine era have their own host of considerations: namely, screening for cervical cancer and providing catch-up vaccination.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/02/hpv.htm
1 Feb 2017