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The next issue of ACP Internist is online and coming to your mailbox
The November issue of ACP Internist features stories about individualized treatment goals for diabetics, how to discuss dieting and weight management, and ways to diagnose skin and soft tissue infections.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/11/06/8.htm
6 Nov 2012
Clinical context should be considered when ordering, interpreting troponin test
Guidance on when to order and how to interpret a troponin level, in order to initiate appropriate treatment and to optimize outcomes, was offered last week by a new consensus document issued by six medical societies.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/11/20/4.htm
20 Nov 2012
MKSAP Quiz: Cardiac risk reduction
A 62-year-old man is evaluated during a routine examination. Medical history is significant for a myocardial infarction 3 years ago, dyslipidemia, hypertension, tobacco use, and drinking two alcoholic drinks per day. What intervention offers the greatest cardiac risk reduction in this patient?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/11/20/3.htm
20 Nov 2012
ACP, other groups issue joint recommendations on stable ischemic heart disease
Two new clinical practice guidelines for diagnosing and treating stable ischemic heart disease (IHD) were released by a collaboration of medical organizations.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/11/20/1.htm
20 Nov 2012
Three to six months of warfarin associated with better survival after bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement
Warfarin therapy after bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement was associated with reduced rates of thromboembolic events and mortality, a new study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/12/04/5.htm
4 Dec 2012
Digoxin associated with higher mortality in afib patients
Digoxin was associated with a significant increase in all-cause mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation, regardless of gender and whether they had had heart failure, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/12/04/4.htm
4 Dec 2012
6-minute walk test, exercise testing provide similar prognostic value in patients with chronic heart failure
The 6-minute walk test performed similarly to cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with heart failure, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/12/04/2.htm
4 Dec 2012
Diabetes risk from statins may be offset by reduction in cardiovascular events
Atorvastatin, 80 mg/d, carries a higher risk of developing diabetes than do lower doses, but only among patients who already have multiple risk factors, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/12/18/1.htm
18 Dec 2012
Taking a drink: what patients should know
Alcohol is associated with so many benefits and harms that it's hard to know where to start talking to patients about using it. One place might be alcohol misuse and abuse. Teach patients where they fall on the continuum of drinking behavior.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/01/alcohol.htm
1 Jan 2013
Together internal medicine and the subspecialties are stronger
Members of the American College of Physicians met with the leaders of subspecialty societies to develop ways to better coordinate care, redesign medical education and support the medical profession.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/01/presidents.htm
1 Jan 2013