Search results for "Dizziness"
MKSAP Quiz: dizziness, shortness of breath and palpitations
This week's question asks readers to evaluate a 76-year-old woman in the emergency department with dizziness, shortness of breath, and palpitations that began acutely 1 hour ago.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/09/3.htm
9 Jul 2013
Start with bloodwork to diagnose anemia
Anemia is fairly common, but its many etiologies complicate diagnosis. It affects more than one in five black and Hispanic people, one in 10 seniors and one in five of those over the age of 85. Learn how to fine-tune the diagnosis to best help patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/03/anemia.htm
1 Mar 2013
Searching for signs of eating disorders
Internists are often the first clinicians to see signs of an eating disorder, with the rapid or extreme changes in weight apparent both in person and from the history recorded in a patient's chart. But primary care clinicians may sometimes be afraid to ask about it because they are unsure how to handle what they might learn.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/02/eating.htm
1 Feb 2013
MKSAP Quiz: ED evaluation for dizziness, shortness of breath and palpitations
A 76-year-old woman is evaluated in the emergency department for dizziness, shortness of breath, and palpitations that began acutely 1 hour ago. She has a history of hypertension and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Following a physical exam and electrocardiogram, what is the most appropriate acute treatment?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/01/29/3.htm
29 Jan 2013
Expanded approval on rivaroxaban, reassurance on dabigatran
This regulatory update covers an expanded indication for rivaroxaban and an announcement that bleeding rates do not appear to be higher with dabigatran than with warfarin.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/01/fda.htm
1 Jan 2013
Weight-loss drug and at-home HIV test approved
This regulatory update covers approval of lorcaserin HCl for chronic weight management, as well as a new at-home mouth swab test for HIV 1 and 2.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/09/fda.htm
1 Sep 2012
Generic atorvastatin, middle-of-the-night zolpidem approved
Recalls, warnings, approvals and other regulatory news.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/02/fda.htm
1 Feb 2012
MKSAP Quiz: evaluating ‘a sense of unsteadiness'
This week's quiz asks readers to evaluate ongoing dizziness in an elderly woman.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/09/3.htm
9 Aug 2011
Drug adverse events affect patients' choices more than benefits
Central line infections in ICUs fell 58% between 2001 and 2009
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/03/08/5.htm
8 Mar 2011
Internal Medicine 2011 offers several new pre-courses
New offerings at ACP's annual meeting will include learning how to use portable ultrasound technology, the anatomy behind and diagnoses of common orthopedic complains, and an expanded neurological course including headache, dizziness and stroke.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/03/IM.htm
1 Mar 2011