Search results for "Heart Failure"
AI_Jan08_FINAL
REGULATORY REVIEW. Alerts, warnings and recalls. The boxed warningfor rosiglitazone(Avandia) was re-vised to reflect a potentialincreased risk of heart attacks. ... In August,the entire class of thiazolidinediones addedboxed warnings saying the drugs may causeor worsen heart failure.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/01/acpi-200801-campaign_t1.pdf
20 Dec 2007
FDA updates boxed warnings for rosiglitazone, other drugs
The latest drug alerts and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/01/fda.htm
1 Jan 2008
Examining ethical dilemmas that occur in everyday practice
A Harvard expert moderates a new column on ethical case studies and suggests some practical strategies for handling and preventing conflicts. Case study: How should a physician react when an elderly patient refuses life-saving treatment contrary to the wishes of her family?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/01/ethics.htm
1 Jan 2008
Put patients in the driver's seat to steer toward better health
Engaging patients in managing their own chronic diseases can be the key to helping them achieve their goals and improve outcomes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/02/education.htm
1 Feb 2008
Letters
Readers respond to Mindful Medicine, Ethics columns.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/02/letters.htm
1 Feb 2008
ACP chapter meetings are great for CME and for collegiality too
Chapter meetings have underlying similarities and distinctive features, too.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/02/president.htm
1 Feb 2008
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NNootteess. No weight gain; gastrointestinal side effects; increase in risk forlactic acidosis (avoid if creatinine level >1.4 mg/dL in womenand >1.5 mg/dL in men, decompensated congestive heart ... Possible initial weight gain; potential for hypoglycemia. Weight gain and edema; avoid in New York Heart Associationclass III or class IV heart failure.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/acpi-200803-special_t1.pdf
27 Feb 2008
Rosiglitazone controversy has internists scratching their heads
E. Victor Adlin, FACP, an endocrinologist at Temple University School of Medicine, discusses how the rosiglitazone drama has affected internists' prescribing habits.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/special.htm
1 Mar 2008
College's new end-of-life guidelines fill gaps in patient care
The College's new guidelines recommend that clinicians regularly assess end-of-life patients for symptoms of pain, dyspnea and depression, and use proven therapies to treat these conditions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/fourteen.htm
1 Mar 2008
ACPNET brings continuing medical education into the clinic
We all appreciate that studying and learning are lifetime essentials for being a good physician.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/president.htm
1 Mar 2008