Search results for "Hypertension"
Managing the elderly with cardiovascular disease
As patients are living longer, they're seeking more care for their cardiovascular diseases, as well as the accompanying comorbities such as diabetes. Effective therapy works in the older population, say the experts.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/10/CVD.htm
1 Oct 2011
Medical missions in Iraq help train next generation of doctors
U.S. military physicians are helping to train Iraq's next generation of doctors, as well as helping to restore an infrastructure smashed by decades of neglect then the shock and awe of combat.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/10/iraq.htm
1 Oct 2011
Internists as team physicians keep their heads in the game
This month we take an inside look at internists practicing in a field of medicine that's just a little bit different from the norm.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/10/editors.htm
1 Oct 2011
MKSAP Quiz: establish care for diabetes and hypertension
This week's quiz asks readers to evaluate a 60-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension who seeks to establish medical care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/04/3.htm
4 Oct 2011
Isolated diastolic hypotension a risk factor for heart failure
Isolated diastolic hypotension is an independent risk factor for heart failure similar in magnitude to isolated systolic hypertension, researchers reported.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/04/7.htm
4 Oct 2011
The next issue of ACP Internist is online and coming to your mailbox
October's issue of ACP Internist features stories on internists for pro sports teams, cardiovascular disease in the elderly and teaching medicine to Iraqi physicians, among others.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/04/8.htm
4 Oct 2011
Statins worked even for MI patients with low LDL
Statin therapy was beneficial for post-myocardial infarction patients who had low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels under 70, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/04/5.htm
4 Oct 2011
U.S. hospitalizations for heart failure have declined, study finds
Hospitalizations for heart failure in the U.S. declined considerably from 1998 to 2008, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/25/6.htm
25 Oct 2011
MKSAP Quiz: Progressive, worsening fatigue
A 59-year-old man is evaluated for a 4-day history of progressive worsening of fatigue, forgetfulness, constipation, excessive thirst and increased urination. He has no pain. Based upon the findings of a physical exam and lab results, what is the most likely diagnosis?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/11/mksap.htm
1 Nov 2011
HIV comes of age as disease of mid-to-late life
Protease inhibitors revolutionized HIV management, morphing it from a death sentence to a chronic, manageable condition. Medical issues have since grown more complex as doctors consider how HIV interacts with aging, and how aging interacts with these sometimes toxic drugs used to control the virus.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/11/HIV.htm
1 Nov 2011