Search results for "Rehabilitation"
MKSAP Quiz: management of COPD
A 72-year-old woman is evaluated during a routine examination. She has very severe COPD with multiple exacerbations. She has dyspnea at all times with decreased exercise capacity. She does not have cough or any change in baseline sputum production. She is adherent to her medication regimen, and she completed pulmonary rehabilitation 1 year ago. She quit smoking 1 year ago. Her medications are a budesonide/formoterol inhaler, tiotropium, and an albuterol inhaler as needed. Following a physical and pulmonary exam, what is the most appropriate next step in management?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/10/21/3.htm
21 Oct 2014
Major medical societies update performance measures for coronary artery disease, hypertension
New performance measures for adults with coronary artery disease and hypertension are meant to provide a patient-centered focus and give practitioners and institutions tools to measure and improve care quality.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/14/2.htm
14 Jun 2011
Increasing help for physician impairment
This issue also covers new drugs for depression, conference coverage about gastroenterology, and escalating generic drug prices.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/09/increasing-help-for-physician-impairment.htm
1 Sep 2019
10 tips for well-being amid COVID-19
The global pandemic has professional and personal consequences for physicians, so experts offer their advice on coping during COVID-19.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/07/10-tips-for-well-being-amid-covid-19.htm
1 Jul 2020
MKSAP Quiz: fatigue and decreased exercise capacity
This week's quiz asks readers to evaluate fatigue and decreased exercise capacity in a 72-year-old woman.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/09/20/3.htm
20 Sep 2011
MKSAP Quiz: Evaluation 4 months after a stroke
A 77-year-old woman is evaluated 4 months following a left middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke. The severity of her stroke required prolonged initial hospitalization and a 3-month stay in a rehabilitation center before returning home. Residual deficits include dense right-sided hemiparesis and dysphagia requiring oral feeding with thickened liquids. Following a physical exam and lab studies, what is the most likely cause of this patient's decreased serum creatinine level?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/08/3.htm
8 Mar 2016
Educators can help with trainees' depression
This issue covers topics such as depression in medical residency, guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis, and rehabilitation for knee pain.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/04/editors.htm
1 Apr 2016
Exercise may be as effective as drugs for some mortality outcomes, study finds
Exercise may be as effective as drug therapy in providing mortality benefits for certain conditions, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/10/08/2.htm
8 Oct 2013
A few tips can improve older patients' memory
Most complaints of memory problems aren't related to cognitive impairments, and as such they can be alleviated with a few simple tips.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/01/memory.htm
1 Jan 2013
1 in 12 physicians received opioid-related compensation from pharmaceutical manufacturers
Because even small payments such as meals are associated with increased prescribing of marketed products, an examination of industry influences on prescribing amid an ongoing opioid crisis is warranted, the authors wrote.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/15/4.htm
15 Aug 2017