Search results for "Tinnitus"
Mindful Medicine: Don't confuse correlation with causation
The case of a young woman mistakenly diagnosed with asthma llustrates the danger of confusing correlation and causation.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/07/mindful.htm
1 Jul 2008
A woman with severe vertigo with nausea, vomiting, tinnitus
A 42-year-old woman is evaluated for occasional episodes of severe vertigo with nausea, vomiting, tinnitus, and a feeling of ear fullness.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/03/mksap.htm
1 Mar 2009
MKSAP Quiz: 10-month history of increasingly frequent headache
This week's quiz asks readers to evaluate a 38-year-old woman who presents with a 10-month history of increasingly frequent headache.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/12/13/3.htm
13 Dec 2011
Review examines optimal primary care for combat veterans
A new review by clinicians from the Veterans Administration outlines conditions common to returning combat veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and provides management guidelines for optimal primary care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/19/6.htm
19 Jun 2012
MKSAP Quiz: 2-year history of daytime somnolence, snoring, and apnea
A 65-year-old man is evaluated for a 2-year history of daytime somnolence, snoring, and apneic episodes during the night as witnessed by his wife. He does not have blurred vision, tinnitus, or headache. He has no cardiopulmonary symptoms and does not smoke cigarettes. The patient has hypertension for which he takes lisinopril and atenolol. Following a physical exam and lab studies, what is the most appropriate management?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/05/3.htm
5 Mar 2013
New grass allergy treatment, opioid overdose solution
This update covers approval of an allergen extract to treat allergic rhinitis induced by grass pollen and of a handheld injector of naloxone for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/06/fda.htm
1 Jun 2014
Tinnitus guideline covers diagnosis, treatment
A clinical guideline on diagnosing and treating tinnitus was released last week by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/10/07/2.htm
7 Oct 2014
MKSAP Quiz: Progressive fatigue, dyspnea
A 28-year-old previously healthy woman is evaluated in the hospital for a 3-week history of progressive fatigue, dyspnea with exertion, and easy bruisability. Following a physical exam, lab studies, and peripheral blood smear, what is the most appropriate treatment?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/03/mksap.htm
1 Mar 2015
MKSAP Quiz: 3-week history of progressive fatigue
A 28-year-old previously healthy woman is evaluated in the hospital for a 3-week history of progressive fatigue, dyspnea with exertion, and easy bruisability. What is the most likely diagnosis?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/06/mksap.htm
1 Jun 2015
Tinnitus common, but care may not mesh with current guidelines, study finds
Fewer than half of patients discussed their tinnitus with a physician, and of those that had, medications were discussed most frequently.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/02/4.htm
2 Aug 2016