Search results for "Smoking cessation"
Aspirin associated with fewer CV events, more major bleeding in healthy patients, review finds
When weighing the risks and benefits of aspirin for primary cardiovascular (CV) prevention in individual patients, clinicians must also consider other interventions that may lower risk, an accompanying editorial said.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/01/29/1.htm
29 Jan 2019
Guideline-based care underused for PAD, study says
Interventions to optimize secondary prevention, such as physician note “checklists” or other systematic prescription programs, might improve medication use and lifestyle counseling.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/02/4.htm
2 May 2017
Warning about varenicline in patients with CVD
A warning will be added to smoking cessation aid varenicline (Chantix) to indicate that the drug may be associated with a small increased risk of certain cardiovascular adverse events in patients who have cardiovascular disease, the FDA announced last week.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/28/6.htm
28 Jun 2011
ACP supports CDC's smoking cessation initiative, “Talk With Your Doctor”
The American College of Physicians and four other medical associations representing a total of more than 600,000 physicians are supporting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) initiative “Talk with Your Doctor,” a smoking cessation program that is part of the CDC's national tobacco education campaign, “Tips from Former Smokers.”
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/04/10.htm
4 Jun 2013
MKSAP Quiz: chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus
This week's quiz asks readers to evaluate a 38-year-old man with an 18-month history of chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/19/3.htm
19 Jun 2012
MKSAP Quiz: Cardiac risk reduction
A 62-year-old man is evaluated during a routine examination. Medical history is significant for a myocardial infarction 3 years ago, dyslipidemia, hypertension, tobacco use, and drinking two alcoholic drinks per day. What intervention offers the greatest cardiac risk reduction in this patient?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/11/20/3.htm
20 Nov 2012
MKSAP Quiz: management of tobacco use
A 59-year-old man is evaluated during a follow-up examination. He has COPD and hypertension. He has an 80-pack-year history of cigarette use, but has recently decreased his smoking to a half pack of cigarettes daily. Medications are ipratropium and amlodipine. He is barrel-chested with diffuse wheezing on lung examination. What is the most appropriate management of this patient's tobacco use?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/08/06/3.htm
6 Aug 2013
Debate ignites over safety of e-cigarettes
E-cigarettes can open doors into the subject of quitting tobacco use. Although the devices lack any hard data to support their use, they can offer doctors a chance to explore with patients other options for smoking cessation.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/03/e-cigarettes.htm
1 Mar 2014
Varenicline increased quit rates among smokers contemplating cessation
Varenicline increased smoking cessation rates compared to placebo in smokers who were contemplating quitting but were not ready to do so immediately, a manufacturer-sponsored study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/02/24/2.htm
24 Feb 2015
Discussing genetic risk may have little impact on patient behavior
The communication of genetic information may depend on how much it is framed as a risk to health or used to inform recommendations for wellness, study authors noted.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/22/4.htm
22 Mar 2016