Search results for "Ophthalmology"
Sorting out vertigo
A shift in diagnostic approach for vertigo involves asking about the timing and triggers for episodes rather than a description of symptoms.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/01/sorting-out-vertigo.htm
1 Jan 2024
Educational update issued on alpha-blockers and cataract surgery
The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and the American Academy of Ophthalmology recently issued a joint educational update on complications of cataract surgery associated with systemic alpha-blockers.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/04/22/6.htm
22 Apr 2014
Know when to worry about floaters and flashes
When patients present with ophthalmic floaters and flashes of light, asking the right questions can help internists decide when to refer to an ophthalmologist.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/06/know-when-to-worry-about-floaters-and-flashes.htm
1 Jun 2021
COVID-19 studies look at transmission, cardiac effects, and lung ultrasound as triage
A review found most transmission to be respiratory, while a study suggested protection from eyeglasses. Data from athletes provided insight into cardiac effects, and lung ultrasound may be useful for triage. Philip A. Masters, MD, FACP, looked at how the pandemic has altered medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/22/1.htm
22 Sep 2020
An eye for art among medical students
A medical resident drew upon her artistic background to help create a course to improve observational skills of first-year medical students by having them systematically observe works of art.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/11/an-eye-for-art-among-medical-students.htm
1 Nov 2018
MKSAP Quiz: Pain on tip of nose and painful periorbital eruption
A 65-year-old woman is evaluated for a prodrome of pain on tip of the nose followed by a painful eruption involving the right periorbital tissue. On physical examination, all vital signs are normal. There are grouped vesicles on an erythematous base on the tip of the nose and about the right eye. What is the most appropriate first step in the management of this patient?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/01/3.htm
1 Jul 2014
Virtual meeting offers education, connection
Internal Medicine Meeting 2021: Virtual Experience featured educational sessions on dealing with multimorbidity in older adults, understanding obesity, and more, as well as three plenary speakers.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/06/virtual-meeting-offers-education-connection.htm
1 Jun 2021
Bisphosphonates associated with scleritis, uveitis
First-time use of oral bisphosphonates is associated with increased risk for uveitis and scleritis, according to a retrospective cohort study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/04/10/5.htm
10 Apr 2012
Use your hands, not just your mind, at Internal Medicine 2010
Preview upcoming attractions and sessions of the College's annual meeting, being held this year in Toronto. Find events occurring at the meeting, or for those not going, find out how to follow news as it happens.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/03/internal.htm
1 Mar 2010
Fluoroquinolones associated with retinal detachment
Current users of oral fluoroquinolones are nearly five times more likely to have a retinal detachment than nonusers, although the absolute risk was small, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/04/10/4.htm
10 Apr 2012