Search results for "Pharmacotherapy"
Review offers guidance on selecting medications for COPD
Researchers suggest ways for clinicians to assess cognitive function, manual dexterity/strength, and peak inspiratory flow before choosing an inhaled medication delivery system for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/11/21/4.htm
21 Nov 2023
Understand obesity before treating it
The central nervous system regulates a person's weight, with many variables in play, and both internal and external factors can increase or decrease calorie intake and expenditure.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2021/06/understand-obesity-before-treating-it.htm
1 Jun 2021
MKSAP Quiz: 1-year history of insomnia
An 87-year-old woman is evaluated for a 1-year history of bothersome insomnia. She reports taking up to 2 hours to fall asleep. She also feels that her sleep is less refreshing. What is the most appropriate treatment?
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/11/21/3.htm
21 Nov 2023
For tobacco dependent, pharmacotherapy is the best medicine
Evidence is mounting that most smokers will require some sort of pharmacotherapeutic intervention to help them quit. Experts parse out prescriptions, but don't discount behavioral strategies for quitting.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2009/07/smoking.htm
1 Jul 2009
MKSAP Quiz: Evaluation for risk of rheumatoid arthritis
A 36-year-old woman is evaluated during a routine wellness visit. She is asymptomatic and has no medical problems. Her mother has rheumatoid arthritis, and the patient is concerned that she might also develop the disease. Following a physical exam, what is most likely to reduce this patient's risk for developing rheumatoid arthritis?
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/05/23/3.htm
23 May 2023
Multiple agents effective for excessive daytime sleepiness but may be discontinued due to side effects, review finds
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 14 trials found that solriamfetol, armodafinil-modafinil, and pitolisant were associated with reduced daytime sleepiness but also with headache, insomnia, and anxiety in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/05/09/1.htm
9 May 2023
Helping more patients quit smoking
Asking patients about smoking and advising them to quit is not enough to set them up for success.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2022/06/helping-more-patients-quit-smoking.htm
1 Jun 2022
About 6% of older adults received a new sedative prescription after critical illness
Among sedative-naive ICU survivors ages 66 years and older who filled a new sedative prescription within a week of hospital discharge, more than half maintained their prescriptions at six months, a Canadian population-based study found.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/01/10/2.htm
10 Jan 2023
Be wary of benzodiazepines' side effects
Alternative strategies are increasingly recommended when managing conditions like insomnia and anxiety in elderly patients.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2022/02/be-wary-of-benzodiazepines-side-effects.htm
1 Feb 2022
KDIGO guideline summary provides key points for treating diabetes, chronic kidney disease
Authors from the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Work Group provided a synopsis of key recommendations on comprehensive care, glycemic monitoring and targets, lifestyle interventions, antihyperglycemic therapies, and educational and integrated care approaches.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2023/01/10/1.htm
10 Jan 2023