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Patients who achieve low cholesterol levels still get lipid tests
One-third of patients with coronary heart disease who had low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels less than 100 mg/dL underwent repeat lipid testing anyway, a study found.
Survey finds many patients OK with placebos in primary care
A majority of patients favored allowing placebo treatments in medical care, especially when they were used honestly and transparently, a recent telephone survey found.
MKSAP Quiz: dizziness, shortness of breath and palpitations
This week's question asks readers to evaluate a 76-year-old woman in the emergency department with dizziness, shortness of breath, and palpitations that began acutely 1 hour ago.
Unsupervised walking regimen may improve fitness in patients with PAD
A home-based walking exercise program significantly improved walking endurance, physical activity, and speed in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to a recent trial.
New models predict risk of readmission after PCI
Researchers have developed two models to predict patients' risk of readmission within 30 days of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Biological compared with conventional treatment may not improve work loss in early rheumatoid arthritis
Infliximab improved radiologic results but did not result in less work loss compared with conventional combination therapy in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis who did not respond sufficiently to methotrexate, a new study reports.
AHRQ seeks physician input on shared decision-making tools
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking physician input on the development of new clinical tools and workshops to support shared health care decision making.
The next issue of ACP Internist is online and coming to your mailbox.
Stories this month cover pain in the elderly, ACOs, and the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, among other topics.
Who's tops at your hospital? Let us know this month!
ACP Hospitalist is seeking candidates for its sixth annual Top Hospitalists issue in November, which will feature the best and brightest in hospital medicine. Let us know what your colleagues have accomplished in 2013.
Put words in our mouth
ACP InternistWeekly wants readers to create captions for our new cartoon and help choose the winner. Pen the winning caption and win a $50 gift certificate good toward any ACP product, program or service.