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Internal medicine residency match results virtually unchanged from last year
The number of U.S. senior medical students choosing categorical internal medicine residencies increased slightly for the fifth consecutive year. According to the 2014 National Resident Matching Program, 3,167 U.S. medical school seniors matched for residency training in internal medicine.
Stool DNA testing more sensitive, less specific than FIT
Multitarget stool DNA testing detected significantly more cancer than fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) but had more false-positive results in asymptomatic persons at average risk for colorectal cancer, a study found.
MKSAP Quiz: increasing asthma symptoms
A 24-year-old woman is evaluated for increasing asthma symptoms. Her symptoms now require her to use her as-needed albuterol inhaler two to three times per week, and she has been waking up at night at least once a week with asthma symptoms that require her inhaler. She is still able to perform most of her daily activities, including regular exercise, if she uses albuterol for prevention. She is allergic to house dust mites, ragweed, grass, trees, and cats. Following a physical exam and spirometry, what is the most appropriate treatment?
USPSTF finds insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for cognitive decline
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) found insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening with formal screening instruments for cognitive decline in adults over the age of 65 in the primary care setting who have no signs of impairment.
No mortality benefit associated with primary androgen deprivation therapy in localized prostate cancer
Primary androgen deprivation therapy (PADT) yielded no mortality benefit compared with no PADT in men with clinically localized prostate cancer, according to a new study.
Age-adjusted D-dimer cutoff appears better at ruling out PE
D-dimer cutoffs adjusted for age performed better than a fixed D-dimer cutoff for safely ruling out pulmonary embolism (PE), especially in elderly patients, according to a new study.
Methotrexate monotherapy, combination therapy yield similar 1-year remission rates in early inflammatory arthritis
Patients taking methotrexate monotherapy and those taking methotrexate plus etanercept had similar rates of remission at 1 year, although those on combination therapy responded more quickly, a new study has found.
Annals Virtual Patients test physicians' decision-making skills
Annals of Internal Medicine released a new interactive medical education tool designed to test physicians' decision-making skills. Annals Virtual Patients uses a unique “if this, then that” format, so each learner goes down his or her own path through a complex clinical simulation.
It's not too late to submit a Job Seeker's Profile to the ACP Job Placement Center
Looking for a job? ACP's Job Placement Center offers career opportunities during Internal Medicine 2014, to be held April 10-12 in Orlando, Fla.
And the winner is …
ACP InternistWeekly has tallied the voting from its latest cartoon contest, where readers are invited to match wits against their peers to provide the most original and amusing caption.