The June issue of ACP Internist is online and coming to your mailbox

The June issue of ACP Internist is now online, featuring highlights of coverage from Internal Medicine 2014, including the following.

Disclosing medical errors the right way. After a medical error, patients want an explicit statement that an error occurred, what happened, and the implications for their health. They want an outright apology, not a statement of regret. Work from global organizations is refining the right way to disclose errors.

Get rid of GERD without unneeded costs, tests. Gastroesophageal reflux disease can be diagnosed in the office, without the need for expensive tests such as endoscopy. Learn how to make the right diagnosis without being confounded by symptoms that might steer a patient toward the wrong specialist.

For effective smoking cessation, turn ambivalence into action. Smokers sometimes want to want to quit. Their ambivalence is the effect of nicotine, which rewires the brain. Instead of being wary of the patient's mixed feelings, use them as a sign to try nicotine replacement therapy systems that make the cravings more manageable.

These stories, more coverage from Internal Medicine 2014, and the latest Test Yourself with the MKSAP Quiz are online.