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Cancer society recommends prostate cancer specialists team with primary care physicians to coordinate survivorship care
Prostate cancer specialists should ensure a patient's primary care clinician is included as part of the post-treatment clinical follow-up team, a new guideline stated.
Patients getting PPIs from a gastroenterologist may have better symptom control
Patients receiving prescriptions for proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) from a gastroenterologist are more likely to be optimal users and have better symptom control than those who are prescribed drugs by a primary care physician (PCP) or buy them over the counter, a study found.
MKSAP Quiz: 2-year history of knee osteoarthritis
A 64-year-old man is evaluated for a 2-year history of knee osteoarthritis. He has bilateral knee pain that worsens with walking. He has tried topical therapies, physical therapy, and acetaminophen, none of which has provided relief. The patient also has peripheral vascular disease, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension. Medications are hydrochlorothiazide, pravastatin, and a daily aspirin. Following a physical exam, lab results, and radiographs of the knees, what is the most appropriate treatment for this patient?
Hepatocellular carcinoma screening may not affect mortality in chronic liver disease
Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) may not affect mortality in patients with chronic liver disease, according to a review of existing evidence.
Warfarin given to elderly patients within a year of traumatic brain injury associated with net benefit
Resuming warfarin in the year after a traumatic brain injury was associated with a net benefit, due to a reduction in ischemic stroke risk, for elderly patients in a recent study.
Deadline approaching to submit hardship exception to Medicare EHR incentive program
Medicare providers who were unable to successfully demonstrate meaningful use for 2013 can submit hardship exceptions to avoid the upcoming Medicare payment adjustment scheduled to begin on Jan. 1, 2015.
Diabetes Collaborative Registry provides seamless view of diabetes patients across specialties
The American College of Cardiology, in partnership with the American Diabetes Association, the American College of Physicians, and Joslin Diabetes Center, has launched the Diabetes Collaborative Registry, the first clinical registry aimed at tracking and improving the quality of diabetes and cardiometabolic care across the primary and specialty care continuum.
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