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Primary care doctors do limited screening for misuse of long-term opioids
Primary care physicians' adoption of opioid risk reduction strategies is limited, even in treatment of patients at increased risk of misuse, a new study has found.
Macrolide antibiotic decreases COPD exacerbations in select patients, study finds
Daily azithromycin for one year decreased chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations and improved quality of life among select patients, researchers reported.
MKSAP Quiz: swelling of the feet and legs in untreated HIV infection
This week's quiz asks readers to evaluate a young man with untreated HIV infection and swelling of the feet and legs.
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring may be most cost-effective for hypertension diagnosis
Ambulatory measurement is the most cost-effective method of diagnosing high blood pressure, a new analysis concluded.
Asleep blood pressure could present a novel target for CVD risk
Taking one or more blood pressure drugs at bedtime reduced asleep blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk compared to taking all hypertension drugs upon awakening, a new study found.
Long-term medications often discontinued during hospitalization
Patients taking medication for chronic diseases risk those prescriptions being discontinued when they are hospitalized, especially if they are admitted to an intensive care unit, a new study found.
Daily citalopram dose shouldn't be higher than 40 mg
The antidepressant citalopram hydrobromide (Celexa) should no longer be used at doses greater than 40 mg/d, according to a new warning from the FDA.
Applications now being accepted for bundled payment initiative
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is currently soliciting applications for the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative.
Correctional health care conference to be held in October
The National Commission on Correctional Health Care will hold its national conference Oct. 15-19, 2011, in Baltimore.
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.