Search results for "Editor's Note"
Overlooking PAD in primary care
Peripheral artery disease is a common, and significant, problem estimated to affect up to 12% of people in the United States.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/04/editors.htm
1 Apr 2011
Reining in the use of CT scans
CT scans have become much more common in the U.S. over the past few decades, increasing from 3 million in 1980 to almost 70 million in 2007.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/02/editors.htm
1 Feb 2011
Continuous glucose monitoring—a good fit for primary care?
Continuous glucose monitoring is a complex task, even for physicians. Internists will have to step in to help endocrinologists manage the rising population of type 1 diabetics.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/10/editors.htm
1 Oct 2010
Childhood disease survivors need comprehensive care
A look at how internists can manage a rising population of patients who, while currently well, might need lifelong follow-up.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/09/editors.htm
1 Sep 2010
FTC rule requires doctors to monitor identify theft red flags
New rules treat doctors' offices like banks and credit card companies, holding them responsible for identity theft the same way they're responsible for patient privacy.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/05/billing.htm
1 May 2009
Time is a hurdle on path to right diagnosis
Two frequently missed diagnoses—intimate partner violence and Sjögren's syndrome—are the focus of this month's issue.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/03/editors.htm
1 Mar 2009
Earlier recognition may help outcomes in osteoarthritis
Interventions such as exercise and weight loss are more likely to be successful for osteoarthritis if it is detected early.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/05/editors.htm
1 May 2013
The politics of health care
What could state legislation mean to physicians as they discuss culturally controversial but clinically important issues with patients?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/01/editors.htm
1 Jan 2012
Diagnosis, treatment of chronic sinusitis present challenges
Chronic sinusitis can make a patient's life miserable, but it's often a difficult diagnosis to parse.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/01/editors.htm
1 Jan 2011
Saying yes—or no—to medical marijuana
A first look at issues that aren't cut-and-dried on the surface: when to prescribe medical marijuana, and when to prescribe statins. For both issues, the devil is in the details.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/11/editors.htm
1 Nov 2010