Search results for "Guidelines"
ACP develops framework for considering economic evidence in clinical guidelines
The framework presents and explains the process that ACP's Clinical Guidelines Committee utilizes for incorporating economic evidence into clinical recommendations.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2025/01/07/5.htm
7 Jan 2025
Addressing abdominal pain's many causes
A session at ACG 2024 covered diagnoses similar to IBS that clinicians should keep on their differential and outlined the role of neuromodulators in treating disorders of the gut-brain interaction.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2025/01/addressing-abdominal-pains-many-causes.htm
1 Jan 2025
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome often overlooked
The condition is likely to show up more often in primary care as rates of obesity in the United States climb.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2025/01/obesity-hypoventilation-syndrome-often-overlooked.htm
1 Jan 2025
Pathway offers practical approaches to monitoring for poststroke arrhythmia
The guidance from the American College of Cardiology involves a three-step pathway including multidisciplinary evaluation, risk assessment, and selection of a monitoring strategy.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/12/31/1.htm
31 Dec 2024
Overreliance on NPs a serious concern
A reader responds to a recent President's Message.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2025/01/letters.htm
1 Jan 2025
Women less likely to receive guideline-directed medical therapy after ischemic stroke
Statin, antihypertensive, and anticoagulant prescriptions within 30 days of discharge were less common in women than in men, and women were less likely to be adherent to statins and antihypertensive treatments at one year.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/10/08/4.htm
8 Oct 2024
Periop cardiovascular guideline updated, calls for avoiding overscreening
The American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and other societies released new recommendations on evaluating and managing cardiovascular risk in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/10/01/2.htm
1 Oct 2024
Pearls inform primary care for breast cancer prevention
Counseling women at high risk for breast cancer involves discussing enhanced surveillance, lifestyle interventions, and risk-reducing medications.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2025/01/pearls-inform-primary-care-for-breast-cancer-prevention.htm
1 Jan 2025
Guideline updates recommendations on management of lower-limb PAD
The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association updated their peripheral artery disease (PAD) guideline to offer more evidence-based management options, including a recommendation in support of using rivaroxaban combined with low-dose aspirin.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/05/21/1.htm
21 May 2024
Get with the latest ARDS guideline
Experts tasked with updating guidelines on acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) found a lot of new data to incorporate.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/03/get-with-the-latest-ards-guideline.htm
1 Mar 2024