Search results for "Multiple sclerosis"
MKSAP Quiz: Assessment of multiple sclerosis status
A 49-year-old woman is evaluated for a 3-year history of slowly worsening bilateral lower extremity weakness, fatigue, and numbness in the hands and is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis after a physical exam and further testing. What best describes the status of this patient's disease?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/12/12/3.htm
12 Dec 2023
Better care for patients with disability
Physicians report lacking knowledge about their legal responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and may not be confident about their ability to provide the same quality of care to patients with disability as they do to those without it.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/06/better-care-for-patients-with-disability.htm
1 Jun 2022
MKSAP Quiz: Slow, labored gait in a patient with MS
A 55-year-old man with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) is evaluated for a slow, labored gait that began after a relapse 1 year ago. The symptom has not worsened during this time, but he reports that it interferes with his ability to work. Following a physical exam, what intervention is most likely to improve this patient's ambulation?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/09/24/3.htm
24 Sep 2024
MKSAP Quiz: Multiple sclerosis in the setting of pregnancy
A 29-year-old woman is evaluated during a routine follow-up examination of multiple sclerosis, which was diagnosed 3 years ago. The patient says she wishes to discontinue her oral contraceptive and attempt to become pregnant. She has no other personal or family medical history of note. Medications are fingolimod, vitamin D, and an oral contraceptive. Besides discontinuing the oral contraceptive, what is the most appropriate next step in management?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/13/3.htm
13 Feb 2018
Weighing benefits, harms of cannabis
Marijuana use has risen, so internists need to understand its real risks as well as its potential clinical uses, such as for chronic pain, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, and multiple sclerosis spasticity symptoms.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/04/weighing-benefits-harms-of-cannabis.htm
1 Apr 2019
MKSAP Quiz: multiple sclerosis
MKSAP Quiz: multiple sclerosis
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/09/14/3.htm
14 Sep 2010
Vitamin D status associated with multiple sclerosis activity, progression
Higher vitamin D levels appear to be associated with reduced disease activity and a slower rate of disease progression in multiple sclerosis patients treated with interferon beta-1b, according to a study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/01/28/4.htm
28 Jan 2014
New drugs approved for C. diff, HIV
This column reviews recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/02/new-drugs-approved-for-c-diff-hiv.htm
1 Feb 2023
Medical marijuana may help relieve some multiple sclerosis symptoms but has several safety concerns
Certain forms of medical marijuana can help treat some symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS), but they do not appear to be helpful in treating drug-induced movements in Parkinson's disease, a review by the American Academy of Neurology found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/04/29/1.htm
29 Apr 2014
First drug approved for tardive dyskinesia
This column reviews details on recent recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/06/fda.htm
1 Jun 2017