Search results for "Prevention"
MKSAP Quiz: UTI prevention in a patient with catheter
A 77-year-old woman is hospitalized for decompensated heart failure. An indwelling urinary catheter is placed to monitor hourly urine output, and intravenous diuretics are administered. What is the most appropriate management to prevent urinary tract infection (UTI)?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/12/03/3.htm
3 Dec 2024
Primary care primed for BRCA management
A pathogenic sequence variation in either the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene occurs in about one in 400 people, according to the National Cancer Institute.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/11/primary-care-primed-for-brca-management.htm
1 Nov 2024
Studies consider cardiovascular risk prediction in women, all U.S. adults
Female-specific factors should not be used to reclassify women's cardiovascular risk when making prescribing decisions, one study noted, while a second study found that 4.3 million Americans have elevated risk for heart failure but low risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/12/17/2.htm
17 Dec 2024
Stamping out STIs
Combating sexually transmitted infections (STIs) involves recognizing disparities, addressing the stigma that surrounds sexual health care, and viewing testing and treatment as a comprehensive care package rather than individual concerns, experts said.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/10/stamping-out-stis.htm
1 Oct 2024
Many stroke survivors don't follow recommendations for physical activity, study finds
Survey data found that overall rates of adherence to 2011, 2014, and 2021 physical activity guidelines for stroke survivors were 78.1%, 42.1%, and 69.9% among stroke survivors who were independently mobile, with those ages 65 years and older more likely to adhere to recommendations than younger survivors when the 2021 guidelines were used as a benchmark.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/12/10/2.htm
10 Dec 2024
Updated guidance released on ART for HIV
The International Antiviral Society-USA Panel's 2024 recommendations cover when to start antiretroviral therapy (ART), which regimens to choose, and when to switch regimens, among other topics.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/12/10/1.htm
10 Dec 2024
Preventive care still on during COVID-19
COVID-19 may foster innovation in primary care as physicians describe various strategies to reconnect with patients, such as leveraging telemedicine visits to also explain the practice's coronavirus-related safety protocols, or systematically reviewing their panels to flag at-risk patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/11/preventive-care-still-on-during-covid-19.htm
1 Nov 2020
New recommendations released on primary prevention of stroke
The updated guideline from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association addresses lifelong stroke prevention and includes new sex-and gender-specific recommendations.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/10/29/1.htm
29 Oct 2024
Looking at trends in early-onset cancer
Some research shows cancer incidence rates slowly creeping up in younger patients, prompting questions about what's behind the numbers and how physicians can best address it with their patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/11/looking-at-trends-in-early-onset-cancer.htm
1 Nov 2024
Many older adults use aspirin for primary prevention despite guideline changes
In 2021, nearly 30% of adults ages 60 years and older used aspirin for primary cardiovascular disease prevention despite 2018/2019 guideline updates from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/06/25/1.htm
25 Jun 2024