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Keep up with vaccine recommendations
New vaccines and their recommendations have added complexity and made it tough to stay current. For patients, the extra costs can be prohibitive. Learn how to stay abreast of the requirements and engage patients on the issue.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/09/vaccines.htm
1 Sep 2013
Know the patient to achieve statin benefits
That statins work is without question. And with costs falling due to many drugs in the class going generic, physicians are now refining when to prescribe the ubiquitous drug class based on the degree of risk.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/11/statin.htm
1 Nov 2010
Benefits of thyroid screening unclear, Task Force says
Researchers for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) suggested in a review that more research is needed to determine the benefits of screening asymptomatic individuals for thyroid dysfunction.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/10/28/2.htm
28 Oct 2014
Rethinking the value of the annual exam
Patients expect it and internists won't let it go. But does the evidence support the need for the periodic health exam? Experts weigh in on the value of regularly seeing a patient on a preventive basis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/01/annual.htm
1 Jan 2010
Lupus presentation may be an ‘imitator’
Lupus can involve multiple organ systems and shares the same, sometimes nonspecific presentation as other conditions. But a diligent internist##mdash;an “excellent generalist” in the words of one expert##mdash;can pick up on the correct diagnosis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/11/lupus.htm
1 Nov 2014
Wide variations in blood pressure linked to CVD and death
Data from ALLHAT showed a strong association between wide fluctuations in systolic blood pressure and fatal coronary heart disease or nonfatal myocardial infarction, all-cause mortality, stroke, and heart failure.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/07/28/1.htm
28 Jul 2015
Initial treatment with efavirenz-free regimens appears effective in treatment-naive HIV patients
Three treatment regimens for HIV infection that did not include efavirenz appeared to achieve high, equivalent virologic control, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/10/07/5.htm
7 Oct 2014
Education effort increased thiazide use
MKSAP Quiz: lower-extremity pain and ‘red knots'
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/06/08/2.htm
8 Jun 2010
Age, disability among indicators of medication adherence 3 months after stroke
Invasive MRSA rates dropped dramatically
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/08/17/5.htm
17 Aug 2010
Internists should follow up with prostate cancer patients receiving ADT
Some H1N1 vaccine to expire next week Didanosine gets labeling change Hemodialysis system recalled
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/09/5.htm
9 Feb 2010