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Guidance issued on outpatient testing for fungal infections in CAP
Coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, and blastomycosis can have presentations similar to community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and should be considered in certain geographic areas, experts said.
Routine opioid use disorder screening fails to significantly increase new diagnosis rates
This may be due to the sensitivity of the screening instrument, compounded by the stigma of opioid use disorder; addressing the latter may increase the instrument's sensitivity, the authors suggest.
MKSAP Quiz: Evaluation for pneumonia
An 81-year-old man is evaluated in the hospital for pneumonia. Following a physical exam and CT scan of the chest, what pleural fluid test is most appropriate in directing therapy?
Primary care reminders, outreach boosted overdue cancer screening follow-up
Electronic reminders alone did not increase follow-up rates for abnormal breast, cervical, colorectal, or lung cancer screening test results, but adding outreach by letter and phone did, a study found.
Announcing ACP Connect, a new mobile app for members
ACP Connect provides on-the-go access to the latest College news, information, tools, and resources, as well as opportunities to communicate with colleagues.
ACP announces 2023-2024 recipients of Mastership and national awards
The list of winners is available online.
And the winner is …
ACP Internist Weekly has tallied the voting from its latest cartoon contest, where readers are invited to match wits against their peers to provide the most original and amusing caption.