When Red Flags Arise Before Prescribing Opioids
April 10th 2017Doctors should have an honest discussion with patients who exhibit red flags showing that they should not be given opioids, Larry Greenblatt, MD, of Duke University School of Medicine said at the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting (ACP 2017) in San Diego, California.
When Is It Time to Refer a Patient with Asthma or COPD to a Specialist?
April 6th 2017Meredith McCormack, MD, MHS, talked about managing asthma and COPD in the primary care setting and when it’s time to refer a patient to a specialist at the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting (ACP 2017) in San Diego, California.
Getting Primary Care Physicians Comfortable with Managing Hepatitis C
April 6th 2017Hepatitis C diagnoses are rarely made by a specialist, said Norman Sussman, MD. He explained how the telehealth program, Project ECHO, can help primary care physicians better manage patients with the virus at the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting (ACP 2017) in San Diego, California.
The One Topic That Enrages Every Doctor
April 5th 2017What was designed to make physicians’ lives easier have caused major frustration. Bob Wachter, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) talked with MD Magazine about the issues surrounding electronic health records (EHRs).
Snapshot of What Physician Burnout Really Means
April 5th 2017Just how serious is physician burnout? Lisa Ellis, MD, chief medical officer at Medical College of Virginia Physicians (MCVP) at Virginia Commonwealth University, provided some startling statistics at the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting (ACP 2017) in San Diego, California.
Gut vs. Science: When a Patient Presents with Chest Pain
April 3rd 2017Robert Roswell, MD, of NYU School of Medicine, discussed how much a physician's gut really comes into play when diagnosing chest pain at the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting (ACP 2017) in San Diego, California.
Update on Important Drug Interactions, Side Effects Over the Past Year
April 1st 2017Doug Paauw, MD, attends the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting to provide an update on drug interactions and side effects prominent every year. At this year’s meeting (ACP 2017), Paauw went over some of those serious drug interactions with MD Magazine.
Diabetes: Definition of High BMI Differs Between Americans and Asians
April 1st 2017For Americans, a BMI of 25 means they are overweight. However, a BMI of 23.5 means overweight for Asians. David O’Dell, MD, of the University of Nebraska Medical Center explains why this matters at the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting (ACP 2017) in San Diego, California.
What's New in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Diagnostics and Treatment?
March 31st 2017The use of the chest x-ray for diagnosing bacterial pneumonia and the role of antibiotics in infected patients have been hot topics in community-acquired pneumonia. Scott Flanders, MD, gave an update at the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting (ACP 2017) in San Diego, California.
It Takes a Team to Build Personalized Care for Type 2 Diabetes
March 30th 2017Diana McNeill, MD, of Duke University Medical Center moderated a panel at the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting (ACP 2017) in San Diego, California. The topic of discussion? Personalized care in type 2 diabetes.
Diagnosing Anxiety and Depression in the Primary Care Setting
March 30th 2017Heidi Combs, MD, says that many patients present to the primary care office thinking that they have other health problems when the diagnosis is really anxiety or depression. She discussed the topic at the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting (ACP 2017) in San Diego, California.
Developing New Standards for Elderly Cardiac Care
Changing the way medicine approaches a topic, especially a sensitive one like treating older patients is never easy. However, with more patients living well into their 70s and beyond it is becoming an increasingly important area of care.