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Medication nonadherence and adverse outcomes in CAD patientsNonadherence to beta blockers, statins, or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors is common (21%-29%) among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Patients who do not adhere to their medication regimens are at increased risk of mortality, cardiovascular hospitalizations, and revascularization procedures; thus, medication nonadherence should be a target for quality improvement interventions to maximize the outcomes of CAD patients.
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Congenital absence of right coronary artery without any other associated anomaliesAnomalous coronary arteries are rare congenital cardiac defects with varying symptomatology and controversial clinical significance. These should be considered as a differential diagnosis, particularly when coronary schemia occurs in a child or young adult.
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Communication Breakdown: Technology in the Exam RoomTechnology and medicine are a wonderful combination, but not if the doctor hides behind it, a real concern in a world of EMRs and handheld medical devices.
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2012 APA - IPS: Aripiprazole Depot Formulation Shows Promise as Long-acting Therapy for SchizophreniaNew formulation associated with delayed time to impending relapse, as well as improvements on measures of symptom severity and treatment response.
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Social Media Notebook: Do You Have a License to Drive that Facebook Account?Parents listen to our every word of "anticipatory guidance" when kids are small, but when it comes to tween and teen issues online, parents somehow start mistakenly thinking they don't need us as much.
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Prognostic value of multislice computed tomography coronary angiographyWe evaluated 100 subjects who underwent multislice computed tomography (MSCT) to assess the presence and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) and to determine the occurrence of coronary events (including cardiac death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, unstable angina requiring hospitalization, and revascularization) over a follow-up period of 16 months.
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Predictive Analytics: How Big Data Will Improve Outcomes and Efficiencies in Diagnosing and Treating PatientsWhat if insights from population data were able to help doctors predict a potential diagnosis months or even years earlier and be used to monitor these patients after a diagnosis is made?
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Argumentum Ad Populum: Medical Wikis 101What exactly is a medical wiki, and for that matter, a wiki in general? Are these resources useful to you and your patients?
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Diagnosis and TreatmentChronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality and a considerable drain on health care resources in the industrialized world. In some patients the disease is inherited, but the vast majority of cases are caused by cigarette smoking. Recognizing the signs and symptoms and understanding the disease progression will facilitate a timely diagnosis. Although the disease is incurable, encouraging patients to stop smoking and providing supplemental oxygen can enhance survival. Significant advances in management as outlined by the authors notwithstanding, efforts to reduce the prevalence of cigarette smoking hold the most promise for reducing the disease burden and associated costs.
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Talk Doesn't Come CheapAre psychiatrists really money-hungry, unfeeling, uncaring, sociopaths?
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CMS Denying Payments for Many Preventable Errors-August 2008Nosocomial infections and hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia have been added to the agency's list of problems that should never occur and whose resolution will not be covered.
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Calcium Density of Coronary Artery Plaque and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular EventsThe Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis study examined the association of coronary artery calcium volume and density with incident cardiovascular events.
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Clinical Pearls for RA ManagementNehad Soloman, MD; Joy Schechtman, DO; and Robert Levin, MD, share final thoughts and takeaways on the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in the community setting.
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Underlying Personality Disorders Can Complicate Chronic Pain ManagementUnderstanding and addressing these disorders can improve the patient's mental health as well as their chronic pain and other comorbid conditions. Incorporating cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy into the management of chronic pain has been shown to improve pain outcomes.
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What Clinicians Need to Know about Ebola Hemorrhagic FeverInfectious disease specialist discusses the intricacies of the deadly virus
