I.M. Matters from ACP

@IMMattersACP

I.M. Matters from ACP provides news and information for internal medicine physicians about the practice of medicine.

Philadelphia immattersacp.org Joined June 2009

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Discontinuing continuous pulse oximetry

Reducing use of continuous pulse oximetry decreased alarms without causing harm, an improvement project found.

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www.acpjournals.org Discontinuing continuous pulse oximetry | ACP Hospitalist

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Stemming the flow of prescribing cascades

Experts discuss how to avert this phenomenon, where symptoms caused by one drug are treated with another.

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Surveillance mammography in older patients didn't reduce risk of advanced second breast cancer
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www.acpjournals.org Surveillance mammography in older patients didn't reduce risk of advanced second breast cancer |...

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Doxycycline use in first trimester associated with increased risk of pregnancy loss

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Exam pearls: Examine carotids, superficial temporal arteries to prevent strokes

The physical exam has an important role to play, not instead of but in tandem with technology.

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