Search results for "From Annals of Internal Medicine"
Annals for Hospitalists offers clinical pearls on Clostridioides difficile infection
This month's article reviews the best testing method for diagnostic accuracy, criteria that predict poor outcomes, first-line treatment strategies, prevention of recurrent infection in high-risk patients, and when to offer fecal microbiota transplantation.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/23/8.htm
23 Sep 2022
Case reports published on gastroenterology, hepatology topics
Reports on purple urine in a patient with chronic constipation, long-term use of metronidazole mimicking hepatic encephalopathy, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia involving the liver were published in the past month.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/23/9.htm
23 Sep 2022
Case reports published on gastroenterology, hepatology topics
Reports on iatrogenic hyperkalemia in a patient with gastroparesis, hepatosplenic abscesses in a patient with acute promyelocytic leukemia, superior mesenteric artery dissection in a patient with celiacomesenteric trunk anomaly, and more were published in the past month.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/28/12.htm
28 Oct 2022
Adenoma detection rate after positive FIT associated with interval cancer risk
A Dutch study of fecal immunochemical testing (FIT)-based colonoscopies found that for every 1,000 patients, the expected number of cancers after five years would be about 2 for endoscopists with adenoma detection rates (ADRs) of 70%, compared with more than 4.5 with an ADR of 55%.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/28/9.htm
28 Oct 2022
Case report published on bowel perforation
An image/video case described a 63-year-old woman with bowel perforation, presumably caused by ingesting calcium powder in extreme excess.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/18/11.htm
18 Nov 2022
Case reports published on gastroenterology, hepatology topics
Reports on colitis remission, ruptured spontaneous hepatic subcapsular hematoma, esophageal varices secondary to pulmonary hypertension, and more were published in the past month.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/23/10.htm
23 Dec 2022
Annals On Call episode looks at benefits of sigmoidoscopy for CRC screening
A new episode of the podcast discussed a recent Annals study that assessed the 15-year benefits of sigmoidoscopy screening on colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/23/9.htm
23 Dec 2022
Case reports published on gastroenterology, hepatology topics
Reports on ibuprofen-induced liver injury, emphysematous gastritis, and cholecystalgia resulting from gallbladder edema were published in the past month.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/27/9.htm
27 Jan 2023
Case reports published on gastroenterology, hepatology topics
Reports on hepatocellular carcinoma at initial cirrhosis diagnosis, asymptomatic celiac disease, and massive splenomegaly were published in the past month.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/24/12.htm
24 Feb 2023
Is this patient a good candidate for bariatric surgery?
The Annals Consult Guys recently discussed the current indications for bariatric surgery, various bariatric procedures, and complication risk prediction.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/24/11.htm
24 Feb 2023