Search results for "From Annals of Internal Medicine"
How would you manage this patient with Clostridioides difficile infection?
An infectious diseases specialist and a gastroenterologist discussed antibiotic treatment options for nonsevere Clostridioides difficile in a recent Beyond the Guidelines.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/25/10.htm
25 Aug 2023
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 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
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 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 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 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 spontaneous hepatic artery thrombosis, refractory celiac disease type II, and melanoma of the GI tract were published this month by Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases, a new journal co-published by ACP and the American Heart Association.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/25/8.htm
25 Mar 2022
High HCV cure rate seen with FDA-approved direct-acting antiviral regimens
Six of the direct-acting antiviral (DAA) regimens yielded sustained virologic response rates above 95% in patients who had hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 without cirrhosis, including those with HIV co-infection.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2017/03/24/7.htm
24 Mar 2017
New Beyond the Guidelines on recurrent diverticulitis
Two gastroenterologists with expertise in acute diverticulitis debated CT scanning for diagnosis, antibiotics for treatment, colonoscopy to screen for underlying malignancy, and elective surgery to prevent recurrent disease.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/23/8.htm
23 Jun 2023