Archive for July 2011
Screening and Risk Assessment for Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women
Posted by: admin on: July 12, 2011
A direct comparison of the recommendations presented in the above guidelines for screening and risk assessment for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women is provided in the tables below. Areas of Agreement Risk Assessment All of the groups recommend an assessment for risk factors associated with osteoporosis and osteoporotic fracture. All adult patients ≥ age 50 (American […]
Venlafaxine Becomes First-Line PTSD Therapy in Latest VA Guidelines
Posted by: admin on: July 12, 2011
The most recent set of treatment guidelines for posttraumatic stress disorder also are the first ever to boost venlafaxine to first-line status as “strongly recommended” alongside the well-established selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Another milestone in the Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense PTSD treatment guidelines released in late 2010 is that mirtazapine has risen in status to […]
Updated Clinical practice guideline for managing febrile neutropenia in cancer patients.
Posted by: admin on: July 12, 2011
This guideline is intended for the use of antimicrobial agents in managing patients with cancer who experience chemotherapy-induced fever and neutropenia. Due to the previous iteration of this guideline in 2002, Department of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska have a developed a clearer definition of which populations of patients with cancer may […]
Are You Prescribing Unapproved Drugs?
Posted by: admin on: July 11, 2011
Dr. Charles Lee. Medical officer in the Office of Compliance at the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Many healthcare providers are unaware that unapproved drugs exist and that they can pose a significant public health risk. Many of these products have been on the market for a significant […]
ACP Issues Guidelines for Diagnostic Imaging for Low Back Pain
Posted by: admin on: July 11, 2011
Routine imaging for low back pain with radiography or advanced imaging methods, such as computed tomography (CT) scanning or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), does not improve patient health, according to recommendations issued by the Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians (ACP) regarding high-value healthcare for diagnostic imaging for low back pain. The […]
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