Internal Medicine Perspective

• At What Point Does Comfort Care Become Murder?   Drs Robert Glatter, Ferdinando Mirarchi, Lewis Nelson, and Thaddeus Pope discuss a recent legal case and how it may affect end-of-life care moving forward.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, May 18, 2022
• Colorectal Cancer e-Tumor Boards: Case 2: Colorectal Liver Metastases   The case focuses on a 32-year-old man whose colonoscopy showed a non-bleeding mass about 2-3 cm above the anal verge with some symptoms of mild partial obstruction. His staging imaging demonstrates multiple liver lesions, a mid-rectal thickening, and some small pulmonary nodules.
  Medscape, May 18, 2022
• The Mental Effects of Growing Up With a Hoarder Medscape interviews psychologist Dr Andrew Gulick about the long-term mental health risks of growing up in a house with a hoarder.
  Medscape Psychiatry, May 18, 2022
• A1c, Blood Pressure Fluctuations Predict Fracture Risk Dr Plotzker reviews new studies linking glycemic control and blood pressure variations to fractures in older populations.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, May 18, 2022
• Skin Testing May Help Detect Movement Disorders   Drs Andrew Wilner and Christopher Gibbons discuss recent data on alpha-synuclein in the context of synucleinopathies presented at the 2022 American Academy of Neurology meeting.
  Medscape Neurology, May 18, 2022
• One Million COVID Cases a Day? We're Already There   Perry Wilson explains why we are way, way underestimating the number of COVID cases in this country.
  Medscape, May 18, 2022
• Episode 4: Better Ways to Sustain Weight Loss in Type 2 Diabetes   Patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity have more options today than ever before. Join host Dr Silvio Inzucchi and obesity expert Dr Ania Jastreboff as they discuss ways to support weight loss.
  Medscape, May 18, 2022
• How to Move From Defensive to 'I Have This!' An experienced nurse provides scenarios in which effective communication avoids confrontation and frustration despite an overwhelming workload.
  Medscape Blogs, May 18, 2022
• What We Must Do to Lower Healthcare Costs for Seniors Disruption and innovation fuel healthcare progress today, but something is severely wrong.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, May 18, 2022
• Combating Stress and Tackling Cortisol With increasing stressors, controlling the stress hormone cortisol is more vital than before. Dr Guttenberg offers insight into the body's response to stress and tips on how to combat it.
  Endocrine Society, May 17, 2022
• Does COVID-19 Raise the Risk for Diabetes?   Is COVID-19 responsible for new-onset diabetes? Or are COVID infections bringing to light previously undiagnosed cases? Dr Anne Peters reviews recent studies around COVID and diabetes.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, May 17, 2022
• How a Patient Encounter Affected a Clinician's Understanding of Ulcerative Colitis   Oriana M. Damas, MD, reflects on a case in medical school of a young male patient with ulcerative colitis.
  Medscape, May 17, 2022
• Tragic End to a Fairytale: The Case I Wish I Could Rewrite A patient of mine who had Parkinson's disease and depression called me at home. She needed a next-day appointment. I made her one. But I wish that I'd done more.
  Medscape Family Medicine, May 17, 2022
• Treatment-Resistant Major Depressive Disorder   A 22-year-old woman with a history of major depression presents at the emergency department with new-onset suicidal ideation after the breakup of a relationship. Her current medications are evaluated and considerations for her follow-up care and treatment options are discussed.
  Medscape, May 17, 2022
• Student Loan Forgiveness Plans Exclude Physicians President Biden's administration is zeroing in on a plan for student loan forgiveness in the lead-up to the midterm elections. Why aren't doctors being included?
  Medscape Blogs, May 17, 2022
• Smoking Cessation Drug Side Effects Aren't as Bad as You Think There are many reasons why patients don't get smoking cessation counseling, but fear of drug side effects shouldn't be one, writes Chris Labos, MD.
  Medscape Blogs, May 17, 2022
• Should You Get a Second COVID-19 Vaccine Booster?   WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, discusses the latest guidelines and recommendations on getting your second COVID-19 vaccine booster.
  WebMD, May 16, 2022
• Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis: Shared Decision-Making   Miguel Regueiro, MD, advises new clinicians to listen to their patients as part of the shared-decision-making process.
  Medscape, May 16, 2022
• Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis: Maximizing the Benefit to Patients   Miguel Regueiro, MD, reflects on the gradual shift away from treatments for ulcerative colitis, such as the long-term prescribing of steroids and surgery.
  Medscape, May 16, 2022
• When Words Are Not Enough A psychologist shares her experience exploring a common thread tying patient and provider together.
  Medscape Blogs, May 16, 2022