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Cholesterol Management in Older Patients After Myocardial Infarction
The Annals Consult Guys discuss cholesterol management in elderly patients after an acute myocardial infarction, including how to balance potential benefits and harms.
Checkpoint Inhibitors: What Generalists Need to Know
In this episode of Annals On Call, Dr. Centor discusses the adverse events associated with checkpoint inhibitors with Drs. Reaford Blackburn Jr. and Brian C. Westbrook. First, listen to the podcast. After listening, ACP members can take the CME/MOC quiz for free.
Chaperones, Professional Boundaries and the Potential for Misunderstandings
All physicians have a duty to uphold the core values of medicine and professionalism in their interactions with patients to preserve the trust foundational to the patient-physician relationship. They must be aware of and avoid interactions that are—or may be perceived as—of a sexual nature. The presence of a chaperone, particularly for intimate examinations, can help avoid misunderstanding and protect both the patient and the physician.
Caring with Compassion
The 2025 rerelease of ACP's module Caring with Compassion includes updated information and provides an additional learning and credit earning opportunity for learners who claimed credit for earlier versions. Caring with Compassion is a freely shared curriculum supporting health professionals who care for socioeconomically disadvantaged populations: homeless, uninsured, at-risk, and underserved patients. Clinicians will learn how to use team-based skills and the bio-psychosocial model to provide personalized care for at-risk patients.
Care of the Patient With Asthma
Nearly 8% of the U.S. population is diagnosed with asthma, leading to more than 5 million office visits and 1 million emergency department visits annually. Both outpatient and inpatient internal medicine clinicians treat asthma frequently, but nuances in diagnosis and management have emerged. This article highlights many of these developments.
Care of Patients With Low Cardiac Risk but Incidental Coronary Artery Calcification
The Annals Consult Guys discuss what to do when a patient has incidental coronary artery calcification noted on a noncardiac, noncontrast CT scan.
Cardiorenal Considerations: 5 Pearls Segment
Cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) is becoming increasingly recognized with the growing number of patients with concomitant congestive heart failure and chronic kidney disease. Management of these patients both in the inpatient and outpatient settings is challenging especially as the evidence base continues to expand rapidly. This episode aims to review more recent evidence and developments in the understanding of cardiorenal syndrome, inpatient diuretic management, and use of cardio- and renoprotective medical therapies in heart failure patients with chronic kidney disease.
Cardiology for Internal Medicine Physicians: The Key Points: 2025 Video Recordings Package
Expert clinician educators will provide a focused update of the diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic approaches to the patient at risk for, or with known, cardiovascular disease. Faculty will focus on the cardiovascular disease issues that internal medicine physicians most frequently encounter and will provide “key points” to update the audience and foster patient care. This high-yield collection of virtual lectures will cover:
Cardiology for Internal Medicine Physicians: The Key Points: 2024 Video Recordings Package
Expert clinician-educators will provide a focused update of the diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic approaches to the patient at risk for, or with known, cardiovascular disease. Faculty will focus on the cardiovascular disease issues that internal medicine physicians most frequently encounter and will provide “key points” to update the audience and foster patient care. This extensive collection of compelling virtual lectures will cover:
Cardiac Medication Management in the Perioperative Period
The Annals Consult Guys discuss the optimal management of cardiac medications in the perioperative period and how to balance risks and benefits when surgery—such as hip fracture repair—is urgent.