Background. The purpose was to develop ways improve the organization of dental treatment and preventive measures for elderly senile people. Materials methods. study involved 578 patients aged 60 89 years. At stage I, a examination performed followed by an assessment status at II, after internists, somatic evaluated. Results. presence comorbid or multimorbid conditions in leads complicated cours...

ZavedenĂ­ Point­‑of­‑Care ultrasonografie do praxe ve vnitřnĂ­m lĂŠkařstvĂ­ a nĂĄsledně i vzdělĂĄvacĂ­ho programu pro nĂĄĹĄ obor přineslo potřebu definovĂĄnĂ­ kurikula vĂ˝cvik v tĂŠto metodě. ŘeĹĄĂ­me otĂĄzku "co učit" - tedy jakĂŠ zĂĄkladnĂ­ ultrazvukovĂŠ kompetence by se měli internistĂŠ svoji praxi naučit. DĂĄle je nutno definovat postup "jak jakou formou mĂĄ probĂ­hat, co obsah...

Hospitalists and primary care physicians encounter renal disease daily. Although most cases of acute kidney injury (AKI) are secondary to dehydration and resolve by giving fluids, many cases of AKI are due to not uncommon but unfamiliar causes needing nephrology evaluation. Common indications to consult a nephrologist on an emergency basis include hyperkalemia or volume overload in end stage re...

Military internists and internal medicine subspecialists are physicians who generally work in traditional internal medicine settings. However, when deployed to combat settings, they must prepare and adapt their skills for a wide spectrum of complex, polytrauma, and multinational patients. There are limitations in personnel, equipment, and technical resources that make the circumstances complex ...

OBJECTIVES This study sought to assess the impact of generalist versus specialist direction on the pattern of care and outcome in patients admitted to the hospital for unstable angina. BACKGROUND Physicians trained as internists or as cardiologists may have different approaches to treating patients with unstable angina. METHODS We reviewed a prospectively collected cohort of patients discha...

OBJECTIVE To assess health care providers' knowledge regarding pregnancy outcome as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and evaluate the variables associated with their responses to questions about routine surveillance for cardiovascular disease. METHODS A voluntary, anonymous survey of internal medicine and obstetric and gynecologic health care providers at an academic institution. Resp...

The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge and practice behaviors of one state's internists and endocrinologists who treat patients with any type of diabetes. A thirty-five-item questionnaire was mailed to 1,000 internists and 115 endocrinologists in North Carolina. Questions were open and closed ended and Likert-scaled. Descriptive statistics and bivariate analysis were utilized. The...

The clinical practice of internal medicine continues to evolve with the addition of new information and new technology. Most internists in practice will have erosion of their knowledge after they complete training unless life-long learning occurs. The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) began to issue time-limited certification in 1990 and asserts that the Maintenance of Certification (M...