Internal Medicine 2014-12-15 - Internal Medicine Alert - Dec 15, 2014

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Internal Medicine Alert has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 1 Prescribed credit by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP accreditation begins 01/15/13. Term of approval is for one year from this date with the option of yearly renewal.

Faculty Listing:

Editor
Stephen A. Brunton, MD
Clinical Professor
University of California, Irvine

Executive Editor
Leslie Coplin

Managing Editor
Neill Kimball

Associate Editors
Allan J. Wilke, MD
Professor and Chair
Program Director
Department of Family Medicine
Western Michigan University School of Medicine
Kalamazoo

William T. Elliott, MD, FACP
Chair, Formulary Committee,
Northern California Kaiser Permanente;
Assistant Professor of Medicine,
University of California, San Francisco.

James Chan, PharmD, PhD
Pharmacy Quality and Outcomes Manager,
Kaiser Permanente,
Oakland, CA

Louis Kuritzky, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Florida
Gainesville

Authors
Eric C. Walter, MD, MSc
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine,
Northwest Permanente and Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center,
Portland, OR

Harold L. Karpman, MD, FACC, FACP
Clinical Professor of Medicine,
UCLA School of Medicine

William T. Elliott, MD, FACP
Chair, Formulary Committee,
Northern California Kaiser Permanente;
and Assistant Professor of Medicine,
University of California, San Francisco.

James Chan, PharmD, PhD
Pharmacy Quality and Outcomes Manager,
Kaiser Permanente, 
Oakland, CA

Louis Kuritzky, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor,
University of Florida,
Gainesville

Ken Grauer, MD,
Professor Emeritus in Family Medicine,
College of Medicine,
University of Florida

Peer reviewer
Gerald Roberts, MD
Senior Attending Physician
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
NS/LIJ Health Care System
New Hyde Park, NY

Subjects:

  • Treating Diabetes May Impact Thyroid Status
  • Colchicine for Recurrent Pericarditis
  • Angiotensin Receptor Blockers for Hypertension
  • Dulaglutide Injection (Trulicity™)
  • COPD Patients on Triple Therapy: The Safety of Inhaled Steroid Discontinuation

Objectives:

  • Describe new findings in differential diagnosis and treatment of various diseases
  • Describe the advantages, disadvantages and controversies surrounding the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
  • Identify cost-effective treatment regimens
  • Explain the advantages and disadvantages of new disease screening procedures.

Financial Disclosure:

Internal Medicine Alert's editor, Stephen Brunton,MD, serves on the advisory board for Abbott, Amarin,Boehringer Ingelheim, Duchesnay, Janssen, Lilly,Novo Nordisk, Sunovion, and Teva; he serves on the speakers bureau of Boehringer Ingelheim, Janssen, Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and Teva. Peer reviewer Gerald Roberts, MD; executive editor Leslie Coplin; and managing editor Neill Kimball report no financial relationships relevant to this field of study.

Authors Eric C. Walter, MD, MSc, Harold L. Karpman, MD, FACC, FACP, James Chan, PharmD, PhD, William T. Elliott, MD, FACP, and report no financial relationships relevant to this field of study.

Louis Kuritzky, MD, is a retained consultant for Boehringer Ingelheim, Daiichi Sankyo, Forest Pharmaceuticals, Janssen, Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, and Sanofi

Ken Grauer, MD, is the sole proprietor of KG-EKG Press, and publisher of an ECG pocket brain book.

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