Wikipedia:Choosing Wisely/American College of Physicians

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Articles of interest

Articles relating to American College of Physicians content
article	traffic	pageview count*	example month	sources cited	change summary
American College of Physicians	chart	1919	January 2013
Asymptomatic	chart	27119	January 2013
Back pain	chart	51772	January 2013	2	"patients who do seek diagnosis through imaging are not likely to have a better outcome"
Central nervous system	chart	64447	January 2013	history	statement about no routine imaging; example of no imaging for syncope
Chest radiograph	chart	29043	January 2013
D-dimer	chart	31569	January 2013	history	added sentence that this test is used to exclude need for imaging for DVT when applicable
Diabetes	chart	40135	January 2013		Added source with more information about Metaformin as a treatment of type 2 diabetes
Deep vein thrombosis	chart	108979	January 2013	history	Some content was there; added sources and clarified that imaging is after D-dimer test in typical cases
Magnetic resonance imaging	chart	207486	January 2013	history	See article talk page for concerns. This edit added info of overuse for back pain.
Neuroimaging	chart	17333	January 2013	3	"In cases of simple syncope ... routine neurological imaging is not indicated", see also [1]
Neurological examination	chart	15962	January 2013	history	added indications section which needs expansion - said no imaging for simple syncope
Radiology	chart	19707		history	Imaging should be done with signs of severe or worsening nerve damage, or serious underlying problems such as cancer or spinal infection.
Syncope (medicine)	chart	71490	January 2013	history	statement about overuse of imaging in clinical tests section
Venous thrombosis	chart	13006	January 2013

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Sources

• Consumer Reports; American College of Physicians; Annals of Internal Medicine (April 2012), "Imaging tests for lower-back pain: Why you probably don't need them." (PDF), High Value Care, Consumer Reports, retrieved 23 December 2013
• Consumer Reports; American College of Physicians (April 2012), "Choosing a type 2 diabetes drug - Why the best first choice is often the oldest drug" (PDF), High Value Care, Consumer Reports, retrieved August 14, 2012

• American College of Physicians (September 2013), "Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question", Choosing Wisely: an initiative of the ABIM Foundation, American College of Physicians, retrieved 10 December 2013, which cites

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   • Summary of Recommendations for Clinical Preventive Services September 2012 (PDF), American Academy of Family Physicians, September 2012, retrieved 9 September 2012
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   • "Low Back Pain". Occupational medicine practice guidelines : evaluation and management of common health. [S.l.]: Acoem. 2011. ISBN 978-0-615-45228-9.
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   • Qaseem, A.; Snow, V.; Barry, P.; Hornbake, E. R.; Rodnick, J. E.; Tobolic, T.; Ireland, B.; Segal, J.; Bass, E.; Weiss, K. B.; Green, L.; Owens, D. K. (2007). "Current Diagnosis of Venous Thromboembolism in Primary Care: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Physicians". The Annals of Family Medicine. 5 (1): 57–62. doi:10.1370/afm.667. PMID 17261865.
   • Prevention and management of venous thromboembolism (2010), "Prevention and management of venous thromboembolism", SIGN publication no. 122, Edinburgh: Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, retrieved 9 September 2012
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