Saturday, 14 September 2013

Internists Choosing Wisely: No Checkups for Asymptomatic Healthy Adults

The Society of General Internal Medicine has recommended that internists avoid 5 common, but not always necessary, tests or procedures. The evidence-based recommendations, which are part of the Choosing Wisely campaign, are:

1. "Don't recommend daily home finger glucose testing in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus not using insulin.

2. Don't perform routine general health checks for asymptomatic adults.

3. Don't perform routine pre-operative testing before low-risk surgical procedures.

4. Don't recommend cancer screening in adults with life expectancy of less than 10 years.

5. Don't place, or leave in place, peripherally inserted central catheters for patient or provider convenience."

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