Search results for "Therapeutics"
Considering ketamine
Evidence is limited, but low-dose ketamine may be an appropriate adjunct or alternative to opioids for certain patients in pain.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/02/free/considering-ketamine.htm
2 Aug 2023
New biomarker for ACS offers better mortality risk prediction than GRACE score
Amyloid-β (1-40) was associated with mortality, even after adjustment for variables including age, sex, diabetes, high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T and C-reactive protein levels, revascularization, and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) type.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/23/3.htm
23 May 2018
Perspectives debate merits of hospitalist model 20 years after first description
A perspective by Robert M. Wachter, MD, FACP, and Lee Goldman, MD, MPH, FACP, reviewed the evolution of the hospitalist field from a few hundred clinicians in 1996 to more than 50,000 today.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/17/4.htm
17 Aug 2016
Higher-dose prophylactic anticoagulation required to prevent thrombosis in hypoxemic COVID-19
Mortality and time to improvement didn't differ with twice the standard dose of heparin versus a standard or therapeutic dose, but there was a lower rate of new thromboembolic events with no increase in major bleeding, a French trial found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/29/free/higher-dose-prophylactic-anticoagulation-needed-to-prevent-thrombosis-in-hypoxemic-covid-19.htm
29 Mar 2023
Hypothermic temperature control did not improve survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest
A randomized controlled trial in Germany that compared 24 hours of mild therapeutic hypothermia to normothermia in comatose resuscitated patients found no difference in survival to discharge or in all-cause survival and functional outcomes at 180 days.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/05/hypothermic-temperature-control-did-not-improve-survival-after-in-hospital-cardiac-arrest.htm
5 Oct 2022
MKSAP quiz on gastroenterology
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on gastroenterology.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/mksap-quiz-on-gastroenterology.htm
15 Dec 2018
Opioid use disorders
ICD-10-CM contains a large, complex set of combination codes to describe opioid use and its many manifestations, consequences, and related conditions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/coding-opioid-use-disorders-part-1.htm
15 Mar 2018
Fight IBD flares without errors
Challenges in inpatient care for inflammatory bowel disease are common, and they include choosing the right medications to manage pain and knowing when to consult other clinicians.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/fight-ibd-flares-without-errors.htm
15 Feb 2018
IV drug shortages present challenges, opportunities
Hospitals contend with shortages of IV opioids and parenteral solutions, but find silver lining of improved opioid prescribing practices.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/iv-drug-shortages-present-challenges-opportunities.htm
15 Sep 2018
Studies look at new and old scores, biomarkers for predicting COVID-19 outcomes
The SOFA score did not perform well for predicting mortality in patients admitted with COVID-19, multiple recent studies found, but levels of d-dimer and C-reactive protein had prognostic value, according to the latest research.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/24/1.htm
24 Feb 2021