Search results for "Chronic Disease"
Japanese physicians still treating tsunami victims
Many months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami, Japanese physicians deal with the continuing effects of the disaster.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/09/japan.htm
15 Sep 2011
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
4 ACP Hospitalist • November 2018 coding corner Defining ...
The GLIM etiology criteria for acute disease/injury include con-firmation of severe systemic inflammation, in contrast to ASPEN. ... 2. Inflammation Chronic disease, or acute disease/injury with severe systemic inflammation, or socioeconomic/environmental starvation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/acph-201811-coding-corner-new-global-definition-for-malnutrition_t2.pdf
31 Oct 2018
Hospitalist involvement needed to treat opioid epidemic
Despite rising admissions related to opioid use disorder, few hospitalists are obtaining the expertise to prescribe medications for addiction. Experts say they should.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/hospitalist-treat-opioid-epidemic.htm
15 Oct 2017
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Hematologic: Leukopenia, anemia of chronic disease,thrombocytopenia, pancytopenia. Endocrine: Euthyroid sick syndrome, amenorrhea/irregu-lar menses, lack of libido, cold intolerance,osteopenia/osteoporosis, hot flashes. ... Patients with chronic emesis and use of cathartics presentwith classic metabolic disturbance: hypokalemia, hypo chloremia,and metabolic alkalosis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/09/acph-201109-focus_t3.pdf
7 Sep 2011
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in 2007. Diabetes Care. 2008;31:596-615. [PMID:18308683]. 2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ... Hyperglycaemia is associated with poor out-comes in patients admitted to hospital with acute exacerbationsof chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/acph-200912-hyperglycemia.pdf
23 Nov 2009
Risk adjustment, costs of care
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/in-the-news.htm
15 Mar 2019
Intervention reduced medication burden in older patients discharged to postacute care
The single-center study randomized patients to either usual care or a pharmacist- or nurse practitioner-led medication review, patient/surrogate-approved deprescribing recommendations, and deprescribing actions initiated in the hospital and continued in postacute care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/08/intervention-reduced-medication-burden-in-older-patients-discharged-to-postacute-care.htm
8 Feb 2023
In the News
Best practice advice on PE, contamination of protective gear, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/in-the-news.htm
15 Dec 2015
MKSAP quiz on mechanical ventilation
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on mechanical ventilation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/mksap-quiz-on-mechanical-ventilation.htm
15 May 2020