Search results for "healthy"
ACIP recommends seasonal flu vaccine for almost everyone
FDA reviewing safety of HIV drug combo Asthma drugs get risk management program
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/03/03/4.htm
3 Mar 2010
HIV and AIDS
Use recommended clinical terminology on every encounter to clearly describe patients' status: either HIV infection only or HIV disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/coding-corner-hiv-and-aids.htm
15 Apr 2019
Antibiotic resistance lasts up to a year
Preoperative statins protect elective abdominal aortic aneurysm patientsRepair methods for abdominal aortic aneurysms yield similar long-term mortality rates
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/05/26/2.htm
26 May 2010
Laughter's still the best medicine
It's a form of comedic encephalopathy (acute on chronic), a clinical manifestation of humor as a defense mechanism.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/laughters-still-best-medicine.htm
15 Nov 2020
Cases from the Medical College of Wisconsin
A group of cases focused on preoperative evaluation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/brief-case-from-the-medical-college-of-wisconsin.htm
15 Nov 2019
Multivitamins not protective after first MI
High doses of multivitamins and minerals didn't protect against secondary cardiovascular events in stable patients who had experienced a myocardial infarction (MI), a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/12/18/4.htm
18 Dec 2013
MKSAP quiz on acute kidney injury
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on acute kidney injury.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/mksap-quiz-on-acute-kidney-injury.htm
15 Mar 2021
Consensus statement offers strategies for preventing hypoglycemia
Consequences of hypoglycemia and strategies to prevent this condition in patients with diabetes were discussed in a recent consensus statement from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and The Endocrine Society.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/24/4.htm
24 Apr 2013
Pandemic pinpoints racial and ethnic disparities
Numerous factors play a role in why Blacks, Latinos, and Native Americans are more likely to contract COVID-19.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/pandemic-pinpoints-racial-and-ethnic-disparities.htm
15 Sep 2020
Consider country, culture when caring for Latino patients
Cultural competence can be defined as patients and doctors coming together to talk about their concerns without cultural barriers, Olveen Carrasquillo, MD, MPH, told attendees at a panel on “Special Issues in Providing Care to Hispanic and Latino Patients.”
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/04/16/4.htm
16 Apr 2014