Search results for "Acute kidney injury"
ICD-10-CM specificity: The sky isn't falling
ICD-10-CM allows much greater specificity of diagnosis codes, it will require little more from physicians than ICD-9
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/07/ICD-10-CM-specificity.htm
15 Jul 2015
Move fast, but sometimes not too fast, in hypertensive emergencies
Reducing blood pressure in stroke, aortic dissection, and other conditions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/07/hypertensive-emergencies.htm
15 Jul 2015
A collection of individual cases
Cases involving gout, Guillain-Barré syndrome, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, and others are discussed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/07/brief-case-individual.htm
15 Jul 2015
Readmissions common with severe sepsis and mild or moderate AKI, study finds
A third of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock were readmitted within 30 days, and mild to moderate acute kidney injury was the only modifiable risk factor identified in these patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/07/29/2.htm
29 Jul 2015
Ventilators, patch, and injections recalled
Details on the latest recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/08/fda.htm
15 Aug 2015
Urinalysis often ordered without indication on admission, study finds
Patients who received urinalysis not based on symptoms were more likely to receive unnecessary antibiotics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/08/26/2.htm
26 Aug 2015
In the News
Unnecessary telemetry, CAP rates and causes, sepsis and acute kidney injury, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/10/in-the-news.htm
15 Oct 2015
Recent Research
Urinalysis orders, resistant infections, molecular C. diff testing, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/11/recent-research.htm
15 Nov 2015
Acute kidney injury risk factors identified in orthopedic surgery patients
Researchers developed a risk score based on 7 factors: older age, male sex, diabetes, number of prescribed drugs, lower estimated glomerular filtration rate, use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin-receptor blockers, and higher American Society of Anesthesiologists grade.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/18/1.htm
18 Nov 2015
MKSAP quiz on acute kidney injury
Cases involving acute kidney injury are presented.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/MKSAP-acute-kidney-injury.htm
15 Dec 2015