Search results for "Acute kidney injury"
What is clinical validation?
Diagnoses documented in a patient's record must be substantiated by clinical criteria generally accepted by the medical community.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/12/coding-clinical-validation.htm
15 Dec 2016
Sepsis still infected with uncertainty
Experts from CHEST 2016 debate screening, fluids, more
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/01/sepsis-conference-coverage.htm
15 Jan 2017
Vancomycin and piperacillin-tazobactam combo associated with increased AKI risk
Acute kidney injury (AKI) was significantly more common in the patients on combination therapy than in those on vancomycin alone or piperacillin-tazobactam alone, demonstrating the need for judicious use of combination therapy, the authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/02/08/1.htm
8 Feb 2017
Guidance released on acute care, periprocedural management of patients on NOACs
The American Heart Association's scientific statement offers recommendations on monitoring and reversal of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs), among other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/02/15/4.htm
15 Feb 2017
One diabetes drug gets new indication, another gets new warning labeling
Details on the latest recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/fda.htm
15 Feb 2017
Negative, positive vs. even fluid balance may increase long-term mortality risk among critically ill, study finds
Researchers at a single academic center compiled cumulative fluid balances during patients' ICU stays and looked for any association with mortality and renal recovery over the following year.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/03/1.htm
3 May 2017
Table 2. Diagnosis-related groups at a glance GI hemorrhage ...
Principal diagnosis to document. Acute gastric ulcer with hemorrhage. Acute gastric ulcer with hemorrhage. ... Based on reference 29. AKI=acute kidney injury; CC=complication/comorbidity; DRG=diagnosis-related group; GI=gastrointestinal; GMLOS=geometric mean length of stay; MCC=major complication/comorbidity.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/acph-201706-morning-report-gi-bleed_t2.pdf
27 May 2017
Imaging not associated with increased AKI risk in stroke patients, study finds
The meta-analysis compared rates of acute kidney injury (AKI) among patients (including some with chronic kidney disease) who underwent computed tomographic (CT) angiography, CT perfusion, or noncontrast CT.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/14/1.htm
14 Jun 2017
Standardized rounds, antibiotics and acute kidney injury, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/in-the-news.htm
15 Jun 2017
MKSAP quiz on alcohol
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program 17 about alcohol use.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/mksap-quiz-on-alcohol.htm
15 Jun 2017