Search results for "Contrast"
Study finds early skill decay after paracentesis training in residency
In a study of internal medicine residents who underwent paracentesis simulation training, performance on the Paracentesis Competency Assessment Tool significantly declined three months later.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/30/3.htm
30 Sep 2020
Buprenorphine, cannabis, and other periop challenges
Perioperative medication management is particularly tricky when it comes to patients who are already taking drugs for chronic pain.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/22/buprenorphine-cannabis-and-other-periop-challenges.htm
22 Nov 2023
Excess days in acute care may improve performance measurement for hospitals
A study found that replacing 30-day readmission rates with a measure of excess days in acute care would change about a quarter of penalties for targeted conditions under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/21/4.htm
21 Oct 2020
December 2009
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/
March issue online and in the mail
This issue looks at hospital care at home, social determinants of health, acute kidney injury, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/11/5.htm
11 Mar 2020
Becoming a physician and a parent
Having a baby during residency doesn't have to be as hard as it is, say advocates for change.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/13/becoming-a-physician-and-a-parent.htm
13 Sep 2023
First COVID-19 vaccine receives interim recommendation, new data, guidance on baricitinib plus remdesivir, and more
The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for the first mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, and the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices made an interim recommendation for its use in those ages 16 years and older. New research looked at combination therapy for hospitalized patients and risk factors for in-hospital death.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/16/1.htm
16 Dec 2020
A collection of individual cases
Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome, diabetic muscle infarction, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/brief-case-collection-of-individual-cases.htm
15 Sep 2019
Cases from St. Louis University
Wernicke's encephalopathy, idiopathic splenic infarction, and more
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/brief-case-from-st-louis-university.htm
15 Nov 2018
Introducing our latest list of Top Hospitalists
ACP Hospitalist's annual feature turns 10.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Nov 2017