Search results for "Delirium"
Recent Research
Scores for predicting pneumonia and hemorrhage after ischemic stroke, update on managing unstable cardiac conditions, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/12/rr.htm
15 Dec 2012
Revised guidelines to manage pain, agitation, delirium in ICU patients
The American College of Critical Care Medicine (ACCM) has revised its clinical practice guidelines for managing pain, agitation and delirium in critically ill adults.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/01/16/2.htm
16 Jan 2013
Finesse required to treat anxiety in the elderly
Elderly patients may have many concerns on their mind, but when does worry become anxiety?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/anxiety.htm
15 Feb 2013
In the News
ICU transfer, daily sedation interruption, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/itn.htm
15 Feb 2013
Specialty organizations highlight tests and procedures to rethink
Several medical organizations last week released lists of tests or procedures which might be overused in clinical practice, as part of the Choosing Wisely initiative of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/27/5.htm
27 Feb 2013
CME credits available in patient safety supplement
A supplement to the March 5 Annals of Internal Medicine, which offers 11 CME credits, focuses on a recent Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality–funded project, “Making Health Care Safer II: An Updated Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices.”
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/06/6.htm
6 Mar 2013
Quetiapine seems safe, effective for treating delirium
The second-generation antipsychotic quetiapine appears to be as safe and effective as other antipsychotics in treating delirium, according to a new review.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/13/4.htm
13 Mar 2013
In the News
Guidelines for STEMI, ADA recommendations for blood pressure in diabetics, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/itn.htm
15 Mar 2013
Post-hospital syndrome
With no definitive method in place to keep patients from returning to the hospital, perhaps it's time to look at the problem in a new way.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/coverstory.htm
15 Mar 2013
Recent Research
Therapy for decompensated heart failure with cardiorenal syndrome, kidney measures for CKD, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/rr.htm
15 Mar 2013