Search results for "Highlights"
Puzzling it out together
Hospitalists share strategies for pandemic problems.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/puzzling-it-out-together.htm
15 Oct 2020
Work hours, cardiac rehab, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/in-the-news.htm
15 Oct 2020
COVID-19 spurs hospital tech, highlights inequalities
The September issue of ACP Hospitalist covers multiple aspects of the pandemic, including resulting advances in hospital tech and disparate impacts on Americans by race, ethnicity, and economic status.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/16/5.htm
16 Sep 2020
Complex in-hospital treatment linked to worse outcomes for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
An observational study using data from real-world U.S. clinical practice found that one-third of patients hospitalized for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction experienced treatment escalation beyond initial IV diuretics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/19/3.htm
19 Aug 2020
Readmission more likely in heart failure patients with low calorie consumption
A small nutrition study found that all of the heart failure inpatients who reported maintaining a low-sodium diet were consuming an insufficient quantity of calories before hospital admission.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/15/5.htm
15 Jul 2020
Surviving COVID-19
Collect 10 wellness tips from the front lines.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/surviving-covid-19.htm
15 Jul 2020
Troponin, vitamin D, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/recent-research.htm
15 Jul 2020
Cases from Oregon Health & Science University
Thrombus-in-transit, serotonin syndrome, leptospirosis, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/brief-case-from-oregon-health-and-science-university.htm
15 Jul 2020
Palliative care for a pandemic
COVID-19 increased the need for expertise in communication and palliation of symptoms.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/qa-palliative-care-for-a-pandemic.htm
15 May 2020
Readmissions for heart failure within 90 days linked to long-term mortality risk
A registry study in Japan found that risk for all-cause death was increased whether patients were readmitted within 30 or 90 days of an index admission for heart failure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/05/13/5.htm
13 May 2020