Search results for "Pleural effusion"
Pott-y language
Tuberculosis with spinal involvement is often referred to as Pott's disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/05/free/newman.htm
15 May 2015
MKSAP quiz on high-value care
Cases involving high-value care are presented.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/08/MKSAP-high-value-care.htm
15 Aug 2015
Warning on NSAIDs strengthened and new schizophrenia drug approved
Details on the latest recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/09/fda.htm
15 Sep 2015
Amyloidosis: A review for the hospitalist
Learn about types of amyloidosis, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/expert-analysis-amyloidosis.htm
15 Dec 2015
What not to do in palliative care
Some things physicians thought they were doing to help patients at the end of life are actually ineffective and even potentially harmful.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/conference-coverage-palliative-care.htm
15 Dec 2015
Pneumonia
Treatment, documentation, and follow-up for CAP, HCAP, HCAP, and VAP.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/01/morning-report-pneumonia.htm
15 Jan 2016
Cases from Saint Agnes Hospital
Drug-induced aseptic meningitis, hypothyroidism as a reversible cause of cardiomyopathy, unintentional salicylate overdose, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/03/brief-case-saint-agnes-hospital.htm
15 Mar 2016
A collection of individual cases
This group of individual cases from various institutions includes atypical cystic fibrosis, abdominal aortic aneurysm, tracheal chondrosarcoma, and others.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/11/brief-case-individual.htm
15 Nov 2016
Guidelines released on management of empyema
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery offered recommendations related to clinical presentation, imaging studies, laboratory and pleural fluid analysis, and treatment in patients with possible empyema.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/03/3.htm
3 May 2017
More on COPD documentation and coding challenges
Additional advice offered on accurately coding the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/coding-copd-documentation-part-2.htm
15 Jun 2017