Search results for "Pleural effusion"
POCUS catches on
Credentialing and training hospitalists to use handheld ultrasounds.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/pocus-catches-on.htm
15 Aug 2017
Heart failure stays and readmissions
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/in-the-news.htm
15 Aug 2017
Cases from St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor
Amyloid cardiomyopathy, Haemophilus influenzae infection, metastatic melanoma and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/09/brief-case-st-joseph-mercy-ann-arbor.htm
15 Sep 2017
Anticoagulation didn't benefit patients with afib secondary to ACS, pulmonary disease, or sepsis
Only a third of the patients were discharged on anticoagulation, and over a three-year follow-up period, receiving anticoagulation was not associated with a significant reduction in ischemic stroke.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/04/4.htm
4 Oct 2017
Speed of sepsis care, early feeding for mild pancreatitis, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/recent-research.htm
15 Nov 2017
Frail elderly, Enterobacteriaceae infections, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/recent-research.htm
15 Mar 2018
Score may predict Pneumocystis pneumonia in ICU patients with hematologic malignancies and acute respiratory failure
Factors in the score included age, lymphoproliferative disease, prophylactic treatment, time from onset of respiratory symptoms to ICU admission, shock, chest radiograph pattern, and pleural effusion.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/18/4.htm
18 Jul 2018
Thoracic medical societies issue guideline on managing malignant pleural effusion
The expert panel advised using ultrasound to guide pleural interventions and not performing pleural interventions in asymptomatic patients, among other recommendations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/17/2.htm
17 Oct 2018
Bundled payments, pneumonia score
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/in-the-news.htm
15 Dec 2018
coding corner February 2019 • ACP Hospitalist 5 According ...
Minor criteria include bilateral lower-extremity edema, nocturnal cough, dyspnea on ordinary exertion, hepatomegaly, pleural effusion, and tachycardia (120 beats/min). ... or increased oral dosing, pulmonary rales, pulmo-nary congestion/edema on chest X-ray, new or increasing pleural effusion, need for supplemental oxygen, and a BNP level greater than 500
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/acph-201902-coding-corner-heart-failure-documentation-challenges_t1.pdf
29 Jan 2019