Search results for "Pulmonary disease"
Acute ventilatory failure
A 63-year-old woman is evaluated in the emergency department for a three-day history of increasing dyspnea... and other cases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/06/ventil-failure.htm
15 Jun 2007
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies about C. difficile colitis, elderly patients and sleeping pills, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/09/journal-watch.htm
15 Sep 2007
Applying best evidence to perioperative assessment
Knowing what to look for is one key to determining risk.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/10/determine-risk.htm
15 Oct 2007
Test yourself: Preoperative evaluation
A 60-year-old man undergoes preoperative evaluation before total hip replacement surgery... and other cases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/10/preop-eval.htm
15 Oct 2007
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies about spirometry for COPD, as-needed relaparotomy, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/10/journal-watch.htm
15 Oct 2007
Test yourself: Heart failure in the elderly
A 73-year-old man is hospitalized for shortness of breath, chest heaviness and weight gain... and other cases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/11/test.htm
15 Nov 2007
Table 1
e.g., PaO2–FiO2 240], increased oxygen requirements, or increased ventilation demand). In patients without underlying pulmonary or cardiac disease (e.g., respiratory distress syndrome, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, pulmonary edema, or chronic ... obstructive pulmonary disease), one definitive chest radiograph is acceptable.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/12/acph-200712-vap-qm_t1.pdf
7 Dec 2007
Beyond the bundle: Innovative ways to prevent VAP in the intensive care unit
Legislators, payers and quality-of-care advocates across the nation are considering requiring hospitals to report ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) rates as a way to benchmark quality of care and penalize poor performers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/12/vap.htm
15 Dec 2007
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Spirometric Classifications of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Classification Definition GOLD. Mild FEV1–FVC ratio <0.70 FEV1 80% predicted. ... Patients who smoke or have exposure to pollutants; have cough, sputum, or dyspnea; or have family history of respiratory disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/01/acph-200801-copd_t1.pdf
9 Jan 2008
MKSAP primer: COPD
MKSAP primer: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/01/copd.htm
15 Jan 2008