Search results for "Therapeutics"
Cancer's cure is all about the trees
Should we classify cancers by their tissue of origin, or their mutation of origin?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/10/genomics.htm
15 Oct 2011
Recent Research
Smoking cessation before surgery, dalteparin versus unfractionated heparin, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/10/rr.htm
15 Oct 2011
Medicare proposes changes to conditions of participation
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed major changes to existing regulations last week, with the release of two sets of proposed rules and one finalized rule that the agency predicts will save the health care system nearly $1.1 billion per year by removing unnecessary regulations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/26/1.htm
26 Oct 2011
Test yourself: Delirium
These cases and commentary, which address delirium, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP15).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/11/ty.htm
15 Nov 2011
Recent Research
Short-term NSAIDS and MI risk, VTE after colorectal surgery, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/11/rr.htm
15 Nov 2011
Heart failure worsens outcomes in hip fracture surgery patients
Hip fracture surgery patients with preoperative heart failure had higher mortality rates, were more often discharged to a skilled facility, and had longer hospital lengths of stay, according to a recent study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/12/21/3.htm
21 Dec 2011
Why general medicine ward teams should round in the ICU
Rounding on established patients undergirds the fundamental bases of professionalism.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/01/perspectives.htm
15 Jan 2012
Recent Research
Hospitalist care and post-discharge costs, very elderly patients and vitamin K thromboprophylaxis, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/01/rr.htm
15 Jan 2012
Bleeding risks assessed for patients on warfarin before MI
Many patients who are on home warfarin do not receive guideline-recommended treatment when they have a non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/02/15/4.htm
15 Feb 2012
The healing arts
Options can range from CD players in patient rooms to visits from certified art and music therapists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/02/arts.htm
15 Feb 2012