Search results for "Traumatic brain injury"
Inhaler education, hospital mergers, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/in-the-news.htm
15 May 2020
Too much of a good thing?
Recent research shows excess oxygen supplementation can harm.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/oxygen-too-much-of-a-good-thing.htm
15 Nov 2018
Dexmedetomidine sped extubation of ventilated patients with agitation and delirium
The placebo-controlled trial included 74 adult patients from 15 ICUs in Australia and New Zealand who did not have advanced dementia or traumatic brain injury.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/04/20/2.htm
20 Apr 2016
Dementia
Whereas many major neurocognitive disorders may occur in younger people, the term dementia is customarily applied only to older adults.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/coding-corner-dementia.htm
15 Jul 2018
Brain injury patients who resume warfarin may have better outcomes
Resuming warfarin in the year after a traumatic brain injury was associated with a net benefit, due to a reduction in ischemic stroke risk, for elderly patients in a recent study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/18/3.htm
18 Jun 2014
MKSAP quiz on sepsis
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program 17 about sepsis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/mksap-quiz-on-sepsis.htm
15 Apr 2018
Recent Research
Therapy for decompensated heart failure with cardiorenal syndrome, kidney measures for CKD, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/rr.htm
15 Mar 2013
For TBI, intracranial-pressure monitoring shows no benefit over imaging, clinical exam
Intracranial-pressure monitoring in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) isn't superior to treatment based on clinical examination and imaging, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/12/19/4.htm
19 Dec 2012
Differentiating disorders of consciousness
Communication may be helpful to patients' recovery.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/05/consciousness.htm
15 May 2015
Longer inpatient delirium time associated with worse cognition a year later
Inpatients who spent more time in delirium had worse cognition and executive function scores at 3 and 12 months, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/10/09/3.htm
9 Oct 2013