Search results for "Ultrasound"
Tracheostomy tube shortage
The FDA alerted clinicians about the need to reuse tracheostomy tubes and to caution patients about decreased effectiveness of pre-exposure prophylaxis against COVID-19, among other recent actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/16/tracheostomy-tube-shortage.htm
16 Nov 2022
A boost in the middle
Faculty development leaders search for new ways to help mid-career hospitalists stay inspired and pursue their passions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/16/free/a-boost-in-the-middle.htm
16 Nov 2022
Sumatriptan-induced polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
A patient with atypical chest pain and negative stress tests suddenly became pulseless.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/28/free/brief-case-sumatriptan-induced-polymorphic-ventricular-tachycardia.htm
28 Sep 2022
Study finds racial disparities in hospitalization of patients presenting to ED with ACS
The proportion of patients who were discharged home from the ED with a diagnostic code of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) was 12% among Black patients, 6% among White patients, 9% among Hispanic patients, and 9% among Asian/Pacific Islander patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/28/study-finds-racial-disparities-in-hospitalization-of-patients-presenting-to-ed-with-acs.htm
28 Sep 2022
Why are physicians unionizing?
Residents recently voted to newly unionize at Stanford University, the University of Southern California, and the University of Vermont, among other programs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/21/free/why-are-physicians-unionizing.htm
21 Sep 2022
AHA scientific statement offers guidance on LV thrombus
Treat patients with left ventricular (LV) thrombus after myocardial infarction with oral anticoagulants for three months, the American Heart Association (AHA) said, among other recommendations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/21/aha-scientific-statement-offers-guidance-on-lv-thrombus.htm
21 Sep 2022
Latest COVID-19 research looks at lung ultrasound, CVST and VTE risk, visitation policies
Recent studies offered a new method for using lung ultrasound to assess COVID-19 patients, assessed risk of central venous sinus thrombosis (CVST), and looked at a lab test to help predict venous thromboembolism (VTE) and at the effects of restricting visitors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/10/free/latest-covid-19-research-looks-at-lung-ultrasound-cvst-and-vte-risk-visitation-policies.htm
10 Aug 2022
Updating heart failure documentation
There are important differences between the 2021 universal definition of heart failure and ICD-10-CM terminology.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/27/updating-heart-failure-documentation.htm
27 Jul 2022
POCUS training track effective for internal medicine residents without local expertise
At one university-based internal medicine residency program, a three-year point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training track that used both local and external resources increased residents' use of and comfort with POCUS applications.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/29/pocus-training-track-effective-for-internal-medicine-residents-without-local-expertise.htm
29 Jun 2022
Pneumocystis pneumonia in an HIV-negative patient
A patient with primary hyperparathyroidism, rheumatoid arthritis, and inclusion-body myositis presented with fatigue, nausea, and vomiting.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/15/free/brief-case-pneumocystis-pneumonia-in-an-hiv-negative-patient.htm
15 Jun 2022