Search results for "Ultrasound"
Consulting POCUS to increase efficiency
This tool holds potential to speed care for patients requiring subspecialists' attention.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/consulting-pocus-to-increase-efficiency.htm
15 Sep 2021
Opioids and extreme weather, but also good news
This issue describes how hospitalists teamed up to treat opioid use disorder and the Texas freeze, as well advancements in virtual rounds and point-of-care ultrasound.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Sep 2021
New therapies for burns, stroke rehab
Recalls, notifications, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/fda-update-new-therapies-for-burns.htm
15 Sep 2021
Critical illness myopathy/polyneuropathy
The manifestations of CIM and CIP overlap, and it can be difficult to distinguish between the two conditions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/coding-corner-critical-illness-myopathy.htm
15 Sep 2021
Immediate angiography after cardiac arrest did not provide benefit in a trial
Thirty-day mortality was the same in patients resuscitated for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest without ST-segment elevation, regardless of whether they received immediate coronary angiography or initial intensive care with delayed or selective angiography.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/01/2.htm
1 Sep 2021
Improving end-of-life care with trials and communication
The latest feature articles from ACP Hospitalist describe how physicians can help patients avoid nonbeneficial care, understand their prognoses, and communicate on emotional topics. There's also a new Coding Corner and Brief Case.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/18/5.htm
18 Aug 2021
POCUS increased safety of paracentesis in patients with ascites, trainee study finds
Use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) before paracentesis significantly changed the needle insertion location in two-thirds of studied cases, and six procedures were cancelled based on POCUS findings.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/11/3.htm
11 Aug 2021
Prediction rules for endocarditis in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia compared
In a Dutch study, one score (the VISTRA score) was considered safe for excluding endocarditis but could increase procedure use by classifying more patients as high risk.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/07/28/4.htm
28 Jul 2021
Ask Dr. Pinson
Get answers to questions about obesity, ultrasound guidance, and other coding conundrums.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/coding-corner-qa.htm
15 Jul 2021
Mechanism of pauses on telemetry
A patient presented with multiple episodes of transient unresponsiveness.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/brief-case-mechanism-of-pauses.htm
15 Jul 2021