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
Outpatient therapy for endocarditis used more often than guidelines recommend
Patients with infective endocarditis who received outpatient parenteral antibiotic treatment despite not meeting Infectious Diseases Society of America criteria had no increased risk of mortality or readmission.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/01/30/3.htm
30 Jan 2019
Acute interstitial nephritis associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy
Exercise vigilance for early diagnosis of this increasingly common complication.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/11/free/acute-interstitial-nephritis-associated-with-immune-checkpoint-inhibitor-therapy.htm
11 Oct 2023
Four factors predict risk of DVT when it's suspected in hospitalized patients
Researchers created a risk prediction score based on history of deep venous thrombosis (DVT), active cancer, hospital stay of six or more days before imaging, and age 46 years or older.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/09/27/4.htm
27 Sep 2017
Overdose outcomes, chest pain triage, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/in-the-news.htm
15 Oct 2018
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
Virtual rounds after transfers to SNF identified errors in discharge summaries
Hospitalists at two academic hospitals met weekly with clinicians from skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to discuss patients who had recently been handed off, and they found errors in nearly a quarter of discharge summaries.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/11/virtual-rounds-after-transfers-to-snf-identified-errors-in-discharge-summaries.htm
11 Oct 2023
Slashing superfluous labs
Experts offer their advice on getting over your love of daily labs to help patients and reduce costs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/01/free/slashing-superfluous-labs.htm
1 Feb 2023
Critical care experts propose expanding definition of ARDS
The 2012 Berlin definition of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) should be revised to accommodate the increasing use of high-flow nasal oxygen, among other changes, an expert panel recommended.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/02/critical-care-experts-propose-expanding-definition-of-ards.htm
2 Aug 2023
CMS sepsis bundle may not improve survival, review finds
The authors expressed concern that basing hospital accreditation and reimbursement on use of SEP-1 interventions for all septic patients will transform unproven practices into universal care and potentially harm patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/28/3.htm
28 Feb 2018