Search results for "Pneumonia"
January issue online and in the mail
This issue's main story analyzes recent guideline changes on treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. ACP Hospitalist will host a related Twitter chat on Thursday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. Eastern.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/01/15/5.htm
15 Jan 2020
Studies look at new and old scores, biomarkers for predicting COVID-19 outcomes
The SOFA score did not perform well for predicting mortality in patients admitted with COVID-19, multiple recent studies found, but levels of d-dimer and C-reactive protein had prognostic value, according to the latest research.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/24/1.htm
24 Feb 2021
Drug-resistance score helped guide antibiotic use in ED patients with pneumonia
Electronically calculating the newly developed score reduced initial empiric broad-spectrum antibiotic use compared to using health care-associated pneumonia criteria.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/05/15/3.htm
15 May 2019
January 2020
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/
March 2014
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/03/
Chat on Twitter about new pneumonia guidelines
ACP Hospitalist's next Twitter chat will address new guidelines for community-acquired pneumonia this Thursday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. ET.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/01/29/1.htm
29 Jan 2020
October 18, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/18/
Score may predict Pneumocystis pneumonia in ICU patients with hematologic malignancies and acute respiratory failure
Factors in the score included age, lymphoproliferative disease, prophylactic treatment, time from onset of respiratory symptoms to ICU admission, shock, chest radiograph pattern, and pleural effusion.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/18/4.htm
18 Jul 2018
August 16, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/16/
September 28, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/28/