Search results for "Pneumonia"
Corticosteroids may shorten hospital stay in community-acquired pneumonia
Patients who were randomized to corticosteroids had a shorter duration of IV antibiotics than those on placebo, but they also had more hyperglycemia and readmissions, according to a meta-analysis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/09/20/3.htm
20 Sep 2017
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
Inappropriate CAP diagnosis common in hospitalized adults
A prospective cohort study of 48 hospitals in Michigan found that 12% of patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) appeared to have been diagnosed incorrectly and that of these, 87.6% received a full course of antibiotics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/27/inappropriate-cap-diagnosis-common-in-hospitalized-adults.htm
27 Mar 2024
Procalcitonin may help diagnose pneumonia when radiographs aren't definitive
Serum procalcitonin (ProCT) may help diagnose pneumonia in patients whose chest radiographs are indeterminate, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/31/2.htm
31 Oct 2012
March 15, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/15/
PPIs associated with risk for postop pneumonia after CABG, study indicates
Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) may be associated with a higher risk for postoperative pneumonia after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) than H2-receptor antagonists, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/10/02/3.htm
2 Oct 2013
August 2020
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/
Hypoglycemia increases mortality risk in pneumonia
Post-op infection rates decline with adherence to two or more prevention measures
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/06/30/2.htm
30 Jun 2010
September 2009
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/
Natriuretic peptides may predict outcomes in community-acquired pneumonia
Natriuretic peptides may help predict short- and long-term mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), a new study has found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/12/14/4.htm
14 Dec 2011