Search results for "Imaging"
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
Dementia
Distinguishing among the causes of dementia—including Alzheimer and Parkinson disease—is a clinical and coding imperative.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/09/coding-corner-dementia.htm
9 Feb 2022
Study finds no mortality benefit of anti-MRSA therapy for inpatients with pneumonia
Empirical therapy covering methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was associated with an increased risk of 30-day mortality compared to standard antibiotics in veterans hospitalized with pneumonia, including those with clinical risk factors for MRSA.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/26/1.htm
26 Feb 2020
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
Early case reports show older men with comorbidities at highest risk for novel coronavirus
Two recent studies described the first diagnosed cases of the virus, while the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency and tallied the number affected worldwide.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/05/1.htm
5 Feb 2020
Strategies for recruiting NPs and PAs
Two hospitalists share their program's model for outreach, screening, and interviews.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/strategies-for-recruiting-nps-and-pas.htm
15 Mar 2021
Acute care at home lowered costs, readmissions compared to standard inpatient care
The hospital-at-home program included daily physician visits, twice-daily nursing visits, specialist care by telemedicine, and continuous monitoring of vital signs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/12/18/1.htm
18 Dec 2019
Be aware before biowarfare strikes
An expert offers an overview of anthrax, tularemia, and plague.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/be-aware-before-biowarfare-strikes.htm
15 Jan 2020
Cardiac troponin test may not safely rule out inducible myocardial ischemia in symptomatic patients with stable CAD, study finds
An accompanying editorial questioned whether coronary artery stenoses need to be diagnosed in stable coronary artery disease (CAD), since revascularization won't benefit such patients but may cause harm.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/01/08/1.htm
8 Jan 2020
POCUS catches on
Credentialing and training hospitalists to use handheld ultrasounds.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/pocus-catches-on.htm
15 Aug 2017