Search results for "Opioids"
Syncope, sepsis resuscitation, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/recent-research.htm
15 Oct 2020
Catheters recalled; warning on troponin tests
The FDA announced a recall of certain peripheral catheters due to leaking and warned not to use a cardiac testing panel providing inaccurate troponin measurements, among other recent actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/02/catheters-recalled-warning-on-troponin-tests.htm
2 Aug 2023
Illicitly manufactured fentanyls involved in increasing number of U.S. overdose deaths
From July 2019 to December 2020, sharp increases were seen in deaths involving illicitly manufactured fentanyls in midwestern (33.1%), southern (64.7%), and western (93.9%) jurisdictions, federal data indicate.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/12/22/4.htm
22 Dec 2021
A harm-reduction approach to hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder
Initiating inpatient treatment is a prime opportunity to elicit insight from patients about their drug use.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/a-harm-reduction-approach-to-hospitalized-patients-with-opioid-use-disorder.htm
15 Jan 2020
New tools in nephrology
An expert reviewed his preferences among the latest therapies for hyponatremia and hyperkalemia.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/17/new-tools-in-nephrology.htm
17 May 2023
February 22, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/22/
Owning OUD in the hospital
Less than 15% of patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) receive treatment with buprenorphine or methadone during hospitalization. New recommendations for hospitalists aim to change that.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/02/free/owning-oud-in-the-hospital.htm
2 Nov 2022
RSV vaccine, OTC naloxone approved
The FDA also updated the prescribing information for immediate-release opioid pain medicines to note that these products should not be used for an extended period, among other recent actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/24/rsv-vaccine-otc-naloxone-approved.htm
24 May 2023
Study finds race, gender disparities in detection of substance use disorders in inpatients
Detection of alcohol use disorder was more likely among male compared to female patients and among White patients compared to Hispanic and Black patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/04/3.htm
4 Nov 2020
Low-dose opioids may safely reduce breathlessness in severe COPD
Lower doses of opioids do not appear to increase hospital admissions or death in patients with very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and may safely reduce breathlessness, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/02/12/5.htm
12 Feb 2014