Search results for "healthy"
Antibiotic OKed for pneumonia, bloodstream, skin infections
In addition to approving ceftobiprole medocaril sodium for three different types of infection, the FDA authorized the first generic version of fidaxomicin, among other actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/10/antibiotic-oked-for-pneumonia-bloodstream-skin-infections.htm
10 Apr 2024
Conservative management appears safe, effective for some cases of spontaneous pneumothorax
Based on this randomized trial and other evidence, a conservative approach should be made available to young, healthy patients with a large primary spontaneous pneumothorax if certain conditions are met, according to an accompanying editorial.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/05/4.htm
5 Feb 2020
Babesiosis
An older patient with multiple comorbidities presented with headaches, fevers, myalgias, arthralgias, and some loss of balance.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/20/free/babesiosis.htm
20 Dec 2023
An academic time crunch
Academic hospitalists discuss how to find time for education and research as the clinical workload keeps growing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/10/free/an-academic-time-crunch.htm
10 Jan 2024
Research on COVID-19 vaccines' duration, reactions, prioritization
Antibodies persisted six months after vaccination, a graded dosing protocol allowed patients with reactions to a first shot to get a second, and surveyed Americans wanted to prioritize front-line workers and those with chronic conditions for vaccination.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/04/14/1.htm
14 Apr 2021
A job for AI
Experts assess the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce the burden of documentation and coding.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/08/free/a-job-for-ai.htm
8 Nov 2023
Readmission more likely in heart failure patients with low calorie consumption
A small nutrition study found that all of the heart failure inpatients who reported maintaining a low-sodium diet were consuming an insufficient quantity of calories before hospital admission.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/15/5.htm
15 Jul 2020
Walk this way
Increasing inpatient mobility is a common goal, but hospitals struggle to make it happen. Experts offer their advice.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/27/walk-this-way.htm
27 Sep 2023
Compression garments reduced risk of recurrent cellulitis in adults with chronic edema
A randomized trial, which was stopped early for efficacy, showed that compression therapy plus education on cellulitis prevention resulted in a lower incidence of recurrent cellulitis and cellulitis-related hospitalizations than education alone.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/19/4.htm
19 Aug 2020
Risk for poor outcomes may be higher in previously healthy patients hospitalized for sepsis
While 97.4% of patients hospitalized for community-onset sepsis had preexisting comorbid conditions, those who were healthy before admission had higher short-term mortality rates in a recent study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/26/free/risk-for-poor-outcomes-may-be-higher-in-previously-healthy-patients.htm
26 Jan 2022