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Welcome to ACP Hospitalist
Welcome to ACP Hospitalist, a new monthly publication for physicians in hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/01/welcome.htm
15 Jan 2007
One-way lung valves may offer hope to patients with severe emphysema
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. and resulted in 638,000 hospital discharges in 2004, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/01/qa.htm
15 Jan 2007
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies about treating COPD, avoiding gadolinium MRIs, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/04/journal-watch.htm
15 Apr 2007
Assessing unhealthy alcohol use in hospitalized patients
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) estimates that 3 in 10 Americans drink enough to put them at risk for health problems.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/04/unhealthy-drinkers.htm
15 Apr 2007
Making sense of stents
Hospitalists are sorting through new evidence that patients who get drug-eluting stents are at risk for potentially deadly stent thrombosis for months, even years, after the devices are implanted. That's added new layers to medical and surgical decision making and put more pressure on hospitalists to facilitate communication among doctors and patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/05/best-practices.htm
15 May 2007
More community hospitals performing cutting-edge research
As the role of hospitalists evolves at medical facilities around the country, some community hospital physicians are adding a new line to their job descriptions: medical researcher.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/05/cutting-edge.htm
15 May 2007
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies about medication errors, EKG abnormalities, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/05/journal-watch.htm
15 May 2007
Stents, cholesterol and heart drugs dominate cardiology conference talks
The appropriate use of stents, the efficacy of cholesterol drugs and the safety of heart failure medication were hot topics at the American College of Cardiology's (ACC) 56th Annual Scientific Session, held in New Orleans in March. An unusual number of failed trials were unveiled at the conference.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/05/card-conf.htm
15 May 2007
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies about hydrocortisone, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/06/journal-watch.htm
15 Jun 2007
Letters
Reader praise for ACP Hospitalist and questions about low-molecular-weight heparin for prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism after knee surgery.Reader praise for ACP Hospitalist, and questions about low-molecular-weight heparin for prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism after knee surgery.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/07/letters.htm
15 Jul 2007