Search results for "Chronic Disease"
The physician as patient
Learning the science is easy. Learning what is actually important is so much more difficult.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/12/self.htm
15 Dec 2010
Majority of asthma, COPD inpatients misuse inhalers, but are easily educated
While inhaler misuse is common among hospitalized patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), patients can be easily taught to use the devices correctly, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/02/02/4.htm
2 Feb 2011
Letter from the Editor
This issue contains articles on quality COPD management, virtual patient advocates, and dabigatran versus warfarin, among others.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/03/lfe.htm
15 Mar 2011
Pulling it together
Comprehensive COPD care should include standardized diagnosis and treatment, patient education, careful discharge planning and follow-up.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/03/coverstory.htm
15 Mar 2011
In the News
Antiviral agents for influenza, prognostic scores and stroke, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/06/itn.htm
15 Jun 2011
Ensure comprehension to increase adherence
Roughly 80 million Americans navigate health care's complexities with limited health literacy skills.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/08/comprehension.htm
15 Aug 2011
acp-hosp1109:acp-hosp0000
Hematologic: Leukopenia, anemia of chronic disease,thrombocytopenia, pancytopenia. Endocrine: Euthyroid sick syndrome, amenorrhea/irregu-lar menses, lack of libido, cold intolerance,osteopenia/osteoporosis, hot flashes. ... Patients with chronic emesis and use of cathartics presentwith classic metabolic disturbance: hypokalemia, hypo chloremia,and metabolic alkalosis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/09/acph-201109-focus_t3.pdf
7 Sep 2011
Japanese physicians still treating tsunami victims
Many months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami, Japanese physicians deal with the continuing effects of the disaster.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/09/japan.htm
15 Sep 2011
MKSAP quiz on osteoporosis
These cases and commentary, which address osteoporosis, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP15).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/09/ty.htm
15 Sep 2011
Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa
This in-depth article covers epidemiology, medical pathology, and the role of an inpatient pathway to treat nutritional insufficiency (CPT 269.9).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/09/focus.htm
15 Sep 2011