Search results for "Delirium"
Spotting delirium
Quick screening tools may help hospitalists identify more patients at risk.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/03/delirium-screening.htm
15 Mar 2016
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue discusses quick screening tools for delirium, management of patients after opioid overdose, overuse of proton-pump inhibitors, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/03/lfe.htm
15 Mar 2016
Earplugs in ICU patients associated with decreased delirium risk
The systematic review included studies that observed earplugs as an isolated intervention, bundled the earplugs with eye shades, and looked at earplugs, eye shades, and additional sleep noise abatement strategies.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/02/2.htm
2 Mar 2016
Recent Research
Delirium screening, rapid response, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/recent-research.htm
15 Dec 2015
Stroke and TIA
A transient neurologic deficit lasting 24 hours or more, even when imaging studies are unremarkable, is a cerebrovascular accident, not TIA.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/coding-stroke-TIA.htm
15 Dec 2015
Two questions most effective for initial delirium screening
Asking patients to recite the months of the year backwards was the most effective single-question screen for delirium in older medical inpatients, and pairing that question with “What is the day of the week?” resulted in the best 2-item test, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/09/23/1.htm
23 Sep 2015
ICD-10: Contingency plan created
CMS has established a communications and coordination center as well as other measures to ease the transition.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/09/ICD-10-transition-contingency.htm
15 Sep 2015
A simple solution for hospital patients with poor vision: Glasses!
An academic medical center implements a method to test and correct patients' vision.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/08/vision-glasses.htm
15 Aug 2015
Warning on using hep C drugs with amiodarone; gastroparesis test approved
Details on the latest recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/06/fda.htm
15 Jun 2015
A talk on giving talks: Tips to ace medical lectures
Tips to ace medical lectures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/06/medical-lecture-tips.htm
15 Jun 2015