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Guideline addresses viral testing in patients with community-acquired pneumonia
The new American Thoracic Society guideline opposes routine use of nucleic acid-based testing for noninfluenza viral pathogens in outpatients with community-acquired pneumonia but identifies some uses for the tests in inpatients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/05/12/4.htm
12 May 2021
Individual case: Immunocompetent cryptococcal meningitis presenting as hearing loss
A patient's tinnitus in both ears progressed to bilateral hearing loss.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/brief-case-individual-immunocompetent-cryptococcal-meningitis.htm
15 Apr 2021
Answers and even more questions on COVID-19 vaccines
In a fourth forum from ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine, infectious disease experts Carlos del Rio, MD, FACP, Paul Sax, MD, and Deborah Cotton, MD, MPH, FACP, discussed COVID-19 vaccines and their implementation, as well as other aspects of the pandemic response.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/31/1.htm
31 Mar 2021
FDA releases plan on artificial intelligence software
Recalls, updates, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/fda-update-plan-on-artificial-intelligence-software.htm
15 Mar 2021
Physician advisor as a career path
These physicians help ensure compliance with regulatory issues and advise on medical necessity and documentation needs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/coding-corner-physician-advisor-as-a-career-path.htm
15 Mar 2021
Malnutrition, diuretics, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/recent-research.htm
15 Feb 2021
Injection drug use-associated infective endocarditis carries higher risk of systemic emboli
An international cohort study found that mortality rates were lower when infective endocarditis was associated with injection drug use compared to other causes, and these patients, who were typically young and healthy, less often underwent cardiac surgery.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/03/4.htm
3 Feb 2021
Drug approved for flu exposures
Recalls and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/fda-update-drug-approved-for-flu-exposures.htm
15 Jan 2021
CV risks of flu, CAUTI protocol, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/in-the-news.htm
15 Nov 2020
The greatest gift
Because of the steep uptick in cases in my area, COVID-positive patients had to share rooms, like in the good old days.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/the-greatest-gift.htm
15 Nov 2020