Search results for "HIV"
Bonus online case: Acute CMV infection
A patient with four weeks of fevers diagnosed with cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/brief-case-online-acute-cmv.htm
15 Jul 2019
Insomnia meds get boxed warning; pacemakers prematurely losing power
Details on the latest alerts, recalls, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/fda-update-insomnia-meds-get-boxed-warning.htm
15 Jul 2019
Causes of acute liver failure, from acetaminophen to Z
Learn when to worry about abnormal liver function test results.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/06/im-causes-of-acute-liver-failure-from-acetaminophen-to-z.htm
15 Jun 2019
coding corner 8 ACP Hospitalist • June 2019 Hierarchical ...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) HCC set is for ACOs and ACA plans. ... HCC Description Relative weight. Diagnoses included. 1 HIV/AIDS 0.334 3 codes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/06/acph-201906-coding-corner-hccs-explained_t1.pdf
29 May 2019
CDC updates tuberculosis screening, testing recommendations for health care personnel
Among the recommendations are tuberculosis screening with an individual risk assessment and symptom evaluation at baseline and testing with an interferon-gamma release assay or a tuberculin skin test for people without documented tuberculosis disease or prior latent tuberculosis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/05/22/4.htm
22 May 2019
Individual case: Intestinal tuberculosis
A patient with intractable abdominal pain and non-bloody, watery diarrhea who recently immigrated from Cuba.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/brief-case-individual-intestinal-tb.htm
15 May 2019
Cases from Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego
Leukemia cutis, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/brief-case-from-scripps-mercy-hospital-san-diego.htm
15 May 2019
CODING CORNER May 2019 • ACP Hospitalist 5 Diagnosis-related ...
Pneumonia. HIV disease/AIDS Quadriplegia/functional quadriplegia. Hypertensive crisis Severe malnutrition. Hyponatremia Toxic or metabolic encephalopathy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/acph-201905-coding-corner-the-abcs-of-drgs_t1.pdf
27 Apr 2019
HIV and AIDS
Use recommended clinical terminology on every encounter to clearly describe patients' status: either HIV infection only or HIV disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/coding-corner-hiv-and-aids.htm
15 Apr 2019
MKSAP quiz on HIV
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) that relate to HIV.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/mksap-quiz-on-hiv.htm
15 Apr 2019