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In the News
Alzheimer's guidelines, opioid education, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/09/itn.htm
15 Sep 2011
Outpatient stroke prevention clinics may be as effective as organized inpatient care, study indicates
Outpatient stroke prevention clinics may be as effective as organized inpatient care in patients who have had an ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/09/28/3.htm
28 Sep 2011
MRIs safe for ICDs and pacemakers, if proper protocol followed
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be performed safely in patients with certain pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) as long as experts are on hand to monitor and intervene if needed, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/05/6.htm
5 Oct 2011
For excluding PE, D-dimer plus decision rule or gestalt is usually safe
Combining D-dimer testing with either a decision rule or a physician's unstructured estimate (gestalt) is usually safe when evaluating adults for suspected pulmonary embolism (PE), a meta-analysis found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/05/2.htm
5 Oct 2011
Obesity complicates diagnosis
The rising prevalence of obesity has created health dangers for patients and new challenges in diagnostic testing for hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/10/obesity.htm
15 Oct 2011
New blood thinner, HIV combo drug approved
Details on approval of ticagrelor and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/10/fda.htm
15 Oct 2011
Recent Research
Smoking cessation before surgery, dalteparin versus unfractionated heparin, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/10/rr.htm
15 Oct 2011
Test yourself: Emergency department care
These cases and commentary, which address emergency department care, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP15).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/10/ty.htm
15 Oct 2011
Thinking about our thinking as physicians
Drs. Groopman and Hartzband reflect on their Mindful Medicine column and look toward the future.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/10/mindful.htm
15 Oct 2011
Whose documentation counts?
Understanding whose documentation can actually be used for inpatient coding purposes is often a source of confusion and controversy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/11/coding.htm
15 Nov 2011