Search results for "Nutrition"
Updated guidelines on preventing bloodstream infections released
Updated guidelines for preventing intravascular catheter-related infections were jointly released last week by more than a dozen governmental agencies and professional organizations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/04/20/1.htm
20 Apr 2011
Fewer calories at first may be better for some mechanically ventilated patients
Initial low-volume enteral nutrition is associated with fewer episodes of gastrointestinal intolerance than full-energy enteral nutrition among mechanically ventilated patients with acute respiratory failure, and it doesn't harm outcomes, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/04/3.htm
4 May 2011
CABG rates decline, PCI rates remain steady between 2001 and 2008
The annual rate of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in the U.S. declined by more than 30% between 2001 and 2008, while rates of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were steady, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/04/1.htm
4 May 2011
The next issue is online
The next issue of ACP Internist is online. Top stories cover identification and management of food allergies, as well as monitoring and management of chronic pain.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/11/6.htm
11 May 2011
Lip smacks, insults and f-bombs
Some days, dealing with patients feels like a boxing match.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/05/blog.htm
15 May 2011
MKSAP quiz on antibiotics
These cases and commentary, which address antibiotics, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP15).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/05/ty.htm
15 May 2011
Recent Research
Restrictive transfusions, hospice care use, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/05/rr.htm
15 May 2011
Guidelines for preventing delirium offered by U.K. experts
Guidelines for preventing delirium in inpatients have been developed by the British National Clinical Guideline Centre, and a synopsis of them was published in the June 7 Annals of Internal Medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/08/4.htm
8 Jun 2011
Antimicrobials: New drugs, new resistance
Ten years ago, infection control was the biggest trend in tackling hospital-based infectious diseases. Now the new hot area is antibiotic stewardship.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/06/antimicrobials.htm
15 Jun 2011
Getting under the skin
Hospitalists can help diagnose the underlying cause of skin problems by taking a careful history.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/06/dermatology.htm
15 Jun 2011