Search results for "Palliative care"
A tour of oncology horrors
In what he called a “whirlwind tour of the horrors of medical oncology,” Christian T. Cable, MD, FACP, outlined the perils that may befall cancer patients, and what to do about them, in a session titled “Oncologic Emergencies.”
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/04/16/3.htm
16 Apr 2014
Tips to make the most difficult conversation easier
Hospitalists may be best positioned to introduce patients to palliative care and/or hospice options.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/05/palliative-care-conversations.htm
15 May 2014
Cases from the University of California, San Francisco, and Hôpital St. Thérèse, Haiti
Real patient cases cover such topics as complicated heart failure in a resource-poor setting and palliative care in rural Haiti.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/05/the-brief-case.htm
15 May 2014
Consider country, culture when caring for Latino patients
Ask open-ended questions, consider barriers to care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/06/latino-patients.htm
15 Jun 2014
Oncologic horrors in the hospital
Problems can occur in metabolic, infectious, drug realms.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/06/oncologic-horrors.htm
15 Jun 2014
Hip fractures among nursing home residents often lead to death, functional decline
The frequently poor outcomes of nursing home residents who have a hip fracture were quantified by a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/02/1.htm
2 Jul 2014
30-day death prediction rule feasible to implement at admission
It's feasible to use an existing mortality prediction rule to get prognostic information at admission for most inpatients, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/08/20/3.htm
20 Aug 2014
Top Docs
Meet our 2014 Top Hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/11/topdocs.htm
15 Nov 2014
Hospitalists can help IOM fix dying process
A new report calls for improvements in end-of-life care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/12/qa.htm
15 Dec 2014
Recent Research
Hip fractures in nursing homes, cognitive impairment with TIA, beta-blockers before CABG, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/12/rr.htm
15 Dec 2014