Search results for "Pneumonia"
Scores help predict pneumonia, hemorrhage risk after ischemic stroke
Two new scores can help clinicians predict the risk of pneumonia and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage after ischemic stroke.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/25/3.htm
25 Jul 2012
Pneumocystis pneumonia in an HIV-negative patient
A patient with primary hyperparathyroidism, rheumatoid arthritis, and inclusion-body myositis presented with fatigue, nausea, and vomiting.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/15/free/brief-case-pneumocystis-pneumonia-in-an-hiv-negative-patient.htm
15 Jun 2022
Corticosteroids may shorten hospital stay in community-acquired pneumonia
Patients who were randomized to corticosteroids had a shorter duration of IV antibiotics than those on placebo, but they also had more hyperglycemia and readmissions, according to a meta-analysis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/09/20/3.htm
20 Sep 2017
August 2020
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/
Procalcitonin may help diagnose pneumonia when radiographs aren't definitive
Serum procalcitonin (ProCT) may help diagnose pneumonia in patients whose chest radiographs are indeterminate, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/31/2.htm
31 Oct 2012
Clarifying criteria for acute respiratory failure
The diagnosis of acute respiratory failure is one of those most commonly denied by payers, so understanding the current documentation criteria is crucial.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/27/clarifying-criteria-for-acute-respiratory-failure.htm
27 Mar 2024
PPIs associated with risk for postop pneumonia after CABG, study indicates
Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) may be associated with a higher risk for postoperative pneumonia after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) than H2-receptor antagonists, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/10/02/3.htm
2 Oct 2013
Costs for pneumonia hospitalization vary by comorbidity, care practices
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and/or heart failure on top of pneumonia have higher hospitalization costs, one study found, while another found that higher-cost hospitals didn't have better mortality rates among their pneumonia patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/18/costs-for-pneumonia-hospitalization-vary-by-comorbidity-care-practices.htm
18 Oct 2023
Bedside lung ultrasound may help in diagnosing pneumonia
Based on their findings, the authors supported an adjuvant role for lung ultrasound along with chest X-ray because the latter provides additional information on the airway, soft tissues, and bone structure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/23/4.htm
23 Nov 2016
August 3, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/03/