Search results for "Substance abuse"
Protocol may help in evaluating patients for alcohol detox
Development and use of a protocol to evaluate patients for in-hospital or outpatient alcohol detoxification helped standardize care and appeared to decrease admissions, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/01/15/3.htm
15 Jan 2014
Opioid management, constipation key challenges in cancer pain
Adding methadone to opioids can help with intractable pain.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/conference01.htm
15 Oct 2013
Pasadena, California, has hosted the annual Tournament of Rosesparade ...
The city also has a. facility that specializes in mental health and substance abuse.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/acph-201310-pulseonpasadena.pdf
15 Oct 2013
The prescription for pain management
Physicians can wield considerable influence to ease the suffering of patients in pain, starting with identifying the optimal drug and administering it before pain escalates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/04/coverstory.htm
15 Apr 2013
The dark side of doctoring
Physicians who commit suicide appear to differ from nonphysicians in several ways.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/qa.htm
15 Mar 2013
Finesse required to treat anxiety in the elderly
Elderly patients may have many concerns on their mind, but when does worry become anxiety?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/anxiety.htm
15 Feb 2013
Improve core measure compliance with electronic medical record tools
A hospitalist explains how his facility uses its EHR to meet CMS core measures.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/11/perspectives.htm
15 Nov 2012
Top Docs
Our fifth annual Top Hospitalists issue recognizes 10 dedicated physicians.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/11/topdocs.htm
15 Nov 2012
Indian Health Service reaches across borders within the U.S.
Delivery of everyday health services in the Navajo Nation is challenging, and specialty services even more so.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/08/ihs.htm
15 Aug 2012
MKSAP quiz on alcohol abuse
These cases and commentary, which address alcohol abuse, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP15).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/06/ty.htm
15 Jun 2012