Search results for "Ultrasound"
Ultrasound may be as effective as CT in diagnosing kidney stones
Ultrasound may be an effective way to diagnose kidney stones with less radiation exposure, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/09/24/3.htm
24 Sep 2014
Echo underused, associated with lower inpatient mortality, study finds
Researchers looked at data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample to examine use of echocardiography for the 6 admission diagnoses for which it is most commonly used.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/02/03/1.htm
3 Feb 2016
New guideline explains use of advanced imaging in cardiovascular infections
A new multisociety guideline compares radionuclide imaging with fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT and single photon emission CT/CT leukocyte scintigraphy with echocardiography and cardiac CT for patients with infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/20/new-guideline-explains-use-of-advanced-imaging-in-cardiovascular-infections.htm
20 Mar 2024
Recent Research
Outpatient vs. inpatient PE treatment, handheld echocardiography and length of stay, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/12/rr.htm
15 Dec 2011
MKSAP quiz on gastroenterology
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on gastroenterology.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/mksap-quiz-on-gastroenterology.htm
15 Dec 2018
Launching mentorship programs
Hospital medicine leaders are building formal mentorship programs, from relatively traditional systems to new twists on such cornerstones as visiting professorships and networking.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/09/launching-mentorship-programs.htm
15 Sep 2017
Connecting hospitalists and postacute care teams
A version of Project ECHO targeted postdischarge care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/success-story-connecting-hospitalists-and-postacute-care-teams.htm
15 Jun 2021
POCUS training track effective for internal medicine residents without local expertise
At one university-based internal medicine residency program, a three-year point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training track that used both local and external resources increased residents' use of and comfort with POCUS applications.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/29/pocus-training-track-effective-for-internal-medicine-residents-without-local-expertise.htm
29 Jun 2022
Frail elderly, Enterobacteriaceae infections, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/03/recent-research.htm
15 Mar 2018
Bonus online case: Acute CMV infection
A patient with four weeks of fevers diagnosed with cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/brief-case-online-acute-cmv.htm
15 Jul 2019