Search results for "Infectious disease"
Future of antibiotics worries infectious disease experts
At the Infectious Diseases Society of America meeting last fall, one of the issues that most riled the experts was antibiotics, specifically the lack of them.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/01/idsa.htm
15 Jan 2010
Letter from the Editor
Mentoring has a long history in medicine, particularly in the area of research. These days, many physician mentors go beyond advising their less experienced colleagues on specific projects and act more like coaches, helping guide their apprentices to new career heights.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/01/lfe.htm
15 Jan 2010
acp-hosp1003
Patientswith conditions that cause severe air trapping, such as severeacute asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, maynot fully exhale before beginning another breath. ... I have worked with groups of hos-pitalists who, when they encounter a new patient, can onlypick up the phone and start paging all of the other special-ties—infectious disease,
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/03/acph-201003-tech1.pdf
1 Mar 2010
Treating HCAP is not a snap
Pop quiz: Do you know the guidelines for treating health care-associated pneumonia? And is your clinical practice in accordance with those guidelines? If the answer to either of those questions is no, you're not alone.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/03/hcap.htm
15 Mar 2010
Bundled fee system can work
A reader responds to our cover story on bundled payments.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/03/lte.htm
15 Mar 2010
Blog highlights from Internal Medicine 2010
Thrombophilia, vaccines and pain medication are just some of the topics we blogged about from Internal Medicine 2010. To read more, visit our blog. Also, check out the ACP Hospitalist Twitter feed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/04/28/4.htm
28 Apr 2010
Fewer catheters…fewer infections
The Michigan Health and Hospital Association reduced unnecessary use of catheters and thereby catheter-associated UTIs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/05/success.htm
15 May 2010
Putting MRSA to the test
Screening patients may keep infection from taking hold.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/05/qa.htm
15 May 2010
The next issue of ACP Internist is online
And the winner is…
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/06/09/7.htm
9 Jun 2010
Dexamethasone as adjunct treatment helps pneumococcal meningitis patients
The October issue is online
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/06/4.htm
6 Oct 2010