Search results for "Allergies"
Don't miss anaphylaxis in the hospital
One common error is to assume that anaphylaxis isn't present because the patient doesn't have hypotension or shock.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/04/17/3.htm
17 Apr 2019
MKSAP quiz on HIV
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) that relate to HIV.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/mksap-quiz-on-hiv.htm
15 Apr 2019
Penicillin skin testing de-escalated antibiotic prescribing, saved patients money
Among patients with reported penicillin allergy, nearly all had a negative result, which was associated with increased use of penicillin or cephalosporin and hundreds of dollars of cost savings compared to those who were not tested.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/06/3.htm
6 Mar 2019
Penicillin allergies, end-of-life care
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/in-the-news.htm
15 Nov 2018
New warning on SGLT2 inhibitors
Details on the latest recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/fda-update-new-warning-on-sglt2-inhibitors.htm
15 Nov 2018
qSOFA for mortality prediction, preoperative breathing exercises, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/recent-research.htm
15 Jul 2018
Penicillin allergy associated with risk of MRSA, C. diff, due to use of other antibiotics
Systematically addressing penicillin allergies may be an important public health strategy to reduce the incidence of MRSA and C. difficile among patients with a documented penicillin allergy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/04/5.htm
4 Jul 2018
Complications due to medications and toxic substances
ICD-10-CM classifies adverse therapeutic drug reactions as adverse effects, poisoning, or underdosing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/05/coding-complications-due-to-medications-and-toxic-substances.htm
15 May 2018
coding corner May 2018 • ACP Hospitalist 5 As ...
The most common are drug allergies, accounting for about 6% to 10% of all adverse drug reactions and approximately 10% of fatal reactions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/05/acph-201805-coding-complications-due-to-medications-and-toxic-substances_t2.pdf
2 May 2018
coding corner May 2018 • ACP Hospitalist 5 As ...
The most common are drug allergies, accounting for about 6% to 10% of all adverse drug reactions and approximately 10% of fatal reactions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/05/acph-201805-coding-complications-due-to-medications-and-toxic-substances_t1.pdf
2 May 2018