Search results for "HIV"
A harm-reduction approach to hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder
Initiating inpatient treatment is a prime opportunity to elicit insight from patients about their drug use.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/a-harm-reduction-approach-to-hospitalized-patients-with-opioid-use-disorder.htm
15 Jan 2020
Safety communication about hacking of hospital devices, networks
Details on the latest alerts, recalls, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/fda-update-safety-communication-about-hacking.htm
15 Dec 2019
Individual case: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
A patient presented to the ED with recent fever and rectal pain with a small amount of bleeding.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/brief-case-individual-ttp.htm
15 Nov 2019
Bonus online case: Cannabis-induced acute pancreatitis
This patient had been admitted repeatedly with symptoms of pancreatitis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/brief-case-online-acute-pancreatitis.htm
15 Nov 2019
HIV-related admissions declined from 1996 to 2016, but readmission rates were stable
An analysis of patients treated for HIV in North Carolina found that patients who were older or black had higher risk of hospitalization, as did those with more HIV RNA or lower CD4 counts.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/30/5.htm
30 Oct 2019
New device for advanced heart failure
Details on the latest alerts, recalls, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/fda-update-new-device-for-advanced-heart-failure.htm
15 Oct 2019
Cases from Oregon Health & Science University
Red-cell aplasia, septic thromboembolus, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/brief-case-from-oregon-health-and-science-university.htm
15 Oct 2019
About 70% of recent U.S. health data breaches compromised sensitive demographic, financial information
While the majority of breaches compromised information that could lead to identity theft, only 2% of breaches, which affected 2.4 million patients, compromised sensitive medical information.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/09/25/2.htm
25 Sep 2019
Hospitalizations for drug abuse-related infective endocarditis increased from 2002 to 2016
Alongside the opioid epidemic, the percentage of U.S. hospitalizations for infective endocarditis that were associated with drug abuse nearly doubled from 2002 (8.0%) to 2016 (16.3%).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/09/25/1.htm
25 Sep 2019
New drug approval for HAP and VAP
Details on the latest alerts, recalls, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/fda-update-new-drug-approval-for-hap-and-vap.htm
15 Aug 2019