Search results for "HIV"
Inpatient ART errors can cause long-term problems for HIV patients
Antiretroviral therapy is less complex than it used to be, but errors are still common.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/04/ART-errors.htm
15 Apr 2015
High CMV viral load linked to increased mortality in hospitalized patients with HIV
Even with treatment, mortality rates differed significantly by cytomegalovirus (CMV) viral load, from 6% in patients with a viral load below the lower limit of quantification to 22% in those with a viral load of 10,000 IU/mL or greater, according to a Chinese study with 182-day follow-up.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/23/high-cmv-viral-load-linked-to-increased-mortality-in-hospitalized-patients-with-hiv.htm
23 Nov 2022
Cases from the Medical College of Wisconsin
Cases of pheochromocytoma, Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/brief-case-from-the-medical-college-of-wisconsin.htm
15 Mar 2020
From Mayo to McCord: A student's view
A medical student reflects on treating patients in South Africa.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/08/student.htm
15 Aug 2009
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
Pneumonia vaccine gets yes vote for immunocompromised
Uses of the pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine (Prevnar 13) should be expanded to adults with immunocompromising conditions, according to a recent vote by the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/27/5.htm
27 Jun 2012
Cases from Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego
Leukemia cutis, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/brief-case-from-scripps-mercy-hospital-san-diego.htm
15 May 2019
HIV-positive status and AIDS
An AIDS-defining condition takes precedence over CD4+ counts in making the diagnosis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/02/coding.htm
15 Feb 2014
MRSA test and warfarin recalled, new tests for HIV and hepatitis C
Drug recalls, warnings, approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/09/fda.htm
15 Sep 2010
Cautions about mixing HIV, HCV drugs
Details on recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/07/fda.htm
15 Jul 2012