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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
Tapped out
The drugs in limited or non-existent supply can vary across the country, but the number of medications affected has steady increased, in some cases undermining patient care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/10/coverstory.htm
15 Oct 2011
The seven deadly hospitalist sins
Avoid these sins and aspire to the virtues instead.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/free/newmans-notions-the-seven-deadly-hospitalist-sins.htm
15 Apr 2020
Vaccine recommendations updated for pneumococcus, Tdap and flu
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has issued a new adult immunization schedule.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/01/30/4.htm
30 Jan 2013
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
The Brief Case: Cases from 3 hospitals in Puerto Rico
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/09/briefcase.htm
15 Sep 2014
IDSA guidelines call for accurate diagnoses, fewer antibiotics for skin, soft-tissue infections
Skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs), even those caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), are often minor and either heal on their own or can be easily treated without antibiotics, according to updated practice guidelines.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/25/3.htm
25 Jun 2014
Avoid common mistakes when treating hyponatremia
Acute hyponatremia merits rapid correction to prevent brain herniation, but overtreatment of hyponatremia can lead to osmotic demyelination syndrome.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/avoid-common-mistakes-when-treating-hyponatremia.htm
15 Feb 2018
Handheld hematoma scanner, new indication for pneumonia vaccine approved
Details on new approvals and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/03/fda.htm
15 Mar 2012
When patients don't tell all
Our columnists discuss the diagnostic challenges physicians face when patients omit aspects of their histories.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/10/mindful.htm
15 Oct 2010