Search results for "Influenza"
New Mexico cares for migrants
State officials, volunteers, and academics are collaborating at the U.S. border.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/new-mexico-cares-for-migrants.htm
15 Sep 2019
COVID-19 and antibiotics: Less is more
Experts urge clinicians to remember stewardship amid the pandemic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/covid-19-and-antibiotics-less-is-more.htm
15 Dec 2020
Helping shield clinicians and the community from contagion
Multiple potential applications have been suggested for face shields in the pandemic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/helping-shield-clinicians-and-the-community-from-contagion.htm
15 Jul 2020
Latest COVID-19 research focuses on test accuracy, experimental therapies
Recent articles offered differing estimates of the risk of false negatives in testing for SARS-CoV-2, and studies reported the effectiveness of shared ventilators and a cancer drug for patients with severe COVID-19. The FDA revoked its authorization for hydroxychloroquine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/17/1.htm
17 Jun 2020
A collection of individual cases
Cardiac repolarization, Takayasu arteritis, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/brief-case-a-collection-of-individual-cases.htm
15 Nov 2020
Adults hospitalized with RSV had worse outcomes than those with influenza
Patients with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) were at higher risk of a long hospital stay and mechanical ventilation versus those with influenza, a prospective study found. The former group also had more pre-existing cardiopulmonary conditions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/01/adults-hospitalized-with-rsv-had-worse-outcomes-than-those-with-influenza.htm
1 Feb 2023
Syphilis cases from Thomas Jefferson University
Four cases highlight the varied complications and presentations of syphilis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/20/free/brief-case-jefferson-syphillis.htm
20 Apr 2022
Feeling shifty
There are so many shifts: left, antigenic, night, phase, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/free/newmans-notions-feeling-shifty.htm
15 Jan 2021
No temperature cutoff accurately identifies patients with bacteremia
An analysis of hospital records found a U-shaped relationship between body temperature and bacteremia, with the highest risk at 103 °F or above; however, only 45% of patients with bacteremia had a maximum temperature of 100.4 °F or above during hospitalization.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/12/no-temperature-cutoff-accurately-identifies-patients-with-bacteremia.htm
12 Apr 2023
Answers and even more questions on COVID-19 vaccines
In a fourth forum from ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine, infectious disease experts Carlos del Rio, MD, FACP, Paul Sax, MD, and Deborah Cotton, MD, MPH, FACP, discussed COVID-19 vaccines and their implementation, as well as other aspects of the pandemic response.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/31/1.htm
31 Mar 2021