Search results for "Nutrition"
Social drivers of health associated with care, behaviors after stroke hospitalization
One-third of stroke patients didn't achieve an adequate transition of care (based on adherence to medication, follow-up visits, exercise recommendations, diet modification, and cessation of smoking or drug use), according to a study in Florida.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/04/social-drivers-of-health-associated-with-care-behaviors-after-stroke-hospitalization.htm
4 Jan 2023
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
Recent Research
Scoring systems for pleural effusions, NSAIDS and VTE risk, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/01/rr.htm
15 Jan 2015
Fixing patients and the planet
Started in April 2012 by 16 entities, the effort to reduce the health care industry's contribution to environmental degradation and spur sustainable change has grown to more than 700 hospitals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/08/coverstory.htm
15 Aug 2013
SDOH data collected for varied reasons including curriculum development, quality improvement
A review found that food security or malnutrition was the social determinant of health (SDOH) most commonly screened for among patients hospitalized on medicine services, followed by housing, transportation, employment, education, income, functional status and disability, and social support.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/14/sdoh-data-collected-for-varied-reasons-including-curriculum-development-quality-improvement.htm
14 Dec 2022
Individual case: Follicular thyroid cancer
A patient presented with sore throat, neck pain, trouble swallowing, and recent weight loss.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/brief-case-individual-thyroid-cancer.htm
15 Nov 2019
January 2021
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/
MKSAP quiz on oncology
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 17) on oncology care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/mksap-quiz-on-oncology.htm
15 Aug 2018
Commandos
A command center is key for managing the complexity of both airports and hospitals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/06/free/newmans-notions-commandos.htm
15 Jun 2020
An atypical presentation of microscopic polyangiitis
A patient was admitted after outpatient labs indicated acute worsening of kidney disease and anemia.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/26/free/brief-case-an-atypical-presentation-of-microscopic-polyangiitis.htm
26 Oct 2022