Search results for "Polypharmacy"
Wiping out falls
Systemic interventions help reduce patient risk.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/08/falls.htm
15 Aug 2008
The hospitalist teacher
Bedside rounding combines medical education and patient care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/08/teacher.htm
15 Aug 2008
Opioids for nonmalignant pain have different adverse event profiles
Adverse events among older adults using opioids for nonmalignant pain vary significantly by agent, contrary to the commonly held belief that all opioids are associated with a similar risk, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/12/22/2.htm
22 Dec 2010
Keeping an eye—and ear—out for sleep apnea
Ignoring sleep apnea is done at the patient's peril.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/04/apnea.htm
15 Apr 2011
Consensus document advises treating hypertension in the elderly
Major medical organizations last week released an expert consensus document to help clinicians manage older patients with hypertension, or at risk for hypertension.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/04/4.htm
4 May 2011
In the News
Treating hypertension in the elderly, predicting ICD complication risk, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/10/itn.htm
15 Oct 2011
Improving outcomes with new roles
A medical center in Vero Beach, Fla., reduced code blues and implemented multi-disciplinary rounds through a patient safety and quality initiative.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/11/success.htm
15 Nov 2011
MKSAP quiz on delirium
These cases and commentary, which address delirium, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP16).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/06/ty.htm
15 Jun 2013
Dungeons and doctors
A new way to teach students borrows heavily from a popular game.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/08/newman.htm
15 Aug 2013
Frailty score may help predict postop mortality risk in the elderly
A multidimensional frailty score helped predict postoperative mortality risk in elderly patients, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/05/14/3.htm
14 May 2014