Search results for "Smoking cessation"
Discharging ACS patients on varenicline appeared to produce better quit rates than placebo
Patients received varenicline 0.5 mg once daily for 3 days, then 0.5 mg twice daily for 4 days, then 1.0 mg twice daily for the remainder of the 12-week treatment period.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/18/2.htm
18 Nov 2015
Pneumonia
Treatment, documentation, and follow-up for CAP, HCAP, HCAP, and VAP.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/01/morning-report-pneumonia.htm
15 Jan 2016
Acute exacerbation of COPD
Diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of acute exacerbation of COPD in a 67-year-old man.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/04/morning-report-COPD.htm
15 Apr 2016
One diabetes drug gets new indication, another gets new warning labeling
Details on the latest recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/fda.htm
15 Feb 2017
Interactive voice response calls after hospital discharge may help smoking cessation rates
Patients received smoking cessation counseling in the hospital, followed by free smoking cessation medication and five automated interactive voice response calls over a three-month period.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/21/2.htm
21 Jun 2017
Most older patients who smoke do not use prescription medications to quit after MI, study finds
Factors associated with use of bupropion or varenicline after myocardial infarction (MI) included age younger than 75 years, presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or peripheral arterial disease, female sex, and in-hospital revascularization.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/07/26/2.htm
26 Jul 2017
ACC and AHA update performance measures for STEMI and NSTEMI
The update has 17 performance measures, including four new ones, and seven quality measures, all of them new.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/09/27/2.htm
27 Sep 2017
February ACP Hospitalist now online and in the mail
The latest issue focuses on inflammatory bowel disease, hyponatremia, patient elopement, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/14/5.htm
14 Feb 2018
Targeting smoking cessation efforts
Hospitalists can tailor therapies and increase the chance that patients will quit.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/targeting-smoking-cessation-efforts.htm
15 Feb 2018
MI performance measures, health literacy and LOS, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/recent-research.htm
15 Feb 2018