Search results for "Smoking cessation"
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies about methylprednisolone, fenoldopam, stroke patients, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/07/journal-watch.htm
15 Jul 2007
Adherence to performance measures, readmissions not strongly linked
Readmission rates weren't meaningfully lower for hospitals with better adherence to recommended care processes, the authors of a new study concluded.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/13/1.htm
13 Mar 2013
Test yourself: Acute coronary syndromes
A 53-year-old obese man is admitted to the hospital with the acute coronary syndrome... and other cases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/02/test-yourself.htm
15 Feb 2007
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies about induced hypothermia after cardiac arrest, atherosclerosis before ACS hospitalization, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/11/jw.htm
15 Nov 2009
Opt-out tobacco cessation treatment before discharge was well-received, study finds
Hospital patients who were randomized to automatically receive nicotine replacement therapy and postdischarge medication and counseling calls unless they opted out were more likely to participate and abstain from tobacco than those who had to opt in to these interventions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/08/opt-out-tobacco-cessation-treatment-before-discharge-was-well-received-study-finds.htm
8 Mar 2023
Guideline offers recommendations to prevent acute COPD exacerbations
An evidence-based guideline from the American College of Chest Physicians and Canadian Thoracic Society offers recommendations on preventing exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/04/15/1.htm
15 Apr 2015
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
Recent Research
Lower-extremity revascularization in nursing home residents, guidance on contact precautions for hospital visitors, treatment in-hospital strokes versus community-onset strokes, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/07/recent-research.htm
15 Jul 2015
The latest issue of ACP Internist is online
The March issue of ACP Internist is online. Featured in this month's issue are stories about e-cigarettes, lung cancer screening recommendations, and the potential of GERD as a cause of pulmonary diseases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/03/05/6.htm
5 Mar 2014
Troponin, vitamin D, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/recent-research.htm
15 Jul 2020