Search results for "Therapeutics"
Cases from Oregon Health & Science University
Red-cell aplasia, septic thromboembolus, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/brief-case-from-oregon-health-and-science-university.htm
15 Mar 2019
Warning issued on epidural steroid injections, new antiplatelet drug approved
Recalls, warnings, and label changes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/07/fda.htm
15 Jul 2014
Inpatient diagnosis of atrial fibrillation associated with lower use of anticoagulation
Ninety days after being diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, 51.6% of patients diagnosed in the ED were on oral anticoagulants, compared to 50.9% of those diagnosed in the hospital and 67.9% of those diagnosed as outpatients, a Canadian study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/03/inpatient-diagnosis-of-atrial-fibrillation-associated-with-lower-use-of-anticoagulation.htm
3 Aug 2022
Warnings about long-term dual antiplatelet therapy, gram-negative tests
Details on the latest recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/02/fda.htm
15 Feb 2015
Consult an ID doc, save a life?
A study found that patients with certain resistant infections who were seen by an infectious diseases physician had about half the mortality rate of those who were not.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/05/qa-consult-an-id-doc-save-a-life.htm
15 May 2018
MKSAP quiz on EEG
Cases involving EEGs are presented.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/06/mksap-EEG.htm
15 Jun 2016
January 19, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/19/
March 29, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/29/
New COVID-19 treatment, monitoring, isolation guidance
The Infectious Diseases Society of America newly suggested tocilizumab for some patients, while the CDC offered guidance on isolation duration for immunocompromised patients and pulse oximetry accuracy and published safety data on the currently available vaccines. Recent studies looked at vitamin D and anticoagulation in COVID-19.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/24/2.htm
24 Feb 2021
Rapid intermittent bolus therapy may be better for symptomatic severe hyponatremia
A randomized controlled trial in the Republic of Korea compared hypertonic saline delivered via rapid intermittent bolus versus slow continuous infusion among hospitalized patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/04/4.htm
4 Nov 2020