Search results for "Ultrasound"
Spinal epidural abscess
A patient presented with acute-on-chronic lumbosacral back pain and new-onset urinary incontinence.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/01/free/spinal-epidural-abscess.htm
1 Nov 2023
Appropriate uses considered for echocardiography in common clinical scenarios
Telemonitoring no more effective than usual care after hospitalization in heart failure patients
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/11/24/3.htm
24 Nov 2010
Handheld echocardiography doesn't reduce length of stay vs. usual care
Length of stay on hospitalist service didn't differ for inpatients managed with handheld echocardiography versus usual care, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/22/3.htm
22 Jun 2011
New guideline explains use of advanced imaging in cardiovascular infections
A new multisociety guideline compares radionuclide imaging with fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT and single photon emission CT/CT leukocyte scintigraphy with echocardiography and cardiac CT for patients with infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/20/new-guideline-explains-use-of-advanced-imaging-in-cardiovascular-infections.htm
20 Mar 2024
Withholding anticoagulation after negative compression ultrasound carries low VTE risk
Heart failure patients discharged from ED often have significant mortality risksAHA, ACC issue statement on prevention of in-hospital torsade de pointes
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/10/2.htm
10 Feb 2010
Training key for point-of-care ultrasound
This issue also features stories on refugee care, high-altitude hospital medicine, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Aug 2017
Join ACP's newest online discussion group about point-of-care ultrasound
ACP members are invited to participate in ACP's newest Special Interest Group on Point-of-Care Ultrasound. The Special Interest Groups are a private online community that allows members to share experiences, questions and creative solutions with like-minded physicians at their own convenience.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/12/24/6.htm
24 Dec 2014
November 2007
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/11/
September 2021
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/
New criteria determine need for echo in bacteremia patients
A list of five criteria can be used to determine whether patients with nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia require echocardiography, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/07/27/1.htm
27 Jul 2011