Search results for "Allergies"
MKSAP quiz on health care-associated infections
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on health care-associated infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/mksap-quiz-on-health-care-associated-infections.htm
15 May 2021
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue includes articles on new approaches to pain management, use of penicillin, conference coverage from CHEST 2016, and more
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/01/lfe.htm
15 Jan 2017
Selection bias
An old doc gives a new model of practice a try.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/newmans-notions-selection-bias.htm
15 May 2019
Getting under the skin
Hospitalists can help diagnose the underlying cause of skin problems by taking a careful history.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/06/dermatology.htm
15 Jun 2011
AHA evaluates heart failure risks from prescription drugs, OTCs, alternative products
The new comprehensive guide identifies prescription medications that may exacerbate underlying myocardial dysfunction or are known to cause direct myocardial toxicity.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/07/20/2.htm
20 Jul 2016
Allergic reactions in the hospital
Allergic reactions can be hard to detect because their presentation is often delayed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/09/allergies.htm
15 Sep 2012
Fewer than 1% of ED patients with syncope found to have PE in retrospective analysis
The findings should discourage the adoption of routine protocols for excluding pulmonary embolism (PE) in all patients presenting to the ED with syncope, the authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/07/3.htm
7 Feb 2018
Why perioperative anaphylaxis is like paella
An expert speaker at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 2022 Annual Meeting drew parallels between perioperative anaphylaxis and the Spanish dish, reviewing differential diagnoses, causal agents, and useful labs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/23/why-perioperative-anaphylaxis-is-like-paella.htm
23 Mar 2022
MKSAP quiz on dermatology
These cases and commentary, which address dermatology, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP16).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/12/ty.htm
15 Dec 2012
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