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Sort by: Relevance | Newest | OldestMKSAP quiz on ascites
These cases and commentary, which focus on ascites, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP16).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/02/ty.htm
15 Feb 2014
In the News
Hepatitis screening, emergency warfarin reversal, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/09/itn.htm
15 Sep 2013
Warnings on hydroxyethyl starch, acetaminophen, ketoconazole
Details on recalls, warnings and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/09/fda.htm
15 Sep 2013
In the News
Alcohol misuse screening, hepatitis C follow-up testing, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/08/itn.htm
15 Aug 2013
USPSTF recommends hepatitis C screening for baby boomers and high-risk patients
All patients born between 1945 and 1965 should be screened for hepatitis C virus (HCV), as should all high-risk patients, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently recommended.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/26/2.htm
26 Jun 2013
More follow-up testing needed for positive hepatitis C antibody tests
Clinicians should perform an RNA hepatitis C virus (HCV) test to more definitively diagnose patients after a positive antibody test, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/05/15/4.htm
15 May 2013
In the News
ICU transfer, daily sedation interruption, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/itn.htm
15 Feb 2013
Rapid and point-of-care tests accurate for HCV
Rapid diagnostic tests and point-of-care tests for hepatitis C virus (HCV) are accurate enough to be used for first-line screening, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/17/4.htm
17 Oct 2012
Hepatitis screening recommended for all patients born 1945-1965
The CDC recently recommended that all Americans born between 1945 and 1965 have a one-time screening for hepatitis C.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/22/6.htm
22 Aug 2012
Better treatment but low awareness with hepatitis C
The main challenge is increasing awareness and getting appropriate therapy to those who need it.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/08/hepatitis.htm
15 Aug 2012