Search results for "COPD"
Don't forget the lungs
Hospitalists familiar with preop cardiovascular evaluation may be less comfortable with pulmonary evaluations, which can also be crucial to reducing risk for surgical patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/09/pulmonary.htm
15 Sep 2010
acp-hosp1009:acp-hosp0000
CPAP or BiPAP sometimes can help stave off intu-bation for acutely ill patients with respiratory failure from exac-erbations of acute pulmonary edema or chronic obstructive pul-monary disease (COPD). ... This canincrease the work of breathing for fragile COPD patients or weakcritically ill patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/09/acph-201009-tech1.pdf
24 Sep 2010
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies of note.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/10/jw.htm
15 Oct 2010
Follow up lowers readmissions, return ED visits for COPD patients
Restrictive transfusion strategy as safe as liberal strategy after cardiac surgery
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/20/2.htm
20 Oct 2010
Hospice care use rising, but timing still needs improvement
Hospice care use rising, but timing still needs improvementFollow up lowers readmissions, return ED visits for COPD patients
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/20/1.htm
20 Oct 2010
Hospitalists cost-effective even with per diem payments
Olive View-UCLA Medical Center improved census coverage and reduced payment denials.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/11/success.htm
15 Nov 2010
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Oral low-dose steroids for COPD exacerbations, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/01/jw.htm
15 Jan 2011
Nonrespiratory causes of death becoming more common in oxygen-dependent COPD
Mortality rates are decreasing for respiratory disease and increasing for nonrespiratory causes in patients receiving long-term oxygen therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to a recent study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/01/26/4.htm
26 Jan 2011
Majority of asthma, COPD inpatients misuse inhalers, but are easily educated
While inhaler misuse is common among hospitalized patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), patients can be easily taught to use the devices correctly, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/02/02/4.htm
2 Feb 2011
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Hospitalists' cost-effectiveness, vasopressin antagonists and hyponatremia, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/02/jw.htm
15 Feb 2011