Search results for "Addiction"
Heart failure risk score, step-down therapy
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/recent-research.htm
15 Jul 2019
Top Docs
Our fifth annual Top Hospitalists issue recognizes 10 dedicated physicians.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/11/topdocs.htm
15 Nov 2012
New consult service dramatically increased use of medication for alcohol use disorder
A third of inpatients with alcohol use disorder who were seen by an addiction consult service during their stay received a new prescription for related medication, compared to less than 1% of similar patients hospitalized before the service launched.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/03/new-consult-service-dramatically-increased-use-of-medication-for-alcohol-use-disorder.htm
3 May 2023
When it's OK to give opioids
Although opioids are often dangerous, they can be the best option for patients with advanced cancer.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/opioids.htm
15 Jun 2017
Many patients do not use or discard prescription opioids after surgery, review finds
Increased efforts are needed to develop and disseminate best practices to reduce the oversupply of opioids after surgery, especially given how commonly opioid analgesics are diverted for nonmedical use, the authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/09/4.htm
9 Aug 2017
Care transitions, hypertension, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/in-the-news.htm
15 Feb 2019
Opioids and diabetes drugs get revised warnings
Details on the latest recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/06/fda.htm
15 Jun 2016
ACP reaffirms opposition to physician-assisted suicide
The College noted that there are arguments on both sides of the issue but concluded that the ethical arguments against legalization of physician-assisted suicide “remain the most compelling.”
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/09/20/5.htm
20 Sep 2017
Clearing up confusion about cirrhosis
Tips to diagnose and deal with liver disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/cirrhosis.htm
15 Jul 2017
Opioid use disorders
This month's column reviews opioid-induced conditions, which are complications directly due to opioid use disorder.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/coding-opioid-use-disorders-part-2.htm
15 Apr 2018