Search results for "Care settings"
Most C. diff infections tied to health care exposure
Nearly all Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs) are associated with health care exposure, though actual CDI onset most often occurs in non-hospital settings, according to a new report.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/14/4.htm
14 Mar 2012
In the News
Dabigatran risks, C. diff, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/06/itn.htm
15 Jun 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
The rights, privileges, and responsibilities appertaining thereto
An internal medicine resident reflects on his recent graduation, a cross-country move and the new responsibilities he now carries.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/09/residency.htm
15 Sep 2012
What peers are made of, and why it matters
A resident reflects on the importance of his peers to the learning process##mdash;guiding, helping and supporting one another.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/residency.htm
15 Jan 2013
Unique aspect of internship involves learning to meet needs
An intern learns to balance patient needs with his own, following the guidance of senior residents and mentors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/04/residency.htm
15 Apr 2013
Consensus statement offers strategies for preventing hypoglycemia
Consequences of hypoglycemia and strategies to prevent this condition in patients with diabetes were discussed in a recent consensus statement from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and The Endocrine Society.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/24/4.htm
24 Apr 2013
CRE rates creeping up
Here's what hospitalists can do to protect patients from carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/06/qa.htm
15 Jun 2013
In the News
Imaging in heart failure, preventing hypoglycemia, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/07/itn.htm
15 Jul 2013
Opioid management, constipation key challenges in cancer pain
Adding methadone to opioids can help with intractable pain.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/conference01.htm
15 Oct 2013