Search results for "Cellulitis"
Clindamycin may lower death risk from severe invasive group A streptococcal infection
Patients with severe invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infections who received clindamycin were less likely to die than those who didn't, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/05/07/4.htm
7 May 2014
Put a dermatologist in your pocket
Remote triage and in-person consults yielded similar diagnoses and care plans.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/05/inpatient-teledermatology.htm
15 May 2014
Cognitive strategies take good physicians to greatness
An expert offered advice on how to become a better doctor.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/05/becoming-a-better-physician.htm
15 May 2014
More things you shouldn't do
Folate levels and 24-hour monitoring after switching from IV to oral antibiotics were among the topics covered.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/05/non-evidence-based-medicine.htm
15 May 2014
Two drugs may make skin structure infections easier to manage
Two new drugs may make acute bacterial skin and skin-structure infections easier to manage, including on an outpatient basis, according to 2 new studies.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/11/2.htm
11 Jun 2014
PICC study finds complications more likely with malnutrition, nighttime insertion
A new study of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) uncovered some novel risk factors to predict complications, including malnutrition and after-hours placement.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/18/2.htm
18 Jun 2014
IDSA guidelines call for accurate diagnoses, fewer antibiotics for skin, soft-tissue infections
Skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs), even those caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), are often minor and either heal on their own or can be easily treated without antibiotics, according to updated practice guidelines.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/25/3.htm
25 Jun 2014
Ten techniques to redeem copy-and-paste documentation
A practical guide to alleviate errors and restore credibility.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/07/EHRS.htm
15 Jul 2014
In the News
Effectiveness of chlorhexidine alone, clindamycin for invasive strep, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/10/itn.htm
15 Oct 2014
Recent Research
HCAHPS scores, order sets for COPD inpatients, warfarin in brain injury patients, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/11/rr.htm
15 Nov 2014