Search results for "Cellulitis"
Tech talks offer a vision of the future
Computer advances, from artificial intelligence to interoperability, will significantly change hospitalist practice, two experts agreed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/06/tech-talks-offer-a-vision-of-the-future.htm
15 Jun 2018
MKSAP quiz on pressure ulcers and pain
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 17) on pressure ulcers and pain management.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/06/mksap-quiz-on-pressure-ulcers-and-pain.htm
15 Jun 2018
Testing for cellulitis, opioid use recommendations, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/in-the-news.htm
15 Jul 2018
Many cellulitis hospitalizations may be unnecessary, meta-analysis finds
The mortality rate for hospitalized patients with cellulitis in U.S. studies was 0.5%. Worldwide, it averaged 1.1%, ranging from 0% to 2.9% in the studies included in the meta-analysis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/25/3.htm
25 Jul 2018
Procalcitonin: Promise and pitfalls
Uptake of procalcitonin testing has been slow in U.S. hospitals, but experts say the biomarker could help with antibiotic stewardship efforts.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/08/procalcitonin-promise-and-pitfalls.htm
15 Aug 2018
Look out for liver emergencies
Improve your evaluation of acute-on-chronic liver failure and hepatic encephalopathy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/look-out-for-liver-emergencies.htm
15 Dec 2018
Septic shock, C. diff, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/recent-research.htm
15 Jan 2019
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A resident discovers a very special hospital computer.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/free/newmans-notions-deleted.htm
15 Feb 2019
Individual case: Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms
A patient with fever and rash during treatment for orbital cellulitis and cavernous sinus thrombosis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/brief-case-individual-dress.htm
15 Mar 2019
Fighting resistance in the ICU
Ongoing growth in antibiotic resistance has highlighted both the importance and the challenge of frontline stewardship.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/fighting-resistance-in-the-icu.htm
15 Mar 2019