Search results for "Constipation"
December 2018
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/
Drug options available for opioid-induced constipation
An expert reviewed four FDA-approved drugs for opioid-induced constipation that form the backbone of treatment, as well as options in the research pipeline.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/04/25/5.htm
25 Apr 2018
April 2020
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/
Constipation in mechanically ventilated patients associated with death, infection
Hyperglycemia predicts surgical site infections
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/09/29/3.htm
29 Sep 2010
Approach constipation aggressively
An expert speaking at American College of Gastroenterology 2018 gave tips on inpatient constipation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/approach-constipation-aggressively.htm
15 Dec 2018
October 2013
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/
Recognize, respond to restrictive eating disorders
Hiding food, exercising discreetly, and manipulating feeding tubes are just a few behaviors hospitalists may have to address.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/20/recognize-respond-to-restrictive-eating-disorders.htm
20 Mar 2024
December issue online and in the mail
This issue highlights the challenge of giving residents both supervision and autonomy and preparing for nerve agent exposure, along with coverage from multiple clinical conferences.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/12/12/5.htm
12 Dec 2018
New combo antibiotic shows success against complicated urinary tract infections
Microbiologic and clinical recovery occurred in 70.6% of hospitalized patients randomized to an investigational beta-lactam and beta-lactamase inhibitor combination for urinary tract infection compared to 58% of patients given meropenem, an industry-funded trial found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/21/new-combo-antibiotic-shows-success-against-complicated-urinary-tract-infections.htm
21 Feb 2024
Low-value procedures associated with hospital-acquired complications, study finds
The authors said that future research should expand the focus to the consequences of low-value care to the health care system as well as the potential financial, psychological, and psychosocial harm to patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/06/1.htm
6 Mar 2019