Search results for "Guidelines"
New guidelines cover VTE prophylaxis, diagnosis, anticoagulation, and HIT
Several guidelines related to venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention and treatment were recently published by the American Society of Hematology, with more promised soon.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/12/05/1.htm
5 Dec 2018
August 17, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/17/
Guidance offered on use of IV albumin
The recommendations from the International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines address several clinical settings and conditions, including critical care, cardiovascular surgery, and cirrhosis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/03/13/guidance-offered-on-use-of-iv-albumin.htm
13 Mar 2024
WHO issues first-ever global guidelines for prevention of surgical site infections
The guidelines recommend 29 precautions that clinicians should take before, during, and after surgery to reduce the risk of surgical site infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/16/3.htm
16 Nov 2016
AHA updates guidelines on use of antiarrhythmic drugs during and after cardiac arrest
Amiodarone or lidocaine may be considered for ventricular fibrillation/pulseless ventricular tachycardia that is unresponsive to defibrillation, the American Heart Association (AHA) now recommends.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/11/14/1.htm
14 Nov 2018
Acute kidney injury
Documenting acute kidney injury frequently requires assessing the trajectory of a patient's creatinine levels.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/17/acute-kidney-injury.htm
17 Jan 2024
Clinical practice guideline for acute gout recommends corticosteroids, NSAIDs, low-dose colchicine
For diagnosis, a separate guideline recommended that physicians use synovial fluid analysis when clinical judgment indicates that diagnostic testing is necessary in patients with possible gout.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/02/4.htm
2 Nov 2016
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
March 2008
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/03/
Joint guidelines issued for drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis
A 4-drug regimen of isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol for 2 months, followed by a continuation phase of 4 months of isoniazid and rifampin, remains the preferred initial treatment for drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/17/3.htm
17 Aug 2016