Search results for "Oxygen therapy"
High-flow nasal cannulas may be more reliable than noninvasive ventilation in some cases
The meta-analysis included studies that compared high-flow nasal cannulas with noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation and conventional oxygen therapy in adult patients with acute respiratory failure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/02/01/4.htm
1 Feb 2017
MKSAP quiz on pulmonology
These cases and commentary, which address pulmonology, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP16).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/ty.htm
15 Mar 2013
Therapeutic hypothermia, HAI network, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/recent-research.htm
15 May 2020
MKSAP quiz on critical care
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on critical care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/mksap-quiz-on-critical-care.htm
15 Oct 2020
Reintubation rates lower with noninvasive ventilation or high-flow oxygen than standard therapy
The results of these 2 studies add to the accumulating evidence that noninvasive approaches have a role in reducing respiratory failure and need for reintubation, according to an accompanying editorial.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/23/1.htm
23 Mar 2016
MKSAP quiz on pulmonary embolism
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on pulmonary embolism.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/06/mksap-quiz-on-pulmonary-embolism.htm
15 Jun 2020
Working up high
Hospitalist practice is different at altitude.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/working-up-high.htm
15 Aug 2017
Nonrespiratory causes of death becoming more common in oxygen-dependent COPD
Mortality rates are decreasing for respiratory disease and increasing for nonrespiratory causes in patients receiving long-term oxygen therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to a recent study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/01/26/4.htm
26 Jan 2011
Cases from Legacy Health
Seizure-associated code-switching, hemolytic uremic syndrome, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/brief-case-from-legacy-health.htm
15 Jan 2021
Recent Research
Hospitalist care and post-discharge costs, very elderly patients and vitamin K thromboprophylaxis, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/01/rr.htm
15 Jan 2012