Search results for "Substance Abuse"
Recognizing and treating opioid dependence
Recognizing and treating opioid dependenceAnti-coagulation risks are known, but manageableACP announces high-value, cost-conscious care initiative
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/04/28/1.htm
28 Apr 2010
Program can help opioid-dependent inpatients transition to outpatient treatment
Don't use Rotarix vaccine, FDA warnsHigh dose of simvastatin poses muscle injury risk
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/03/31/4.htm
31 Mar 2010
Act quickly and listen a lot
What to do when a patient wants to leave against medical advice.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/03/against.htm
15 Mar 2010
Proposed updates for DSM-5 released
ACP Job Placement Center calls for physician profiles
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/17/5.htm
17 Feb 2010
Documenting adverse drug reactions and poisonings
Adverse effects of a correctly administered drug or drugs must be coded and reported differently than the misuse of a drug, which is classified as “poisoning” in ICD-9-CM coding.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/01/coding.htm
15 Jan 2010
In the News
Mortality disparities after in-hospital cardiac arrest, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/itn.htm
15 Dec 2009
Managing acute opiate withdrawal in hospitalized patients
The case of a 48-year-old man who presented to the hospital seeking treatment for acute heroin withdrawal is discussed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/residents.htm
15 Oct 2009
In the News
Drug recalls, warnings, approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/04/itn.htm
15 Apr 2009
Fighting the battle against PTSD
While the military screens soldiers leaving Iraq and Afghanistan for mental health problems at least twice within six months of returning from combat, PTSD can show up several months or years after a person leaves the battlefield. Internists in community and Veterans Affairs hospitals alike must be able to spot and treat PTSD in patients, even when the disorder isn’t immediately apparent.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/09/cover.htm
15 Sep 2008
Test yourself: Mental health
Mental health.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/09/test.htm
15 Sep 2008