Search results for "Gastroenterology"
Acute pancreatitis
Clinicians should apply the American College of Gastroenterology's diagnostic criteria for accurate documentation and billing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/09/coding-acute-pancreatitis.htm
15 Sep 2017
Checklists, deferred care, and more
This month's issue looks at how checklists are best applied and where admissions for causes other than COVID-19 might have gone, as well as discharge lounges and continuous glucose monitoring.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Feb 2021
Manage meds to treat GI bleeding before, after endoscopy
Care of inpatients with GI bleeding is complicated and multidisciplinary, but hospitalists can contribute by starting and stopping the right drugs, according to a speaker at Internal Medicine Meeting 2022.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/18/free/manage-meds-to-treat-gi-bleeding-before-after-endoscopy.htm
18 May 2022
Resident supervision, nerve agents, and clinical conferences
This issue delves into dilemmas of training and terrorism, among other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Dec 2018
Pinpointing severe pancreatitis
Early identification of potentially severe cases of acute pancreatitis is difficult, but key to good outcomes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/09/pinpointing-severe-pancreatitis.htm
15 Sep 2017
Avoiding, or treating, AKI in cirrhosis
Catch acute kidney injury early in this high-risk population.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/avoiding-or-treating-aki-in-cirrhosis.htm
15 Mar 2021
A transfusion threshold for everyone
Evidence indicates restrictive thresholds are better for most inpatients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/06/a-transfusion-threshold-for-everyone.htm
15 Jun 2020
Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding: How to find, and treat, the source
It accounts for 5% of all cases of gastrointestinal hemorrhage. It requires an average of 7.3 diagnostic tests, five hospitalizations and 46 units of blood per patient to evaluate.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/12/gi.htm
15 Dec 2007
An updated approach to acute colonic pseudo-obstruction
An expert offers advice on recognizing the condition and avoiding serious consequences.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/an-updated-approach-to-acute-colonic-pseudo-obstruction.htm
15 Feb 2021
Bonus online case: Cannabis-induced acute pancreatitis
This patient had been admitted repeatedly with symptoms of pancreatitis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/brief-case-online-acute-pancreatitis.htm
15 Nov 2019