Search results for "Gastroenterology"
No harm in early laparoscopic cholecystectomy for mild gallstone pancreatitis
Patients with mild gallstone pancreatitis can safely have a laparoscopic cholecystectomy within 48 hours of admission, and it appears to shorten their length of stay compared to those who wait longer, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/25/4.htm
25 Jul 2012
Expel common myths about gastroparesis
Updated definition of gastroparesis came out in January.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/08/conf04.htm
15 Aug 2013
Rounds in motion
Our goal was to round with precision, though it was more likely we would meander due to the effects of Brownian motion, bouncing randomly around the hospital, starting at one point and ending up somewhere else.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/05/newman.htm
15 May 2012
From dysphagia to euphoria
Patients and physicians can define a ##ldquo;good outcome##rdquo; very differently.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/selfexam.htm
15 Mar 2013
Most community hospitals experience drug shortages, delay treatment as result
Nearly all community hospitals experienced a shortage of one or more drugs in the first six months of 2011, and most had to delay treatment as a result, a new survey found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/07/20/1.htm
20 Jul 2011
coding corner Sometimes a clinician may be convinced that ...
It is one of the most common dis-eases of the gastrointestinal tract and in 2009 was the most common gastroenterology discharge diagnosis. ... Establishing the diagnosis should be straightforward. According to the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)’s 2013 guideline on management of acute pancreatitis, acute pancreatitis is identi-fied by the presence of
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/09/acph-201709-coding-acute-pancreatitis_t1.pdf
5 Sep 2017
Textbook reflects evolution of hospitalists
More robust coverage of consultation medicine, rehabilitation medicine, oncology, palliative care, and transitions of care is included
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/q-and-a-principles-practice-hospital-medicine.htm
15 Feb 2017
Internal Medicine 2014: Orlando sun and Doctor's Dilemma® fun
Teams from around the world will compete in the 20th-anniversary championship of Doctor's Dilemma at the meeting held in Orlando on April 8-12.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/03/IMpreview.htm
15 Mar 2014
In the News
Dabigatran risks, C. diff, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/06/itn.htm
15 Jun 2012
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies of note.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/04/jw.htm
15 Apr 2010