Search results for "Fever"
Malaria, dengue, and traditionally tropical threats
Clinicians far outside the tropics should now keep an eye out for diseases that used to be limited to tropical areas, an expert advises.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/24/malaria-dengue-and-traditionally-tropical-threats.htm
24 Apr 2024
Fever treatment does not improve 28-day mortality in critically ill adults with sepsis, review finds
One hypothesis for the decrease in early (and not later) mortality is that controlling fever blunts the immunologic benefit of hyperthermia, leading to increased nosocomial infections later in the hospital course, the study authors speculated.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/01/2.htm
1 Mar 2017
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April 2014
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
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CDC warns of Q fever in Iraq, Netherlands
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/05/19/5.htm
19 May 2010
February 2016
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June 2011
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
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Research on strokes and readmissions in COVID-19, updated guidance from NIH and SSC
One study showed that strokes were rare in COVID-19 patients, while another didn't find any connection between fever or biomarkers before discharge and readmissions. The NIH and the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) updated their COVID-19 critical care recommendations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/10/1.htm
10 Feb 2021
Babesiosis
An older patient with multiple comorbidities presented with headaches, fevers, myalgias, arthralgias, and some loss of balance.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/20/free/babesiosis.htm
20 Dec 2023
Antibiotic OKed for pneumonia, bloodstream, skin infections
In addition to approving ceftobiprole medocaril sodium for three different types of infection, the FDA authorized the first generic version of fidaxomicin, among other actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/10/antibiotic-oked-for-pneumonia-bloodstream-skin-infections.htm
10 Apr 2024