Search results for "Care settings"
Hospitals and homes
This issue looks at inpatient-level care at home, social determinants of health screening, contrast risks for kidneys, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Mar 2020
Vancomycin may have mortality benefit over metronidazole for patients with severe C. difficile, study finds
The retrospective study found no statistically or clinically significant differences in recurrence rates between patients receiving vancomycin and metronidazole regardless of the severity of Clostridium difficile infection.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/02/15/1.htm
15 Feb 2017
In the News
Imaging in heart failure, preventing hypoglycemia, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/07/itn.htm
15 Jul 2013
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond about tackling bias and avoiding turf.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/04/lte.htm
15 Apr 2016
POLSTs: Having the right conversation at the right time
Balance is often needed to sensitively convey one's opinions while respecting patient wishes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/12/polst.htm
15 Dec 2013
Acute chest pain in women vs. men treated differently across the care spectrum
A cohort study in Australia found that women with acute chest pain were less likely than men to receive guideline-directed care across most measures, including transport to the hospital, prehospital administration of aspirin or analgesia, and 12-lead electrocardiogram.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/08/free/acute-chest-pain-in-women-vs-men-treated-differently-across-the-care-spectrum.htm
8 Mar 2023
MKSAP quiz on insulin
These cases and commentary, which focus on insulin, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP16).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/04/ty.htm
15 Apr 2014
Yeast of burden
Five things to know about Candida auris.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/03/candida-auris.htm
15 Mar 2017
Defeating C. diff
While Clostridium difficile remains a stubborn infection, new drugs and research findings suggest some ways to more effectively combat it.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/defeating-c-diff.htm
15 Jul 2017
Point-of-care and critical care ultrasound—register now for November course
The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) and the Wake Forest School of Medicine, in cooperation with ACP, are offering a course called “Point-of-Care and Critical Care Ultrasound, Incorporating Ultrasound in the Practice of Medicine.”
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/06/24/5.htm
24 Jun 2015