Search results for "Delirium"
In the News
Comparing clinical decision rules for PE, U.K. guidelines on preventing delirium, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/11/itn.htm
15 Nov 2011
Alcohol detox: To admit or not?
Protocols can help simplify decision on admission.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/08/detox.htm
15 Aug 2014
January 2015
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/01/
Avoiding the pitfalls of hospital medicine
Ten tips from a seasoned hospitalist.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/12/perspectives.htm
15 Dec 2013
Hospital medicine core competencies updated
Syncope and hyponatremia are new chapter topics in the latest version of the Society of Hospital Medicine's Core Competencies in Hospital Medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/04/26/1.htm
26 Apr 2017
Buprenorphine, cannabis, and other periop challenges
Perioperative medication management is particularly tricky when it comes to patients who are already taking drugs for chronic pain.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/22/buprenorphine-cannabis-and-other-periop-challenges.htm
22 Nov 2023
Guideline released on post-op delirium in older adults
The American Geriatrics Society released a clinical practice guideline last week on postoperative delirium in older adults.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/11/26/1.htm
26 Nov 2014
Recent Research
Thrombolytic therapy and acute PE, bleeding risk in patients on warfarin before MI, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/07/rr.htm
15 Jul 2012
Altered mental status
Altered mental status due to psychiatric causes is discussed in the first of two columns on the topic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/coding-altered-mental-status-part-1.htm
15 Feb 2017
ACEing geriatric care
With their special focus, Acute Care for the Elderly (ACE) units have the potential to eliminate many of the issues that make hospitalization more difficult for elderly patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/02/coverstory.htm
15 Feb 2011