Search results for "healthy"
A new drug and more on the way for sickle cell disease
In July 2017, the FDA ended a nearly 20-year drought in new therapies for sickle cell when it approved a supplement, and additional treatments are in the pipeline.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/12/new-drug-and-more-for-sickle-cell-disease.htm
15 Dec 2017
Frail elderly account for majority of potentially preventable Medicare spending
Spending was compared among six groups of Medicare beneficiaries: nonelderly disabled, frail elderly, major complex chronic, minor complex chronic, simple chronic, and relatively healthy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/18/4.htm
18 Oct 2017
Drug-associated endocarditis on the rise
Hospitals face consequences of opioid addiction and difficult choices about treating endocarditis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/drug-associated-endocarditis.htm
15 Oct 2017
Hospitalist involvement needed to treat opioid epidemic
Despite rising admissions related to opioid use disorder, few hospitalists are obtaining the expertise to prescribe medications for addiction. Experts say they should.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/hospitalist-treat-opioid-epidemic.htm
15 Oct 2017
A new understanding of UTIs
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is an overused diagnosis that can lead to the myriad harms of antibiotic overtreatment, says Thomas E. Finucane, MD, FACP.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/qa-new-understanding-of-utis.htm
15 Oct 2017
Cases from St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor
Amyloid cardiomyopathy, Haemophilus influenzae infection, metastatic melanoma and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/09/brief-case-st-joseph-mercy-ann-arbor.htm
15 Sep 2017
Working up high
Hospitalist practice is different at altitude.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/working-up-high.htm
15 Aug 2017
Tips on treating refugees
Cultural differences, past trauma may impact patient care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/tips-on-treating-refugees.htm
15 Aug 2017
The high-value care conversation
With a few tips and tricks, hospitalists can successfully talk to inpatients about high-value care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/high-value-care-conversation.htm
15 Jul 2017
When physician becomes patient
Lucy Kalanithi, MD, FACP, discusses “When Breath Becomes Air.”
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/physician-becomes-patient.htm
15 Jun 2017