Search results for "specialists"
Guidelines on resistant gram-negatives
Hospitalists are some of the best antibiotic stewards, according to the lead author of recent guidance that aims to help them manage tricky infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/06/free/guidelines-on-resistant-gram-negatives.htm
6 Sep 2023
A coding case study
A patient with sepsis provides a lesson in selecting and ordering diagnoses for documentation and coding.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/06/a-coding-case-study.htm
6 Sep 2023
Catching C. diff cases, not colonization
Researchers have found innovative ways to improve hospital systems for diagnosing Clostridioides difficile.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/16/catching-c-diff-cases-not-colonization.htm
16 Aug 2023
Surgery for malignant small bowel obstruction did not reduce 90-day mortality
A comparison in which some patients with malignant small bowel obstruction were randomized and some chose between surgery and nonsurgical management found no difference in mortality between treatments, but surgery was associated with more symptom improvement.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/09/surgery-for-malignant-small-bowel-obstruction-did-not-reduce-90-day-mortality.htm
9 Aug 2023
Considering ketamine
Evidence is limited, but low-dose ketamine may be an appropriate adjunct or alternative to opioids for certain patients in pain.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/02/free/considering-ketamine.htm
2 Aug 2023
IDSA updates guidance on managing drug-resistant, gram-negative infections
New treatment recommendations from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) dealt with resistant strains of Enterobacterales, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/26/idsa-updates-guidance-on-managing-drug-resistant-gram-negative-infections.htm
26 Jul 2023
Chest physicians make 11 recommendations on antithrombotic therapy in COVID-19
The recommendations on prevention and management of arterial thrombosis and thromboembolism are not a major departure from prepandemic ones, according to an expert panel from the American College of Chest Physicians.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/05/free/chest-physicians-make-11-recommendations-on-antithrombotic-therapy-in-covid-19.htm
5 Jul 2023
Myocardial infarction
Be sure to distinguish between type 1 and type 2 when documenting care for a patient with acute myocardial infarction.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/28/myocardial-infarction.htm
28 Jun 2023
Thinking about how you treat
The new field of management reasoning holds potential to improve medical education and practice, researchers say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/21/thinking-about-how-you-treat.htm
21 Jun 2023
Reducing returns to the ED
A transition clinic smoothed care for patients, the ED, and hospitalists, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/14/reducing-returns-to-the-ed.htm
14 Jun 2023