Search results for "Antibiotic Therapy"
MKSAP quiz on gout
These cases and commentary, which address gout, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP15).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/04/ty.htm
15 Apr 2012
Recent Research
Swallowing screens after acute stroke, cardiac complications in CAP, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/05/rr.htm
15 May 2012
IDSA diabetic foot infection guidelines cover diagnosis and treatment
A new clinical practice guideline from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) provides detailed instruction on diagnosis and treatment of diabetic foot infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/06/5.htm
6 Jun 2012
In the News
Dabigatran risks, C. diff, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/06/itn.htm
15 Jun 2012
MKSAP quiz on alcohol abuse
These cases and commentary, which address alcohol abuse, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP15).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/06/ty.htm
15 Jun 2012
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
Advance directives are the beginning, not the end
Despite the best planning, patients may change their minds at the end of life once they recognize their unique situations and their sometimes surprising decisions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/07/graymatters.htm
15 Jul 2012
IV treprostinil carries higher risk of bloodstream infections than epoprostenol for PAH patients
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients treated with intravenous (IV) treprostinil had a significantly higher rate of gram-negative bloodstream infections than those treated with IV epoprostenol, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/22/4.htm
22 Aug 2012
In the News
Rehospitalization after MI, hospitalists and outcomes, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/10/itn.htm
15 Oct 2012
Documentation of medical necessity
“Medical necessity” is a vague standard, but it's a crucial one to try to understand.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/11/coding.htm
15 Nov 2012