Search results for "Blood Pressure"
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies about pressure stocking use after stroke, hospital-acquired pneumonia, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/jw.htm
15 Sep 2009
Too much information
A medical student recounts her experience as a patient.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/student.htm
15 Sep 2009
How trustworthy is automated noninvasive blood pressure monitoring?
Most vital signs are now obtained using automated techniques. We put a lot of stock in these numbers. Just how accurate are they?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/traps.htm
15 Oct 2009
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies about predicting surgical outcomes, abdominal CTs for C. diff patients, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/jw.htm
15 Oct 2009
Letter from the Editor
Once you've recruited a few great hospitalists to your program, you might be tempted to think you've solved your staffing woes. But recruitment is only half the battle. You also need to worry about that other “R” word: retention.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/lfe.htm
15 Oct 2009
Test yourself: Opioid therapy
The following cases and commentary, which address opioid therapy, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP14).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/ty.htm
15 Oct 2009
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THE HAZARDS OF INVASIVE ARTERIALPRESSURE MONITORINGBy Lisa Kirkland, FACP. In the intensive care unit oroperating room, continuousreadout of blood pressure is oftenrequired, usually to monitor forchanges in stability or the effectsof ... blood pressure.The two methods use different principles, too.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/11/acph-200911-tech2.pdf
29 Oct 2009
acp-hosp0911:acp-hosp0911
THE HAZARDS OF INVASIVE ARTERIALPRESSURE MONITORINGBy Lisa Kirkland, FACP. In the intensive care unit oroperating room, continuousreadout of blood pressure is oftenrequired, usually to monitor forchanges in stability or the effectsof ... blood pressure.The two methods use different principles, too.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/11/acph-200911-tech1.pdf
29 Oct 2009
acp-hosp0911:acp-hosp0911
POTENTIAL SOURCES OF ERROR IN INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT. Inadequate flush bag pressurization Stopcock position incorrect Transducer malposition Transducer malfunction Damping or ringing in electrical readout. ... setup that produce the num-bers. Frequently, the physicianmust base his or her estimate ofthe true blood pressure on clini-cal judgment, and not rely soheavily on the numbers.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/11/acph-200911-tech3.pdf
29 Oct 2009
The hazards of invasive arterial pressure monitoring
Our columnist outlines 10 possible sources of error.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/11/tech.htm
15 Nov 2009