Search results for "Blood Pressure"
Home telemonitoring may reduce readmissions in high-risk patients
A randomized trial at two tertiary care hospitals found that risk for death or readmission within 30 days was 18.2% in patients who received home telemonitoring after discharge versus 23.7% in those who received standard care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/03/3.htm
3 Feb 2021
Tailor treatment for asymptomatic inpatient hypertension
An expert warns hospitalists against overprescribing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/tailor-treatment-for-asymptomatic-inpatient-hypertension.htm
15 Jan 2021
Fighting for equal renal care
This issue looks at race in clinical algorithms, dialysis for undocumented patients, and inpatient care for Native American patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Jan 2021
Getting dialysis for undocumented patients
Limited coverage worsens outcomes for patients and increases costs for the system.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/getting-dialysis-for-undocumented-patients.htm
15 Jan 2021
New research looks at drug safety in COVID-19, quarantine length in asymptomatic contacts
Use of immunosuppressive drugs and renin-angiotensin system inhibitors does not appear to adversely affect outcomes in patients with COVID-19, and a seven-day quarantine may be sufficient in asymptomatic contacts with confirmed COVID-19 exposure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/01/13/1.htm
13 Jan 2021
Thromboprophylaxis, heart failure decongestion, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/recent-research.htm
15 Dec 2020
MKSAP quiz on orthopedic comanagement
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on orthopedic issues.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/mksap-quiz-on-orthopedic-comanagement.htm
15 Dec 2020
Cytokine release syndrome
The sequencing of codes for cytokine release syndrome and causative conditions is complicated.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/coding-corner-cytokine-release-syndrome.htm
15 Dec 2020
coding corner 6 ACP Hospitalist • December 2020 ■■ ...
coding corner. 6 ACP Hospitalist • December 2020. Grade 3—acute organ dysfunction; hypotension treated with IV fluids (defined as multiple fluid boluses for blood pressure support) or low-dose vasopressors; coagulopathy
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/acph-202012-coding-corner-cytokine-release-syndrome_t1.pdf
26 Nov 2020
Pulmonary rehab, thiamine for sepsis, and more
Recent summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/11/recent-research.htm
15 Nov 2020