Search results for "Chronic Kidney Disease"
A transfusion threshold for everyone
Evidence indicates restrictive thresholds are better for most inpatients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/06/a-transfusion-threshold-for-everyone.htm
15 Jun 2020
Angiography with contrast associated with kidney injury, but rates of clinically significant cases appear low
An editorial noted that the insensitivity of serum creatinine to identify changes in kidney function may contribute to a lack of clarity about the association and that the incidence of kidney injury is low in patients treated with contemporary hydration regimens.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/18/4.htm
18 Mar 2020
Do you still need to worry about contrast and AKI?
Experts weigh in on the balance of scans' benefits and contrast's risks.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/do-you-still-need-to-worry-about-contrast-and-aki.htm
15 Mar 2020
Cases from the Medical College of Wisconsin
Cases of pheochromocytoma, Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/brief-case-from-the-medical-college-of-wisconsin.htm
15 Mar 2020
Troponin levels in chronic kidney disease
Learn how to use cardiac troponins to diagnose acute coronary syndrome in chronic kidney disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/expert-analysis-troponin-levels-in-chronic-kidney-disease.htm
15 Feb 2020
Hospital collaboration
This issue looks at improving transfers between hospitals, providing palliative care to rural patients, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Feb 2020
February issue online and in the mail
This issue looks at collaboration between hospitals, with a main story about improving transfers and an inside feature about providing palliative care at rural facilities.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/12/5.htm
12 Feb 2020
Bonus online case: Pulmonary coccidioidomycosis
The patient had been seen repeatedly for progressive dyspnea and a dry cough.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/brief-case-online-coccidioidomycosis.htm
15 Jan 2020
MKSAP quiz on diabetes
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on diabetes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/mksap-quiz-on-diabetes.htm
15 Dec 2019
Understanding heart failure in African Americans
Disparities may result from biological and environmental factors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/understanding-heart-failure-in-african-americans.htm
15 Nov 2019