Search results for "Chronic Kidney Disease"
Advance care planning
Medicare began paying for advance care planning services in 2016 to encourage such conversations and compensate clinicians for the time spent having them.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/12/coding-advance-care-planning.htm
15 Dec 2017
The Brief Case: Cases from 3 hospitals in Puerto Rico
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/09/briefcase.htm
15 Sep 2014
Kidney disease increases risks of atrial fibrillation
Patients who have both chronic kidney disease and atrial fibrillation are at higher risk of stroke, thromboembolism and bleeding, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/22/1.htm
22 Aug 2012
About 10% of home hospitalizations for HF require escalation of care
Median length of home hospital stay more than doubled when patients who were hospitalized at home for acute decompensated heart failure (HF) required transfer to an ED or medical inpatient unit, a retrospective study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/12/13/about-10percent-of-home-hospitalizations-for-hf-require-escalation-of-care.htm
13 Dec 2023
Benefits of clopidogrel for secondary stroke prevention vary with renal function
Adding clopidogrel to aspirin was associated with lower risk of stroke within 90 days in patients with normal renal function and those with mild chronic kidney disease (CKD), but no benefit was seen in those with moderate CKD.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/10/26/3.htm
26 Oct 2016
Cefepime-induced neurotoxicity
An elderly patient presented with confusion three days after a hospitalization for osteomyelitis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/12/free/cefepime-induced-neurotoxicity.htm
12 Jul 2023
The July/August issue of ACP Internist is online
The July/August issue of ACP Internist is now online, with stories on chronic kidney disease screening, durable medical equipment requests, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/09/6.htm
9 Jul 2014
Acute interstitial nephritis associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy
Exercise vigilance for early diagnosis of this increasingly common complication.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/11/free/acute-interstitial-nephritis-associated-with-immune-checkpoint-inhibitor-therapy.htm
11 Oct 2023
In the News
Ordering and interpreting troponin tests, plus monitoring acetaminophen doses in hospitalized patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/itn.htm
15 Jan 2013
Major bleeding, mortality risks after VTE similar on DOACs or warfarin
The authors noted that the safety of DOAC treatment of VTE beyond 180 days remains uncertain and that 95% of DOAC users in the study were taking rivaroxaban, so further study of other agents is needed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/25/3.htm
25 Oct 2017