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Correcting medicine's use of race
Hospitalists are pushing for changes in eGFR and other algorithms.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/free/correcting-medicines-use-of-race.htm
15 Jan 2021
PE risk assessment tools modestly effective for estimating mortality, study finds
The Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (PESI), the simplified PESI (sPESI), the Bova score, and a risk assessment method from the European Society of Cardiology were evaluated.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/02/3.htm
2 Sep 2020
Fecal transplants, contrast, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/06/recent-research.htm
15 Jun 2020
3 Wishes, penalties, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/in-the-news.htm
15 Apr 2020
Talking about COVID-19 with Bob Wachter
ACP Hospitalist recently spoke to Robert Wachter, MD, FACP, about COVID-19 response at the University of California, San Francisco, and in hospitals nationwide.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/01/4.htm
1 Apr 2020
Seeking agreement on SDOH screening
Hospitals struggle with how to handle social determinants of health.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/seeking-agreement-on-sdoh-screening.htm
15 Mar 2020
Meet Our 2019 Top Hospitalists
The 2019 Top Hospitalists issue profiles 10 physicians with very diverse backgrounds and interests.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/meet-our-top-hospitalists-2019.htm
15 Nov 2019
HIV-related admissions declined from 1996 to 2016, but readmission rates were stable
An analysis of patients treated for HIV in North Carolina found that patients who were older or black had higher risk of hospitalization, as did those with more HIV RNA or lower CD4 counts.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/30/5.htm
30 Oct 2019
Sex differences prevalent in acute MI presentation and treatment
One recent study looked at outcomes after acute myocardial infarction (MI) in older men compared to women, while another examined the effect of sex-specific diagnostic thresholds for high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/23/3.htm
23 Oct 2019
Finding atrial fibrillation in the hospital
Challenges include differentiating transient and persistent cases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/finding-atrial-fibrillation-in-the-hospital.htm
15 Aug 2019