Search results for "COPD"
Assessment test for COPD helps determine exacerbation severity, outcomes
The COPD Assessment Test (CAT) is useful for determining severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations and for measuring recovery after exacerbations and pulmonary rehab, according to two new studies.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/02/08/3.htm
8 Feb 2012
Seven studies from 2011 you should read (if you haven't already)
This Web-only feature offers pearls from one expert's list of 2011's most important literature.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/02/studies.htm
15 Feb 2012
Recent Research
Autoimmune disorders and PE risk, perioperative therapy in patients with ICDs, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/03/rr.htm
15 Mar 2012
How hospitalists handle the history
The medical history is one of the three key components of every patient encounter.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/03/coding.htm
15 Mar 2012
Observation status: making the right call
Understanding when to admit a patient to observation status or to inpatient status can be confusing and challenging##mdash;and so can knowing when it's appropriate to bill for one or the other.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/04/coding.htm
15 Apr 2012
Sepsis and fluid management
Early, aggressive fluid use can mitigate effects of tissue hypoperfusion.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/04/expert.htm
15 Apr 2012
‘PharManure’ and the drugs you hate the most
A lecture on newly approved medications is a common feature of medical conferences. Not as many session speakers also update you on the drugs they hate the most.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/04/25/2.htm
25 Apr 2012
Recent Research
Swallowing screens after acute stroke, cardiac complications in CAP, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/05/rr.htm
15 May 2012
Functional quadriplegia
Functional quadriplegia is clinically comparable to physical quadriplegia but is rarely diagnosed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/05/coding.htm
15 May 2012
‘PharManure’ and drugs to hate the most
One doctor's least-wanted list includes drugs that increase costs without improving care or raise the risk of antibiotic resistance.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/06/newdrugs.htm
15 Jun 2012