Search results for "COPD"
HbA1c test approved for diagnosing diabetes, more compounded products recalled
Details on recalls, warnings and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/08/fda.htm
15 Aug 2013
Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation: Who and when
Best uses include acute hypercarbic respiratory failure in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/09/conference02.htm
15 Sep 2013
A new approach to inpatient admission status
Physicians must consider certain Medicare regulations, requirements when deciding whether to admit.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/09/coding.htm
15 Sep 2013
Revisiting respiratory failure
Patients with congestive heart failure, pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are particularly susceptible.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/coding.htm
15 Oct 2013
MKSAP quiz on end-of-life care
These cases and commentary, which focus on end-of-life care, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP16).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/12/ty.htm
15 Dec 2013
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Treatment with prednisone for presumed COPD exac-erbation was also initiated, and he was transferred to the medi-cine service on hospital day 9 for further evaluation of persistentlactic acidosis (LA).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/01/acph-201401-briefcase_t1.pdf
19 Dec 2013
Cases from San Francisco General Hospital
Other cases include sulfadiazine-induced crystal nephropathy and a low anion gap.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/01/briefcase.htm
15 Jan 2014
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A typi-cal regimen includes IV albumin in combination with off-label. use of subcutaneous octreotide and oral midodrine (9, 11).Hemodialysis is often problematic in patients with advancedcirrhosis but can
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/02/acph-201402-expert_t1.pdf
3 Feb 2014
Low-dose opioids may safely reduce breathlessness in severe COPD
Lower doses of opioids do not appear to increase hospital admissions or death in patients with very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and may safely reduce breathlessness, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/02/12/5.htm
12 Feb 2014
HIV-positive status and AIDS
An AIDS-defining condition takes precedence over CD4+ counts in making the diagnosis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/02/coding.htm
15 Feb 2014