Search results for "COPD"
Model finds 14 COPD symptoms that identify exacerbations
Fourteen symptoms, which can be described in patients' daily diaries, provide a new model for quantifying exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/15/3.htm
15 Jun 2011
In the News
Antiviral agents for influenza, prognostic scores and stroke, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/06/itn.htm
15 Jun 2011
They read the literature so you don't have to
COPD, stroke and drug choice were among the hot topics in hospital medicine research last year.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/07/literature.htm
15 Jul 2011
Recognizing acute respiratory failure
Acute respiratory failure is a common diagnosis, especially among patients admitted with heart failure, pneumonia or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/07/coding.htm
15 Jul 2011
Some additions for your med list vocabulary
Twenty-one drugs were approved by the FDA last year. An expert details which of them are most likely to matter to hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/07/drugs.htm
15 Jul 2011
New clinical guideline issued on diagnosis, management of stable COPD
Several collaborating medical societies, including the American College of Physicians (ACP), released new guidelines this week on the diagnosis and management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/03/2.htm
3 Aug 2011
Weaning after longer extubation period carries higher risk of death
Patients who are weaned more than seven days after the first attempt at extubation have a higher risk of death than those weaned after shorter periods, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/24/4.htm
24 Aug 2011
Macrolide antibiotic decreases COPD exacerbations in select patients
Daily azithromycin for one year decreased chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations and improved quality of life among select patients, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/31/4.htm
31 Aug 2011
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Acareful examination of the hands can show Russell sign, or cal-luses over the knuckles due to the recurrent trauma of teeth onthat area during self-inflicted emesis (10).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/09/acph-201109-focus_t3.pdf
7 Sep 2011
Recent Research
Reducing pain of propofol injections, high-dose clopidogrel after PCI, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/09/rr.htm
15 Sep 2011