Search results for "Dementia"
Become capable of capacity assessment
Expert analysis on determining decision-making ability from Mayo Clinic meeting.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/12/capacity.htm
15 Dec 2014
Test yourself: Delirium
These cases and commentary, which address delirium, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP15).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/11/ty.htm
15 Nov 2011
Brushing up on pneumonia prevention
One facility reduced rates of hospital-acquired pneumonia with simple oral hygiene.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/success-story-brushing-up-on-pneumonia-prevention.htm
15 Dec 2018
Say no to antipsychotics and bed alarms for older patients
Some well-intentioned but misguided interventions may harm geriatric inpatients more than they help.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/inpatient-interventions-for-older-patients.htm
15 Jul 2017
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
POCUS cases from Mayo Clinic
A group of cases involving the use of point-of-care ultrasound.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/brief-case-pocus-cases-from-mayo-clinic.htm
15 Jan 2020
Proposed updates for DSM-5 released
ACP Job Placement Center calls for physician profiles
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/17/5.htm
17 Feb 2010
Atypical antipsychotics associated with increased AKI risk
Use of atypical antipsychotics is associated with increased risk for acute kidney injury (AKI), according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/08/20/1.htm
20 Aug 2014
Documenting altered mental status
When a patient is admitted with an acute change in mental status, the physician should drill down to determine the known or suspected causes of the change.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/05/coding.htm
15 May 2010
MKSAP quiz on head injuries
Cases involving headache and vomiting after a fall, soccer injury, blurred vision after an assault, and others are presented.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/12/mksap-head-injuries.htm
15 Dec 2016