Search results for "Disabilities"
Doing more for COPD patients during hospitalization
Expand your focus to accurate diagnosis, cardiovascular health, and self-management.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/doing-more-for-copd-patients-during-hospitalization.htm
15 Oct 2018
Building new stroke systems
Now that endovascular therapy has been officially endorsed by experts, how should hospitals respond?
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/02/endovascular-therapy-stroke.htm
15 Feb 2016
Flying thrombectomy teams faster than transferring stroke patients
The median time from the decision to pursue endovascular thrombectomy to the start of the procedure was 58 minutes in patients who received thrombectomy from interventionists deployed to them by helicopter and 148 minutes in patients transferred to the hospital, a German study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/11/flying-teams-to-perform-thrombectomy-faster-than-transferring-stroke-patients.htm
11 May 2022
Nearly half of internal medicine residents report experiencing mistreatment, survey finds
A survey of residents who completed the ACP Internal Medicine In-Training Examination in 2019 found that 48.3% reported experiencing mistreatment and 62.4% reported witnessing mistreatment, most often by patients and their families.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/09/nearly-half-of-internal-medicine-residents-reported-experiencing-mistreatment.htm
9 Mar 2022
In the News
C. difficile transmission, telestroke quality measures, and more
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/in-the-news.htm
15 Feb 2017
Newer assessment tool detects more post-stroke cognitive abnormalities than MMSE
No difference in VAP rates with early vs. late tracheotomy
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/05/05/3.htm
5 May 2010
Endovascular therapy not superior to IV tPA for acute ischemic stroke
For patients with acute ischemic stroke, endovascular therapy isn't superior to standard treatment with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV tPA), a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/13/4.htm
13 Feb 2013
The challenges of pregnancy during residency
A recent study found female residents who became pregnant during residency had significantly lower peer evaluation scores.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/qa-challenges-of-pregnancy-during-residency.htm
15 Feb 2018
Mobile stroke units led to better outcomes in patients eligible for tPA
A prospective, observational, multicenter study found that median time from stroke onset to administration of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) was 72 minutes in patients treated by mobile stroke units and 108 minutes for those receiving standard emergency medical services.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/15/3.htm
15 Sep 2021
In the News
Guidelines for STEMI, ADA recommendations for blood pressure in diabetics, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/03/itn.htm
15 Mar 2013