Search results for "Endocarditis"
Cases from Emory Division of Hospital Medicine
Cutaneous lupus erythematosus, histoplasmosis, Heyde's syndrome, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/05/brief-case-from-emory-division-of-hospital-medicine.htm
15 May 2018
Infective endocarditis risk increased after many types of medical procedures
The findings could warrant reconsideration of prophylactic antibiotics for some patients, according to the study authors, who also called for assessment of the costs and benefits of elective procedures for patients at high risk of endocarditis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/13/2.htm
13 Jun 2018
8 ACP Hospitalist • September 2018 coding corner Table ...
Clin Geriatr Med. 2009;25:331-58. [PMID: 19765485]. 3. Rosen S, Stillman IE.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/acph-201809-coding-corner-acute-tubular-necrosis_t3.pdf
30 Aug 2018
Acute tubular necrosis
Review how to diagnose and document this common cause of acute kidney injury.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/coding-corner-acute-tubular-necrosis.htm
15 Sep 2018
A collection of individual cases
Hemoglobin SC disease, “cotton fever,” esophageal hemorrhage, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/brief-case-a-collection-of-individual-cases.htm
15 Sep 2018
Infections related to injection drug use may be underreported in ED, hospital settings
A retrospective study tallied documentation of injection drug use within six months of a hospital visit for bacteremia, sepsis, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, or skin or soft-tissue infection.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/09/19/3.htm
19 Sep 2018
Early switch to oral linezolid reduced length of stay for S. aureus bacteremia
Low-risk patients who were switched to oral linezolid after three to nine days of parenteral treatment had similar rates of relapse and mortality as those who remained on parenteral therapy, a small study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/31/4.htm
31 Oct 2018
Cases from St. Louis University
Wernicke's encephalopathy, idiopathic splenic infarction, and more
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/brief-case-from-st-louis-university.htm
15 Nov 2018
Hospitalizations, heart valve surgeries for drug-associated infective endocarditis increase
From 2007 to 2017, annual hospitalizations for drug use-associated infective endocarditis increased by about 12-fold in one state, with opioids implicated in nearly two-thirds of cases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/12/05/2.htm
5 Dec 2018
coding corner 6 ACP Hospitalist • February 2019 In ...
Unspecified valvular heart failure or disease is assigned to codes for endocarditis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/acph-201902-coding-corner-heart-failure-documentation-challenges_t2.pdf
29 Jan 2019