Search results for "Endocarditis"
MKSAP quiz on health care-associated infections
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on health care-associated infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/mksap-quiz-on-health-care-associated-infections.htm
15 May 2021
COPD meds, endocarditis, and more
Recent research from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/recent-research.htm
15 Apr 2021
Injection drug use-associated infective endocarditis carries higher risk of systemic emboli
An international cohort study found that mortality rates were lower when infective endocarditis was associated with injection drug use compared to other causes, and these patients, who were typically young and healthy, less often underwent cardiac surgery.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/03/4.htm
3 Feb 2021
Diets, contrast injuries, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/recent-research.htm
15 Jan 2021
Addiction treatment rare after hospitalization for endocarditis related to injection drug use
Fewer than one-quarter of adults received medication for opioid use disorder (OUD) in the three months after discharge for injection drug use-associated endocarditis, and OUD treatment was associated with reduced mortality risk only in the month when patients were receiving it.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/21/5.htm
21 Oct 2020
Preop antibiotics should not delay surgery for infective endocarditis
One recent study analyzed the effects of preoperative antibiotics on infective endocarditis while another evaluated the risk of infective endocarditis with various species of streptococcal bloodstream infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/01/5.htm
1 Jul 2020
Data breaches, infective endocarditis
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/in-the-news.htm
15 Mar 2020
Individual case: Streptococcus agalactiae infective endocarditis
The patient presented with progressive weakness of the extremities that had become so severe he could not walk.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/brief-case-individual-streptococcus-agalactiae.htm
15 Jan 2020
A harm-reduction approach to hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder
Initiating inpatient treatment is a prime opportunity to elicit insight from patients about their drug use.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/a-harm-reduction-approach-to-hospitalized-patients-with-opioid-use-disorder.htm
15 Jan 2020
Bonus online case: Pulmonary coccidioidomycosis
The patient had been seen repeatedly for progressive dyspnea and a dry cough.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/brief-case-online-coccidioidomycosis.htm
15 Jan 2020