Search results for "Hepatitis"
Infusion sets, heparin recalled
Recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/fda-update-infusion-sets-heparin-recalled.htm
15 Oct 2020
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
Mandates and other questions about vaccination of health care workers
ACP Hospitalist recently spoke to infectious diseases and ethics expert Janet A. Jokela, MD, MPH, FACP, about how health care systems should handle getting their staff vaccinated against COVID-19.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/09/2.htm
9 Dec 2020
Cases from Legacy Health
Seizure-associated code-switching, hemolytic uremic syndrome, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/01/brief-case-from-legacy-health.htm
15 Jan 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
COPD meds, endocarditis, and more
Recent research from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/recent-research.htm
15 Apr 2021
Diuretic guidance, endocarditis risks, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/recent-research.htm
15 Jun 2021
FDA plans to ban menthol cigarettes, flavored cigars
Recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/fda-update-plans-to-ban-menthol-cigarettes-flavored-cigars.htm
15 Jun 2021
A collection of individual cases
Acne conglobate, rhabdomyolysis, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/brief-case-a-collection-of-individual-cases.htm
15 Jun 2021
Autoimmune hepatitis with rash and diarrhea
A patient with hypertension presented with one month of increasing abdominal girth.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/brief-case-autoimmune-hepatitis.htm
15 Sep 2021