Search results for "Hepatitis"
Rapid and point-of-care tests accurate for HCV
Rapid diagnostic tests and point-of-care tests for hepatitis C virus (HCV) are accurate enough to be used for first-line screening, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/17/4.htm
17 Oct 2012
Bed bug infestations bringing itchy, stressed patients
Learn how to spot signs of a possible infestation##mdash;and avoid one yourself.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/12/bedbugs.htm
15 Dec 2012
In the News
New definition of MI, average lifespan of heart failure patients, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/12/itn.htm
15 Dec 2012
ADA recommendations increase blood pressure target to below 140 mm Hg systolic in diabetic patients
A higher maximum systolic blood pressure target for diabetics is one of the most significant changes in the American Diabetes Association's 2013 Standards of Medical Care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/01/09/4.htm
9 Jan 2013
In the News
ICU transfer, daily sedation interruption, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/02/itn.htm
15 Feb 2013
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
Docs need to step up HIV screening
All doctors, whether inpatient, outpatient or specialist, should screen all patients age 13 through 64 for HIV per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, said Stacey Rizza, MD, chair of HIV and outpatient infectious disease at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/17/1.htm
17 Apr 2013
More follow-up testing needed for positive hepatitis C antibody tests
Clinicians should perform an RNA hepatitis C virus (HCV) test to more definitively diagnose patients after a positive antibody test, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/05/15/4.htm
15 May 2013
Cases from Yale-New Haven Hospital: Trainee Edition
Leukocytoclastic vasculitis associated with cocaine abuse, the Sister Mary Joseph nodule as presentation of advanced malignant peritoneal mesothelioma, and other cases are discussed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/05/bc.htm
15 May 2013
MKSAP quiz on delirium
These cases and commentary, which address delirium, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP16).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/06/ty.htm
15 Jun 2013