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
‘PharManure’ and drugs to hate the most
One doctor's least-wanted list includes drugs that increase costs without improving care or raise the risk of antibiotic resistance.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/06/newdrugs.htm
15 Jun 2012
And the winner is …
ACP Hospitalist Weekly has tallied the voting from its latest cartoon contest, where readers are invited to match wits against their peers to provide the most original and amusing caption.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/18/6.htm
18 Nov 2015
Bonus online case: Cannabis-induced acute pancreatitis
This patient had been admitted repeatedly with symptoms of pancreatitis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/brief-case-online-acute-pancreatitis.htm
15 Nov 2019
Blood transfusions and complications
This edition analyzes the clinical and administrative aspects of a fictional hospital patient who had complications from a blood transfusion.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/01/morning-report-blood-transfusions-and-complications.htm
15 Jan 2018
Individual brief case: Cardiac tamponade and acute liver failure
A transfer patient with atrial fibrillation and acute liver failure
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/brief-case-cardiac-tamponade.htm
15 Jan 2019
Clearing up confusion about cirrhosis
Tips to diagnose and deal with liver disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/cirrhosis.htm
15 Jul 2017
Cases from Massachusetts General Hospital
Henoch-Schönlein purpura in an adult, serotonin syndrome presenting as myoclonus and hyperreflexia, dengue fever, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/05/brief-case.htm
15 May 2015
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
January 11, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/11/