Search results for "Injection Drug Use"
Care transitions, hypertension, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/in-the-news.htm
15 Feb 2019
Owning OUD in the hospital
Less than 15% of patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) receive treatment with buprenorphine or methadone during hospitalization. New recommendations for hospitalists aim to change that.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/02/free/owning-oud-in-the-hospital.htm
2 Nov 2022
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
Hospitalists can help eliminate HCV
Hospitals are the latest frontier in global efforts to diagnose and treat hepatitis C virus (HCV).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/11/free/hospitalists-can-help-eliminate-hcv.htm
11 Jan 2023
Duty hours, infective endocarditis
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/recent-research.htm
15 Aug 2019
MKSAP quiz on dermatology
Cases involving a new skin nodule; red, swollen legs; a history of MRSA infections; and others are presented
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/mksap-dermatology.htm
15 Feb 2017
Use of monitored injection site associated with less hospital and ED use
An analysis of an unsanctioned safe consumption site found that patients who used it were 27% less likely to visit the ED and 32% less likely to be hospitalized than those who did not.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/19/use-of-monitored-injection-site-associated-with-less-hospital-and-ed-use.htm
19 Jan 2022
Drug-associated endocarditis on the rise
Hospitals face consequences of opioid addiction and difficult choices about treating endocarditis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/drug-associated-endocarditis.htm
15 Oct 2017
USPSTF recommends hepatitis C screening for baby boomers and high-risk patients
All patients born between 1945 and 1965 should be screened for hepatitis C virus (HCV), as should all high-risk patients, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently recommended.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/26/2.htm
26 Jun 2013
MKSAP: Infectious diseases
The following cases and commentary, which address infectious diseases, are excerpted from ACP’s Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP14).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/06/test.htm
15 Jun 2009