Search results for "Opioids"
Low-dose opioids may safely reduce breathlessness in severe COPD
Lower doses of opioids do not appear to increase hospital admissions or death in patients with very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and may safely reduce breathlessness, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/02/12/5.htm
12 Feb 2014
In the News
Stroke units, opioid prescribing, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/02/itn.htm
15 Feb 2014
Dealing with drug-seeking behavior
Hospitalists must discern true drug-seeking behavior from a straightforward desire for pain relief.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/02/coverstory.htm
15 Feb 2014
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue includes a cover story on responsible opioid prescribing, disaster preparedness, and treatment of ascites in patients with portal hypertension.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/02/lfe.htm
15 Feb 2014
Approvals of drugs to treat seizures, chronic hepatitis C virus infection, depression
Details on the latest drug and device approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/02/fda.htm
15 Feb 2014
Major elective surgery usually doesn't lead to long-term opioid use
About 3% of previously opioid-naïve patients continued to use opioids for more than 90 days after major elective surgery, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/02/26/1.htm
26 Feb 2014
The February issue is online
The February issue of ACP Hospitalist is online and includes stories on drug-seeking behavior, disaster preparedness, and heart failure readmissions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/02/26/5.htm
26 Feb 2014
New methadone safety clinical practice guideline released
New guidelines for prescribing methadone for opioid addiction and pain management offer advice for primary care and specialty providers about safety and electrocardiogram monitoring to identify patients at high risk for cardiac problems.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/05/07/3.htm
7 May 2014
Recent Research
Medication safety assessment, international gout guidelines, statins and intracerebral hemorrhage, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/05/rr.htm
15 May 2014
Cases from the University of California, San Francisco, and Hôpital St. Thérèse, Haiti
Real patient cases cover such topics as complicated heart failure in a resource-poor setting and palliative care in rural Haiti.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/05/the-brief-case.htm
15 May 2014