Search results for "Pain Management"
Test yourself: Opioid therapy
The following cases and commentary, which address opioid therapy, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP14).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/ty.htm
15 Oct 2009
Blog highlights from Internal Medicine 2010
Thrombophilia, vaccines and pain medication are just some of the topics we blogged about from Internal Medicine 2010. To read more, visit our blog. Also, check out the ACP Hospitalist Twitter feed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/04/28/4.htm
28 Apr 2010
Better endings are possible
Patients need ideal medical care at the end of life, but they don't always get it.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/06/palliative.htm
15 Jun 2010
Don't forget the lungs
Hospitalists familiar with preop cardiovascular evaluation may be less comfortable with pulmonary evaluations, which can also be crucial to reducing risk for surgical patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/09/pulmonary.htm
15 Sep 2010
Inpatient care experience improved in many areas, survey finds
Inpatient care experience improved in many areas, survey findsExpert consensus says PPIs, antiplatelets can be used together
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/11/10/1.htm
10 Nov 2010
Warnings on morphine overdoses, injections containing particulates
Details on a warning and label changes related to accidental overdoses of morphine sulfate, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/03/fda.htm
15 Mar 2011
In the News
New CPR guidelines, score to predict outcomes in CAP patients with kidney injury, sleep apnea questionnaire, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/03/itn.htm
15 Mar 2011
The July effect: Real or urban myth?
At teaching hospitals, the learning process restarts each summer. Does hospital quality dip at this crucial point?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/04/coverstory.htm
15 Apr 2011
Keeping an eye—and ear—out for sleep apnea
Ignoring sleep apnea is done at the patient's peril.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/04/apnea.htm
15 Apr 2011
Opioid manufacturers told to develop physician, patient education
As part of a new federal effort to reduce prescription drug abuse in the U.S., the FDA will begin requiring a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for all extended-release and long-acting opioid medications.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/04/27/6.htm
27 Apr 2011