Search results for "Pancreatitis"
Acute pancreatitis
Clinicians should apply the American College of Gastroenterology's diagnostic criteria for accurate documentation and billing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/09/coding-acute-pancreatitis.htm
15 Sep 2017
Pinpointing severe pancreatitis
Early identification of potentially severe cases of acute pancreatitis is difficult, but key to good outcomes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/09/pinpointing-severe-pancreatitis.htm
15 Sep 2017
Hospitalist mentorship gets formal
This issue also features stories on Legionnaire's and acute pancreatitis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/09/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Sep 2017
coding corner Sometimes a clinician may be convinced that ...
September 2017 • ACP Hospitalist 9. Acute pancreatitis is loosely defined as an acute inflammatory condition of the pancreas. ... Establishing the diagnosis should be straightforward. According to the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)’s 2013 guideline on management of acute pancreatitis, acute pancreatitis is identi-fied by the presence of
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/09/acph-201709-coding-acute-pancreatitis_t1.pdf
5 Sep 2017
MKSAP quiz on ultrasound
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program 17 about ultrasound use.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/test-yourself-mksap-quiz-on-ultrasound.htm
15 Aug 2017
Do you know your core competencies?
Satyen Nichani, MD, ACP Member, explains the Society of Hospital Medicine's recently updated Core Competencies in Hospital Medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/qa-core-competencies.htm
15 Jul 2017
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
Postprocedural respiratory failure
How to properly make and document the diagnosis of respiratory failure following surgery.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/07/coding-postprocedural-respiratory-failure.htm
15 Jul 2017
MKSAP quiz on alcohol
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program 17 about alcohol use.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/mksap-quiz-on-alcohol.htm
15 Jun 2017
Review finds benefit to early feeding for mild to moderate pancreatitis
The results support feeding acute pancreatitis patients sooner than recommended by current guidelines, according to the review authors, but an accompanying editorial urged caution in applying the research to practice.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/17/1.htm
17 May 2017