Search results for "Physical Examination"
Physical exam of 1995 or 1997?
For any patient encounter, either may be used but not a combination of the two.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/12/coding.htm
15 Dec 2013
MKSAP quiz on end-of-life care
These cases and commentary, which focus on end-of-life care, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP16).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/12/ty.htm
15 Dec 2013
The question patients won't ask but want answered
Research indicates sexual problems and concerns are common after hospital discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/12/qa.htm
15 Dec 2013
Diuretic efficiency may be best metric for predicting survival of heart failure patients
A metric of diuretic efficiency provided better prognostic information about decongestive treatment for acute decompensated heart failure than did fluid output or diuretic dose, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/01/08/3.htm
8 Jan 2014
Cases from San Francisco General Hospital
Other cases include sulfadiazine-induced crystal nephropathy and a low anion gap.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/01/briefcase.htm
15 Jan 2014
Lab oversight important even for waived testing
Physicians should take steps to improve the testing done in their hospitals and offices.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/01/qa.htm
15 Jan 2014
MKSAP quiz on ascites
These cases and commentary, which focus on ascites, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP16).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/02/ty.htm
15 Feb 2014
acp-hosp0000
On physical examination, the patient was febrile and tachy-cardic. He had scleral icterus and hepatosplenomegaly, and his skinappeared moderately jaundiced with no petechiae or bruising.Complete blood count results were
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/03/acph-201403-bc_t2.pdf
28 Feb 2014
Cases from Tulane University School of Medicine
Real patient cases cover topics such as vitamin B12 deficiency, secondary Evans syndrome, and acute interstitial nephritis caused by zonisamide.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/03/bc.htm
15 Mar 2014
Recent Research
Stroke readmissions, PICC use, career burnout, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/03/rr.htm
15 Mar 2014