Search results for "Physical Examination"
Physicians' obligations under EMTALA
Some examples explain the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/perspectives-physicians-obligations-under-emtala.htm
15 Feb 2019
Heart failure documentation and coding challenges
Identifying the systolic versus diastolic nature of heart failure is crucial for clinical management and coding purposes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/coding-corner-heart-failure-documentation-challenges.htm
15 Feb 2019
coding corner February 2019 • ACP Hospitalist 5 According ...
The diagnosis of heart failure is, first and foremost, a clin-ical one, based on history and physical examination traditionally defined by the 1948 Framingham diagnostic criteria. ... II Comfortable at rest; ordinary physical activity results in fatigue, palpitation, dyspnea, or angina.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/acph-201902-coding-corner-heart-failure-documentation-challenges_t1.pdf
29 Jan 2019
Individual case: Cardiac tamponade and acute liver failure
A transfer patient with atrial fibrillation and acute liver failure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/brief-case-individual-cardiac-tamponade.htm
15 Jan 2019
Individual brief case: Cardiac tamponade and acute liver failure
A transfer patient with atrial fibrillation and acute liver failure
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/brief-case-cardiac-tamponade.htm
15 Jan 2019
Cases from John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County
Cutaneous tuberculosis, spontaneous tumor lysis syndrome, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/brief-case-from-john-h-stroger-jr-hospital-of-cook-county.htm
15 Jan 2019
MKSAP quiz on gastroenterology
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on gastroenterology.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/mksap-quiz-on-gastroenterology.htm
15 Dec 2018
Physician-specific discharge practice patterns related to LOS in heart failure
A survey administered to cardiologists and hospitalists at one hospital asked about the influence of 10 discharge readiness factors, including physical examination findings, diuretics, and kidney function, on discharge decisions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/11/21/3.htm
21 Nov 2018
Cases from St. Louis University
Wernicke's encephalopathy, idiopathic splenic infarction, and more
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/brief-case-from-st-louis-university.htm
15 Nov 2018
MKSAP quiz on rheumatology
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on rheumatology.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/mksap-quiz-on-rheumatology.htm
15 Oct 2018