Search results for "Procedures"
Guiding perioperative care for bariatric surgery
Sleep apnea, diabetes among special concerns.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/03/surgery.htm
15 Mar 2008
Committee work can help your career, but be sure to choose wisely
Committee work can help your career, but be sure to choose wisely.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/03/committee.htm
15 Mar 2008
A different kind of competency
Juan Lopez, a Hispanic man with limited English proficiency, is admitted to your hospital with severe abdominal pain. You think he needs surgery, but he insists that the pain is the result of a hex, and requests treatment from a witch doctor. How do you respond?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/03/cover.htm
15 Mar 2008
Test yourself: Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/03/test.htm
15 Mar 2008
Letter from the Editor
This month, we look at another trend rooted in patient-centered care: cultural competency.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/03/editor.htm
15 Mar 2008
Journal Watch
Recent studies about sepsis treatment, UTI prevention efforts, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/03/journal.htm
15 Mar 2008
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and reinsertion• Use the subclavian site whenever possible, as this site is associated with the lowest risk of infection• Maintain clean and dry dressings• Do not use antibiotics for the procedure. ... Surgical site infections• Assure that no infections are present preoperatively unless the surgery is an emergency procedure• Control plasma glucose levels (ideally 110 mg/dL), especially in the 24 hours pre-
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/04/acph-200804-mksap_t1.pdf
9 Apr 2008
Integrative medicine: Coming to a hospital near you
A growing number of hospitals are incorporating complementary and alternative medicine into their treatment through the use of so-called integrative medicine, which blends conventional and nonconventional tactics rather than using one or the other exclusively. What do hospitalists need to know about these therapies?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/04/cover.htm
15 Apr 2008
Test yourself: Health care-associated infections
Health care-associated infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/04/test.htm
15 Apr 2008
MKSAP primer: Health care-associated infections
Adapted from ACP's latest Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/04/mksap.htm
15 Apr 2008